Flight for Life Assistant Nurse Manager

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado ^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

As a broad, influential and thoughtful organization that is strategically positioned for success in today’s changing healthcare market place, CommonSpirit's clinical leaders and educators are champions of innovation, effectiveness and creating ways for employees to develop and serve as difference-makers. 

As an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) you will be responsible for developing, achieving and maintaining the goals of a Flight for Life program by focusing on the unit or department's daily operations.Essential functions to the success of this role include:

• Consistently promotes a positive work environment by being visible and available to all levels of staff and customers
• Collaboratively works with nurse leaders in maintaining productivity, supporting hospital initiatives, and ensuring FFL are appropriately staffed
• Will assist in identifying staff development needs with an emphasis on evidence- based practice and education

14-Week Flight for Life Training & Orientation Schedule

• On-site at Colorado front-range hospitals, to include:
  • St Anthony Hospital (Lakewood, CO)
  • St Francis Medical Center (Colorado Springs, CO)
  • St Mary Corwin (Pueblo, CO)
  • Mercy Regional Medical Center (Durango, CO)
• 12-14 weeks on-site, required
  • Two weeks didactic
  • 10-12 weeks precepted critical care transport training
• (3) 12-hour shifts per week; variable schedule requiring nights, days, and weekends (eligible for differentials)
• Lodging provided 
• Mileage reimbursement for (1) trip home to visit during 14-week training
• Own, reliable vehicle transportation required to commute to training bases
• Post-training, 2-year commitment agreement required

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In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified Assistant Nurse Manager candidates will need the following:

• 5 years recent critical care clinical RN experience required
• 2 years previous flight nursing preferred
• 6 months - 1 year clinical leadership experience, preferred
• A degree in nursing required (BSN or MSN)
• Current RN License to practice in state of employment 
• Life Support Certifications per Department Standards; e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS NRP, EFM, TNCC, etc. 
• Certified Flight RN upon hire or within 2 years of hire/transfer
• Nursing Specialty Certification:
  • Required to sit for certification within 6 months of hire/transfer
  • Must achieve certification within 2 years of hire/transfer into this role
• Valid drivers license required

Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

Flight For Life Colorado provides critical care transport with five helicopters, three ambulances and three airplanes operating out of the Denver metro area, Summit County, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Durango.

Equipped with the industry's leading technology and an experienced team, Flight For Life Colorado transports patients across several states in the Rocky Mountain Region. We also assist search and rescue agencies with specialized services, including aerial search support and our Avalanche Deployment Progra

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation!  Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more! 

View more on our benefits HERE.