This position provides leadership and operational direction to a designated service line or group of departments at a facility. It involves working with the Chief Nursing Officer and other management to ensure optimal patient care, financial goals, and leadership development. The role has regional accountability or responsibility for multiple departments and typically reports to the Chief Nursing Officer. Job duties are distributed as follows: 20% Tactical (staffing, equipment, employee relations), 50% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, process improvement, performance evaluations), and 30% Strategic (developing goals, holding employees accountable).
Neighborhoods+Old Town Lafayette forms the historic heart of the city, offering walkable access to Public Road alongside modern townhomes, condos, and single-story historic cottages. Outer residential pockets include master-planned areas like Indian Peaks, set around the golf course with Rocky Mountain views, as well as Waneka Lake, Blue Heron, Spring Creek, and high-end subdivisions like White Hawk Ranch. In North Lafayette, split-level layouts, multi-story residences, and newer modern estates predominate, with a few rare acreage properties and lakefront parcels dotting the city's greenbelt perimeter.
Old Town Lafayette forms the historic heart of the city, offering walkable access to Public Road alongside modern townhomes, condos, and single-story historic cottages. Outer residential pockets include master-planned areas like Indian Peaks, set around the golf course with Rocky Mountain views, as well as Waneka Lake, Blue Heron, Spring Creek, and high-end subdivisions like White Hawk Ranch.
In North Lafayette, split-level layouts, multi-story residences, and newer modern estates predominate, with a few rare acreage properties and lakefront parcels dotting the city's greenbelt perimeter.
Getting around+Healthcare professionals working locally have direct access to Good Samaritan Medical Center right in Lafayette. For those commuting throughout Boulder County or into the Denver metro, US Highway 287 serves as the primary north-south arterial running north toward Longmont and south to Denver, while Baseline Road and Public Road handle local east-west and central thoroughfares. Boulder is roughly twenty to thirty minutes away by car, while central Denver takes about forty minutes. Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus lines operate routes through Lafayette for non-driving commuters.
Healthcare professionals working locally have direct access to Good Samaritan Medical Center right in Lafayette. For those commuting throughout Boulder County or into the Denver metro, US Highway 287 serves as the primary north-south arterial running north toward Longmont and south to Denver, while Baseline Road and Public Road handle local east-west and central thoroughfares.
Boulder is roughly twenty to thirty minutes away by car, while central Denver takes about forty minutes. Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus lines operate routes through Lafayette for non-driving commuters.
Outdoors+Waneka Lake Park serves as an outdoor centerpiece, complete with a boathouse, fishing areas, and walking loops open from dawn until dusk. The Coal Creek corridor meanders through the city, offering protected wildlife habitats and scenic walking and biking trails that connect into surrounding open spaces and Three Leaf Farm. The city maintains twenty municipal parks, an extensive community greenbelt, the Bob Burger Recreation Center, a municipal skate park, a dog park, and the 18-hole championship Indian Peaks Golf Course designed by Hale Irwin.
Waneka Lake Park serves as an outdoor centerpiece, complete with a boathouse, fishing areas, and walking loops open from dawn until dusk. The Coal Creek corridor meanders through the city, offering protected wildlife habitats and scenic walking and biking trails that connect into surrounding open spaces and Three Leaf Farm.
The city maintains twenty municipal parks, an extensive community greenbelt, the Bob Burger Recreation Center, a municipal skate park, a dog park, and the 18-hole championship Indian Peaks Golf Course designed by Hale Irwin.
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Living in Lafayette
Originally a coal mining settlement, Lafayette has transformed into a vibrant Boulder County enclave that balances small-town intimacy with direct access to regional healthcare employers. For nurses, the presence of Good Samaritan Medical Center right in town eliminates long travel times, while US Highway 287 and RTD bus corridors connect quickly to Boulder and the northern Denver suburbs. Off shift, daily life revolves around Old Town’s walkable Public Road, where you can grab morning espresso at East Simpson Coffee Co., tour alleyway art murals, or meet friends for dinner at Teocalli Cocina and The Post. Outdoor life centers on the Coal Creek trail corridor, paddleboarding at Waneka Lake, and golfing at Indian Peaks against a Rocky Mountain backdrop. Housing spans compact Old Town cottages and townhomes to expansive multi-story houses in North Lafayette and White Hawk Ranch. The tradeoffs are clear: housing is substantially more expensive than broader statewide averages, and property crime requires vigilance. However, for medical professionals seeking an arts-forward community with exceptional schools and direct hospital access, Lafayette offers an appealing Colorado lifestyle.
