Clinical Nurse Supervisor ED

Job Overview

The Associate Clinical Manager 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 Associate Clinical Manager also provides leadership and management to unit/department team members.

Finally, the Associate Clinical Manager 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.

Join our team at Children's Colorado Springs Emergency Department, a cutting‑edge facility that opened its doors in 2019 and has since been revolutionizing pediatric care in the region. As the first pediatric‑only operating rooms and emergency department in Colorado Springs, we are proud to offer a Level 2 Trauma Center equipped with state‑of‑the‑art facilities. With 16 medical rooms, 2 trauma/resuscitation rooms, 5 triage rooms, and 6 fast track rooms, our department is well‑prepared to handle a diverse range of cases, from minor injuries to life‑threatening emergencies.

In times of surge, we have access to a clinic down the hall to accommodate additional patients. Our team consists of over 120 skilled teammates in various roles. Operating 24/7, 365 days a year, we see an average of 90–120 patients per day, providing care to a wide patient population, from scraped knees to full traumas or cardiac arrests.

If you’re a new‑grad nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference in pediatric emergency care, join us at Children’s Colorado Springs Emergency Department and be part of our dynamic and compassionate team.

• 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.
• Interprets and explains regulatory standards and hospital policies, procedures, and rules to employees and ensures compliance with applicable quality and safety initiatives and practices.
• Ensures staffing resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and unit needs.
• Partners with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families. Rounds with patients, families and team members to promote patient family experience and quality patient care.
• Resolves operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
• Assists team members in achieving unit outcomes, performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement.
• Champions clinical practice and professional growth by working with the CNE/CNS to meet the educational needs of the unit/department and by monitoring and evaluating staff competencies. Develops, coaches, and evaluates team members. Mentors team members in creating/evaluating projects focused on improving clinical practice.
• Provides advice to Clinical Manager on decisions involving hiring, terminations, promotions, and disciplinary actions as required.
• Monitors expenditures for unit/department and participates in the development of budget recommendations.

Position requires regular and predictable attendance. Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.