Clinical Manager RN Medical Unit

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus program

Education benefit

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO seeks an experienced Clinical Manager to lead the Level 8 Inpatient Medical Unit, directing daily operations and ensuring policy compliance while partnering with leadership to drive quality and safety initiatives.

The 73-bed unit serves birth to early adolescence with a two-manager leadership model and opportunities to influence staff development and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Five years of clinical nursing experience, with two years in nursing leadership.
• RN license.
• BSN is required; MSN or health-related master’s is required.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages daily operations to ensure policies and guidelines are followed.
• Develops departmental strategic plan and goals to improve clinical practice.
• Provides clinical expertise for developmentally appropriate care for infants and children.
• Represents the department in senior leadership meetings and committees.
• Interprets regulatory standards and ensures compliance with quality and safety initiatives.
• Manages staffing and budget within department resources.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff development

Clinical governance

Education

BSN

MSN or health-related master

Job description

Job Overview

The Clinical Manager is responsible for directing and managing the daily operations of a direct patient care department to ensure policies, procedures, and guidelines are being followed; providing clinical expertise, leading department team members in providing developmentally appropriate care and evaluating outcomes; and ensuring compliance with quality and safety initiatives and practices. The Clinical Manager ensures the accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives to improve healthcare performance and patient experience of care in a cost-effective manner. The Clinical Manager is a partner with others in the healthcare leadership team to enhance clinical practice by coaching for performance and promotion of professional growth. Finally, the Clinical Manager provides leadership in managing department team members and patient/family experiences.

The Level 8 Inpatient Medical Unit is a dynamic 73-bed general medical unit serving a wide variety of patient populations from birth to early adulthood. We specialize clinically in the areas of digestive health, renal disorders, infectious diseases, behavioral health, endocrine, metabolic disorders, and immune deficiencies. These patient populations challenge us to exercise critical thinking, clinical decision making, and clinical judgement.

Level 8 is transitioning to a two-manager leadership model, creating an exciting opportunity for two leaders to help shape the future of the department. By increasing leadership presence and support, this model is designed to strengthen team member engagement, advance operational improvements, and enhance the quality of care provided to patients and families. The successful candidates will partner closely with the Director of Patient Care Services for Inpatient Medical Specialties and one another to develop and refine a leadership structure that meets the evolving needs of the team and department.

Department: Level 8 Medical
Status: Full Time, 40 hours per week. Benefits Eligible
Shift: typically Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day during business hours, but expected to have regular, weekly presence at night to support the nightshift team members (and occasional weekend presence, as needed).

Up to $4,400 in relocation benefits (100 mi. or greater) for qualifying positions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs and manages the daily operations of the department to ensure policies, procedures, and guidelines are being followed. Utilizes evidence-based practice to develop and maintain policies, procedures and guidelines for practice.
• Develops and communicates departmental strategic plan and annual goals, ensuring employees are focused on priorities. Ensures the accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives to enhance clinical practice and professional growth.
• Provides clinical expertise, leading department team members in providing developmentally appropriate care and evaluating outcomes for infants and children with complex health care needs.
• Represents the department in meetings senior leadership or with leaders from other areas of the hospital. Serves as a representative on various committees. Fosters collaborative relationships that benefit the organization.
• 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 staff and financial resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and department needs within budget restraints.
• Resolves escalated, complex, or controversial operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
• Establishes performance metrics for department. Works with Associate Clinical Managers to achieve department outcomes, performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards.
• Continuously strives to improve clinical, educational, research, and advocacy programs in department; sets and models high performance standards that empower staff to achieve agreed upon outcomes. Encourages clinically-based research projects to evaluate practice outcomes and mentors department team members in creating/evaluating projects.
• Selects, trains, develops, and evaluates department team members. Creates a worker-friendly environment that develops and realizes the full potential of department team members.
• Makes decisions on hiring, terminations, promotions, and disciplinary actions as required, taking into consideration feedback from Associate Clinical Managers.
• Develops departmental budget recommendations, and monitors expenditures to ensure compliance organizational financial goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Master's in Health related field is required
• Experience
  • Five years of clinical nursing experience, with two of those years including nursing leadership experience. Leadership experience may include staff supervision, leading clinical practice initiatives, serving as a charge nurse or house supervisor, and/or precepting and mentoring nursing staff.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.
  • Registered Nurse (RN) license is required.
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Magnet recognized Certification is required.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $125,036.77 to $187,555.16

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our 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.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It 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.

Estimated Close Date

12/04/2026