Director of Medical​/Surgical and Telemetry

Director of Medical/Surgical and Telemetry

Community Regional Medical Center, part of Community Medical Centers, is seeking a Director of Medical/Surgical and Telemetry to join its leadership team in Fresno, California.

Start Date:

ASAP. Pay Range: $204,069 to $259,667 per year.

The Director of Medical/Surgical and Telemetry will provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for the Medical/Surgical and Telemetry service lines, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, quality outcomes, and regulatory standards.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Nursing, this leader will oversee seven direct reports, 400 beds and approximately 900 FTEs over seven inpatient units.

Key responsibilities include stabilizing the workforce, improving patient flow and quality outcomes by reducing falls, hospital‑acquired conditions, and ED boarding, fostering staff engagement and accountability to drive successful changes, and supporting the continued growth of the Medical/Surgical and Telemetry service lines.

The ideal candidate will be a transformational nursing leader with a proven ability to lead through organizational change, improve quality outcomes, and build strong relationships across nursing, physician, and executive teams. They will be an approachable mentor who develops emerging leaders, fosters accountability, and cultivates a culture of collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• BSN required.
• Active California RN license required.
• Minimum of five years of progressive nursing leadership experience in an acute care clinical environment.
• Experience leading quality improvement initiatives, including CMS Star Rating and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade performance improvement efforts, is highly preferred.

The base salary range for this position is $204,069 to $259,667 annually. Additional benefits may include health insurance coverage, retirement benefits, and bonuses. Total compensation will be determined based on scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The listed salary is a good faith estimate and may be modified in the future.

Fresno, California, located in the heart of California's Central Valley. The city offers a lower cost of living, access to natural attractions such as Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, a vibrant arts and culture scene, and educational opportunities.

Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC), part of Community Medical Centers, is a nationally recognized nonprofit academic medical center located in downtown Fresno. The 685‑bed flagship hospital serves more than 1.7 million residents and offers Level I Trauma Care, burn center, NICU, birthing center, neuroscience and cardiovascular programs. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, training more than 300 resident and fellow physicians annually.