Clinical Nurse Supervisor Surgical Unit

Company: Children's Hospital Colorado
Location: Aurora
Posted on: May 23, 2025

Job Description:

Job OverviewPosition Purpose- The Clinical Nurse Supervisor (aka Associate Clinical Manager or ACM) is responsible for managing a unit/department by implementing and maintaining specific policies, procedures, and guidelines; leading team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge; ensuring compliance with quality and safety initiatives and practices; and partnering with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families. The ACM also provides leadership and management to unit/department team members and serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients; overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies. The Surgical Unit serves a diverse patient population delivering world class care for trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, and orthopedics.Annual Salary Range $97,718.13 to $146,577.19 (Based on 40 hours worked per week) / SalaryEligible Incentives: Relocation PackageHours per week: 40 hours, eligible for benefitsShift: evening office hours and night shift clinical hours. 4 days/week required in person.Qualifications

• EDUCATION - Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Master's degree in Nursing or a directly related health care field is preferred.
• EXPERIENCE - Three years of clinical experience.
• LICENSURE - Registered Nurse (RN)
• CERTIFICATION(S) - BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. ANCC recognized certification in clinical specialty. Depending on the unit/department, employees may also be required to have a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Adult Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and/or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).Job Highlights
  • Manages the implementation and maintenance of unit/department specific policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring consistency with evidence-based practice and organizational policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Leads unit/department team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting the application of the Professional Practice Model and Professional Standards in daily work.
  • Serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients; overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies. Works with team members to create individualized plans of care to meet a patient needs.
  • Ensures staffing resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and unit needs.
  • All other duties as assignedComprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance, life and disability insurance , 403b employer match (retirement savings), robust wellness program, and education benefit to help you advance your career.Total Rewards package: Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.Loan Repayment: Children's Hospital Colorado is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)At Children's Hospital Colorado, we know our stories are never ours and ours alone. It takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat. That is why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors. It is an ending we can only write together. Come write your story with us!Kids are Incredibly DifferentIt is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report. A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.

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