What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Nurse Manager - 2A Progressive Care Unit (Nights) FT position at Adena Health?
Assistant Nurse Manager, 2A Progressive Care Unit
At Adena Health, professional roles shape the systems, strategy, and operational excellence that support patient care across Southern Ohio. These positions are a great fit for leaders and specialists who value purpose-driven work and community impact.
Mission Statement: “Called to serve our communities”.
Guiding Principle: “Let all that you do be done in love”.
Vision: To be the region's most trusted partner in healthcare.
Values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, and Trust.
Position Highlights:
- Position: Assistant Nurse Manager
- Work Life Balance: Full-Time | Night Shift
- Location/Department: Chillicothe – 2A
- Reports to: Nurse Manager
At Adena Health, professional roles shape the systems, strategy, and operational excellence that support patient care across Southern Ohio. These positions are a great fit for leaders and specialists who value purpose-driven work and community impact.
Why Adena?
- Community-centered decision making
- Leadership visibility and cross-functional collaboration
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Growth-focused culture
- Opportunity to influence real healthcare outcomes
Does Adena offer growth opportunities?
Growth at Adena isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s built through relationships, mentorship, and opportunity.
Caregivers are encouraged to explore career paths that fit their strengths and interests through:
- Emerging leader and leadership development programs
- Tuition assistance and education support
- Skill-building and lateral career opportunities
- Visibility with leaders who recognize potential early
What You’ll Do
The Assistant Nurse Manager leads an assigned team of care providers cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient's involvement in his/her own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs. Through collaboration and with the manager's leadership, the Assistant Nurse Manager leads the team in providing patients and their families with patient focused care. The Assistant Nurse Manager participates in the overall planning, organization, direction, and evaluation of patient care operations for a designated area(s) and is key in operationalizing the health system's mission, values, and goals to create an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model. The Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for managing, guiding, coaching, and evaluating the work performance of assigned patient care staff in their designated areas, ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required Educational Degree: Bachelor's Degree - All applicants must meet BSN required by being enrolled within 12 months and completed within 36 months
Major/Area of Concentration: Nursing
Required Certifications, Credentials and Licenses: Current Ohio RN license; Department specific certifications. BLS/ACLS completed within 90 days of hire. Specialty certifications to be completed within 36 months of hire. De-escalation training within 6 months.
Required Experience: Clinical experience in an acute care setting. Prior demonstration of Leadership/management skills
Why Caregivers Stay?
- Reliable compensation
- Strong healthcare coverage options
- 3.5% retirement match with automatic annual increase
- PTO that grows with tenure
- Visible leadership impact within a regional health system
Ready to Explore?
If you’re seeking meaningful professional work where strategy meets community impact — we’d love to connect. Apply today to be connected directly with a Talent Acquisition representative!
Adena Health System is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class