Assistant Nurse Manager Women's LDRP

St. Thomas More Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, is the cornerstone of health care services for Fremont County and surrounding southern Colorado communities. St. Thomas More offers 24 hour emergency and trauma services; inpatient acute care; intensive care; labor, delivery, and nursery care; multi-modal diagnostic imaging; inpatient and outpatient surgical services; rehabilitation services; cardiopulmonary rehab and diagnostics; sleep studies; an infusion center; wound care; and a community blood bank. We are on a mission to provide high quality care with zero harm to patients and employees. Our board-certified physicians specialize in emergency medicine, internal medicine, urology, bariatric services, obstetrics/gynecology services, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and osteopathic treatment. Employees of St. Thomas More enjoy the camaraderie of a close-knit community hospital, the relaxed feel of small-town life and an affordable cost of living in a town rich in culture and historic architecture. Located about 50 miles from Colorado Springs at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Royal Gorge, locals and visitors alike enjoy this area for some of the state’s best hiking, wildlife, rafting, camping, fishing, climbing, and mountain biking. Canon City has an assortment of restaurants, and breweries, and Farmer’s Markets in the summer months.

The Obstetrics, Post-Partum department at St. Thomas More Hospital has four Labor, Delivery & Recovery rooms and four Postpartum rooms where we deliver between 20-30 babies per month. Our department is Labor & Delivery, mom, baby, nursery and obstetrics with a patient mix of antepartum, labor, postpartum, newborn, and post-op GYN. We partner with our surgical services team for C-Section deliveries. We are experienced in stabilizing and transferring high risk mothers and/or neonates, to our sister facilities in Colorado Springs and Denver. We believe that our care toward our patients impact their life experience and we are honored to have the ability to make a positive impact.

As our Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), you will focus on the daily operations of a unit or department, actively developing, achieving, and maintaining its goals, and acting as a champion of innovation and effectiveness.

Every day you will visibly and thoughtfully promote a positive work environment, collaborate with nurse leaders on productivity and staffing, assist in identifying staff development needs (emphasizing evidence-based practice), manage daily expenses, and prioritize patient safety, experience, and performance improvement aligned with unit goals, while encouraging employee participation and supporting professional growth.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong operational management and leadership skills, a keen ability to foster a positive and productive work environment, financial acumen, a commitment to patient safety and quality, and a proven capacity to support staff development and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Manages daily productivity and expenses, and supports the unit/department manager with budget preparation
• Supports the daily staffing plan by matching nurse competency with patient acuity, with a focus on patient safety and experience
• Focuses on patient safety, patient experience, and performance improvement in alignment with unit/department goals
• Develops an understanding around the importance of relationships and supports team dynamics by role modeling professional behavior
• Supports professional development to improve associate retention and promotes a healthy work environment
• Focuses on personal growth and development through involvement in professional associations, advancing education, and knowing their role within the leadership team

Required

• A degree in Nursing (BSN or MSN); BSN must be obtained within two (2) years of hire

• RN License to practice in state of employment as applicable
• Life Support Certifications per Department Standards; e.g. NRP, EFM, TNCC, etc.
• Nursing Specialty Certification:
  • must sit within six (6) months, must achieve within two (2) years of hire to the role
• Two (2) years clinical RN experience 

Preferred

• Six (6) months clinical leadership experience