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Associate Nurse Manager Emergency Department

UCHealth

Loveland, COFull-time$42.9–66.5/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$42.9–66.5/hr
Location
Loveland, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Registered NurseAdvanced Cardiac Life SupportPALS CertificationTrauma Nurse Core CourseAdvanced Trauma Care For NursesEmergency Nursing Pediatric CourseAdvanced Crisis Prevention InterventionState RN LicensureTNCC Or ATCNPALS Within 3 MonthsAdvanced CPI And ENPC Within 6 MonthsBLS Or Professional Rescuer CPRBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Associate Nurse Manager supports the Nurse Manager in leading the Emergency Department, overseeing unit operations and professional practice standards. The role focuses on patient safety, quality outcomes, staff development, resource allocation, patient throughput, and resolving operational, budgetary, patient, and personnel issues. This is a full-time, onsite day-shift position in Loveland, Colorado.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Staff EvaluationStandards of CareStaff Competency MonitoringCoachingCommunicationProblem-SolvingDirect Patient CareResource ManagementPatient ThroughputCritical ThinkingDecisive Judgment

Qualifications

Registered NurseAdvanced Cardiac Life SupportPALS CertificationTrauma Nurse Core CourseAdvanced Trauma Care for NursesEmergency Nursing Pediatric CourseAdvanced Crisis Prevention InterventionBachelor's in NursingState RN Licensure3 Years Related Clinical ExperienceTNCC or ATCNPALS Within 3 Months

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Description

Location: UCHealth UCHlth Med Ctr of the Rockies, US:CO:Loveland

Department: MCR ER

Work Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $42.90 - $66.50 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Summary:

Assists the Nurse Manager in providing leadership at the department/unit level to enhance patient safety and optimize quality patient outcomes. Assumes delegated responsibility for oversight of unit operations and professional practice standards.

Responsibilities:

Assists the Nurse Manager with the evaluation of staff. Assists in the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care for the unit and the patient population. Participates in providing and monitoring staff competencies.

Actively coaches and develops staff, serving as a role model for staff by demonstrating effective communication skills and problem-solving techniques and in providing direct patient care. Collaborates with the CNS/Educator to meet the educational needs of the unit(s) to maintain continuity of care related to specific patient-care requirements.

Assists with managing the provision of adequate resources including the equitable distribution of work and matching of assigned provider competency to patient needs. Facilitates processes to improve patient throughput throughout the organization.

Works with the Nurse Manager to identify and resolve operational/budgetary, patient, and personnel issues. Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care protocols, guidelines and strategic initiatives.

Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

  • Registered Nurse

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

PALS Certification

Trauma Nurse Core Course

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course

Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention

  • Bachelor's in Nursing.

State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

3 years of experience in related clinical areas.

TNCC or ATCN. PALS within 3 months of hire. Advanced CPI and ENPC within 6 months of hire.

  • BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

  • Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.

  • Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.

  • Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage.

  • Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.

  • Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.

  • Free Care.com membership.

  • Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.

  • Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.

  • Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.

  • Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

  • 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.

  • Additional 457(b) plan may be available.

  • Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

  • UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.

  • Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.

  • Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.

  • Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.

  • Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,199 open Nurse Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$42.9–66.5/hr
  • US median$43–66/hr242 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $54.70/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($55/hr) — in the middle half of Nurse Manager hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 30 open Nurse Manager jobs in Colorado and 1,199 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Nurse Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (941 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 633 of the 1,199 open Nurse Manager jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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