Position Summary:
The Nurse Manager leads and oversees clinical nursing operations across all Elevated Community Health medical sites. This role provides direct patient care and strategic leadership within a community and rural health setting, ensuring cohesive collaboration with the healthcare team and medical providers to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered services. As part of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Nurse Manager is responsible for upholding the highest standards of patient care, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and addressing the needs of a diverse patient population.
Functioning as a Clinic Nurse and departmental leader, the Nurse Manager supervises nursing staff, supports clinical workflows, and upholds care standards. They manage a team of nurses and exercise a high degree of independent judgment in overseeing daily nursing operations, often with minimal administrative oversight. This position reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer.
This role is guided by the principles of Access, Stewardship, and Quality (ASQ):
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Access: The Nurse Manager ensures nursing and clinical services are accessible, equitable, and responsive to all patients. They streamline patient flow, coordinate care, and promote integration with medical, dental, and behavioral health services to provide seamless, whole-person care.
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Stewardship: The Nurse Manager fosters responsible and efficient use of resources while maintaining high-quality care delivery. Responsibilities include assisting with budget development, staffing oversight, and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based clinical practices.
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Quality: The Nurse Manager champions continuous quality improvement by monitoring clinical outcomes, maintaining regulatory compliance, and supporting professional development through mentorship, training, and performance evaluations.
Additionally, the Nurse Manager provides safe, effective, culturally competent primary and preventive care, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. They supervise and support nursing staff across all Elevated Community Health locations and work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care.
The Nurse Manager upholds all patients' dignity, rights, and individual needs by delivering respectful, compassionate, and confidential care in a safe environment for patients, families, and healthcare personnel.
Why Join Us?
- Live, work, and play in 'Colorado's Playground'! Summit County offers four world-class ski resorts, with Vail Resort just 45 minutes away. With rivers, lakes, hiking, and mountain biking trails, it's a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. Year-round activities include skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, fishing, and boating. Music, art, cultural, and social events are plentiful. The communities include Frisco, Breckenridge, Dillon, and Silverthorne, with ski resorts like Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin. This is your dream job location!
- Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a nationally recognized Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services in a collaborative team-based model of care.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a flexible schedule supporting professional growth and outdoor adventure.
- Competitive compensation: Attractive salary, benefits, and bonus potential.
- Loan Repayment Opportunities: We offer loan repayment assistance for qualifying candidates.
- Growth Opportunities: We're committed to helping you grow professionally through continued education and development.
o Insured group health, dental, and vision plans.
o 401k retirement plan with employer match.
o Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability plans.
o Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, one floating holiday, and sick pay.
o Free access to confidential resources through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
o Additional voluntary benefits include accident insurance, critical illness, short-term disability, and group pet insurance.
o Lifestyle Spending Account for full-time employees.
o Fringe benefits like a shared ski medallion discounted Rec Center membership, and more.
Essential Functions:
Leadership
- Oversees all nursing operations and nursing staff at all clinic locations.
- Supervise and mentor nursing staff, including RNs, LPNs, and medical assistants.
- Ensure adequate staffing levels and manage scheduling.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide feedback to staff.
- Works directly with the Chief Medical Officer to develop all nursing-related programs.
- Maintain and develop nursing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and nursing policies and procedures.
- Provides education to clinical staff to promote staff and patient safety.
- Serves as nursing representative for CCHN.
- Serves as primary trainer and accountable representative for CCM (chronic care management) or oversees designee.
- Collaborate with the CMO and Medical Service Line Director to establish workflows incorporating nursing in team-based care.
- Foster TCM (transitional care management) workflow for better patient outcomes and decreased readmissions.
- Incorporate nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) piloted by AAANC (American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing) into RN workflows toward quality patient outcomes and team support for care coordination, PCMH, telehealth, chronic care, and population health.
- Develop and implement nursing competencies to benefit teams and increase patient access.
- Collaborate to establish and draft RN workflows to support team education.
Education
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Design and implement education programs for clinic staff.
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Provide ongoing education and training to nursing staff.
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Optimize nursing as educators to improve patient self-management and encourage preventative care.
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Provide current, evidence-based care for clinical staff education and updates according to guiding body recommendations.
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Stay current with best practices and advancements in nursing care.
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Encourage RN professional growth opportunities for education, certification, and specialization.
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Promote a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
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Foster measures for RNs to promote preventative care through case management and education.
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Mentor RN team and serve as preceptor for nursing students to promote retention and recruitment.
Clinical
- Oversee patient care plans and ensure they are executed effectively.
- Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.
- Address patient concerns and complaints promptly and professionally.
- Oversee growth in the scope of practice for RN work in clinic settings.
- Support growth toward RN assessment and education.
- Optimize the nursing assessment to support providers.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Additional Requirements:
- Grants are vital to Elevated Community Health revenues and directly or indirectly support all positions. This role may have responsibilities that are closely associated with grant deliverables. Grants and grant responsibilities may change over Time.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
- Complete all required training as designated by HR and the position supervisor.
- Adhere to all organizational policies and those outlined within the Elevated Community Health Employee Handbook.
- Comply with all Elevated Community Health Vaccine Mandates.
- Willingness to travel and work at other Elevated Community Health locations as determined by the supervisor.
- Comply with all applicable Credentialing and Privileging requirements in a timely manner.
- Embrace the Elevated Community Health Mission and Vision and agree to work within the Elevated Community Health Guiding Principles and the principles set by the position supervisor.
- Must participate in quality assurance/ improvement activities when applicable.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to engage in each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Must Haves to be successful:
- A bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) is required—a graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- Current Colorado RN license or current RN license from a participating compact state.
- Current BLS certification.
- Preferred knowledge of case management, immunizations, cultural diversity, and performance improvement.
- Exhibit cultural competence and exceptional teamwork skills.
- Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
- Ability to interpret various instructions and deal with multiple linguistic and cultural variables.
- Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, co-workers, administration, physicians and providers, community agencies, referral sources, regulators, and other health team members.
- Ability to enlist the cooperation of others.
- High tolerance for stress.
- Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
- Outstanding communication and people skills.
- Knowledge of the industry's legal rules and guidelines.
Nice to Haves:
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Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Healthcare Administration (MHA) preferred.
- AAACN Certification in ambulatory nursing or equivalent preferred.
- At least 2 years of experience in ambulatory care.
- Previous non-profit and/or volunteer experience preferred.
- Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish (bilingual) is preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Clinical Nursing Team
Work Environment:
The work environment in a healthcare setting can be fast-paced and involves working directly with patients and healthcare professionals. The individual may also work in a clerical setting. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Below are the minimal knowledge/physical requirements of this position.
Reading, speaking, writing English
Lifting up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance
Distinguish smell/temperature
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens and infectious disease
Exposure to hazardous material
Stooping (bend at the waist)
