Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH), located in beautiful Astoria, Oregon, is seeking an experienced Nurse Manager to provide direction and supervision in the delivery of nursing care in our Family Birthing Center.  As such, he/she has 24-hour responsibility and accountability for all patient care activities, department operation and staff function.  The nurse manager will occasionally be directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients.  Assesses, plans, implements, directs, and evaluates all services provided within the department.  Duties include budgeting, capital expenditure, staffing, performance improvement, patient rounds, planning services, staff training and supervision, performance evaluations with improvement plans as necessary.  Possesses th