Assistant Nurse Manager

Jefferson County Health Center
· Med Surg

Nursing

Full Time , Days , 4-day work week with 10 hour shifts

Posted 08/17/2026

• Assists Medical Surgical Nurse Manager in providing leadership for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating all the activities on Medical Surgical Unit to achieve the organization’s mission, vision and values.

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing, current Iowa license, ACLS, PALS and BCLS.
• Mandatory Reporter per hospital policy.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills for a minimum of three years.
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth and continuing education.
• Must exhibit excellent customer service relations with patients, visitors and co-workers.

Reports to Medical Surgical Nurse Manager. Has shared 24-hour responsibility with Medical Surgical Nurse Manager and accountability for planning, organizing, and coordinating staffing for patient cares on the Medical Surgical Unit

Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Clerks, Certified Nursing Assistants and Nursing Staff Secretary

• Coordinates with Medical Surgical Manager and providers in formulating departmental goals and designing, implementing, directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care and delivery of services in designated departments.
• Assists in formulating department goals and participates in the review, revision, implementation, and assists in evaluation of nursing and department-specific policies and procedures.
• Coordinates the activities of the Med Surg department intra-departmentally and
  • interdepartmentally with other service areas of the organization.
• Meets with Medical Surgical Nurse Manager to discuss unit issues and plan unit strategies.
• Acts as liaison between administration, providers, care team members, the patient and family members, and staff. Serves as patient advocate as necessary.
• Facilitates and assists with daily rounding on all patients.
• Listens to customer concerns, investigates the concerns, communicates these concerns to the appropriate staff; institutes appropriate counseling and disciplinary measures if needed.
• Provides follow-up to customers and reports all unresolved concerns to Medical Surgical Nurse Manager or CNO.
• Manages personnel in the most effective and cost-efficient manner.
  • Assists in recruitment, selection, transfer, training, scheduling and
  • performance management of Med Surg nursing department personnel.
  • Is visible and makes self available to staff.
  • Demonstrates clinical expertise and serves as a clinical resource to the Med Surg staff.
  • Participates in rounding on all Med Surg and other designated staff at designated times.
  • Completes follow-up to rounding and stop light reports for staff.
  • Actively participates in the development and educational needs of staff.
  • Assists in maintaining staff records, monitors staff care and documentation, completes evaluations in a timely manner which provide staff with insight into their strengths and opportunities and identifies goals for staff to work towards in the evaluation period.
  • Maintains current BCLS, PALS, and ACLS certification.
  • Assists in the development and education of new nurses through participation in student nurse clinicals and preceptorships with surrounding nursing institutions.
  • Assists in Communicating and Supporting organizational and departmental goals and initiatives to staff.
• Supports, enforces and positively models the principles of Championship Culture.
  • Role model for staff related to dress code, call light initiative, use of managing others up
  • principles, etc.
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Supportive of Medical Surgical Manager, administration and the decisions made by administration.
• Assists in achieving financial objectives in the preparation of, recommendations, and administration of Med Surg.
• Plans, directs, and monitors quality management activities in designated departments to identify, study and address nursing care challenges.
  • Apply evidence-based healthcare practices and…