Assistant Nurse Manager: Lead Patient-Centered Care & Team Development

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to provide daily operational leadership in a patient care area. This role partners with the Nurse Manager to ensure safe, high-quality, family-centered care and reliable outcomes.

You will supervise licensed and non-licensed staff, mentor frontline caregivers, and contribute to evidence-based practice. The position emphasizes resource stewardship, staff development, and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations in a patient care area/department.
• Focus on safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care.
• Improve customer satisfaction and quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager to maintain a financially stable unit.
• Promote staff development with emphasis on evidence-based practice and education.
• Supervise licensed and non-licensed staff; when providing direct care, assess, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.
• Apply education and professional experience to deliver quality care and mentor staff.
• Ensure Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family-centered care underpin nursing practice; involve staff in resource allocation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Job description

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to provide daily operational leadership in a patient care area. This role partners with the Nurse Manager to ensure safe, high-quality, family-centered care and reliable outcomes.

You will supervise licensed and non-licensed staff, mentor frontline caregivers, and contribute to evidence-based practice. The position emphasizes resource stewardship, staff development, and collaboration across disciplines.