You'll run the daily operations of a unit or department and drive its goals and innovation.
Posted Sep 11
Shift and hours
Evenings40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Intermediate Care · Hospital Assistant Nurse Manager Intermediate Care
License
RN license Current RN License to practice in state of employmentCurrent RN license in the state of employment
Term
Permanent
Do you qualify?
License
Current RN license in the state of employmentCurrent RN License to practice in state of employment
Certification
Life support certifications per department standards (NRP, EFM, TNCC)
Education
BSN or MSN in nursingA degree in nursing (BSN or MSN)
Experience
Two years clinical RN experienceTwo (2) years clinical RN experience
Preferred
Also asks
Six months clinical leadershipSix (6) months clinical leadership
What it pays
Against similar roles
Top of Colorado Springs staff RN payColorado Springs staff RN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $41/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $39/hr, across 117 postings.
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...
To be successful in this role, you will possess strong operational management and leadership skills...
Job Requirements
Required
A degree in nursing (BSN or MSN)
Two (2) years clinical RN experience
Current RN License to practice in state of employment
Nursing Specialty Certification - Sit within six (6) months. Must achieve within two 2 years of hire to the role.
Life Support Certifications per Department Standards; e.g. NRP, EFM, TNCC, etc.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals are steered toward Briargate on the north end, East Colorado Springs closer to downtown nightlife, Northeast with Garden of the Gods and UCCS access, Powers for parks plus airport and base access, and lower-cost Southeast near Fort Carson. Facebook locals recommend staying north—Monument (pricey, great views) and Falcon/Peyton (small-town vibes). Reddit points to Downtown, the West Side, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs for breweries and weekend entertainment. Western neighborhoods buy mountain proximity and premium views; eastern and northeastern master-planned areas such as Briargate, Pine Creek, Cordera, and Flying Horse are the growth corridor, with most new development north of downtown.
Young professionals are steered toward Briargate on the north end, East Colorado Springs closer to downtown nightlife, Northeast with Garden of the Gods and UCCS access, Powers for parks plus airport and base access, and lower-cost Southeast near Fort Carson. Facebook locals recommend staying north—Monument (pricey, great views) and Falcon/Peyton (small-town vibes).
Reddit points to Downtown, the West Side, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs for breweries and weekend entertainment. Western neighborhoods buy mountain proximity and premium views; eastern and northeastern master-planned areas such as Briargate, Pine Creek, Cordera, and Flying Horse are the growth corridor, with most new development north of downtown.
Getting around+Typical commute is about 20.01 minutes in U.S. News figures and 22.9 minutes in Visit COS 2022 data. North-south travel runs on Interstate 25, Academy Boulevard, and Powers Boulevard; east-west connectors include Woodmen Road, Austin Bluffs Parkway, and Platte Avenue. Fort Carson loads southern routes; the Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base each shape different corridors. Locals say traffic is milder than bigger metros but roads are constantly under construction and drivers draw complaints. Sources do not name hospital campuses, transit lines to those campuses, or parking conditions.
Typical commute is about 20.01 minutes in U.S. News figures and 22.9 minutes in Visit COS 2022 data. North-south travel runs on Interstate 25, Academy Boulevard, and Powers Boulevard; east-west connectors include Woodmen Road, Austin Bluffs Parkway, and Platte Avenue.
Fort Carson loads southern routes; the Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base each shape different corridors. Locals say traffic is milder than bigger metros but roads are constantly under construction and drivers draw complaints.
Sources do not name hospital campuses, transit lines to those campuses, or parking conditions.
Outdoors+Garden of the Gods is the signature park—towering red rocks, paved walkways, hiking trails, and viewpoint pull-offs, often cited as TripAdvisor’s #1 park. Pikes Peak (14,115 feet) can be driven, hiked, or biked. Other named staples are Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Red Rock Canyon, Helen Hunt Falls, the Manitou Incline, Arkansas River whitewater rafting, and the Royal Gorge zip line and railroad. Visit COS lists more than 55 things to do in the Pikes Peak Region, with parks and trails used as everyday recreation rather than once-a-year tourism.
Garden of the Gods is the signature park—towering red rocks, paved walkways, hiking trails, and viewpoint pull-offs, often cited as TripAdvisor’s #1 park. Pikes Peak (14,115 feet) can be driven, hiked, or biked.
Other named staples are Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Red Rock Canyon, Helen Hunt Falls, the Manitou Incline, Arkansas River whitewater rafting, and the Royal Gorge zip line and railroad. Visit COS lists more than 55 things to do in the Pikes Peak Region, with parks and trails used as everyday recreation rather than once-a-year tourism.
Colorado Springs sits at the eastern base of Pikes Peak as Olympic City USA, with Garden of the Gods, the Manitou Incline, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and 14,115-foot summit access in the same metro as Fort Carson and the Air Force Academy. For a nurse, the draw is outdoor life on 300-plus sunny, dry days, a roughly 20–23 minute commute on I-25, Academy, and Powers, and neighborhoods that split by budget: Southeast and East Colorado Springs for lower medians, Briargate and the north end (Monument, Falcon/Peyton) for safety and Academy District 20 schools, Downtown/Old Colorado City/Manitou for breweries, Broadmoor and Flying Horse for luxury. Tradeoffs are constant construction, dry air and wind, a restaurant scene locals still call behind bigger cities, tourism and military traffic, and growth pushing El Paso County toward a million people. It rewards people who want mountains more than nightlife density.
