WDM Leaders

Class of 2011

Jan Myers is the director of the Mercy Children's Center at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Mercy is a large metropolitan hospital that includes Mercy West Lakes in West Des Moines

As the director of clinical operations, Jan has 24 hour responsibility, accountability and authority for all patient care activities, unit operation and staff development. The two acute care departments she manages are the pediatric intensive care unit and general pediatrics unit. These departments are multi-disciplinary with over 70 employees with a variety of roles including nurses and support staff.

Jan graduated with a diploma in nursing from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1992. She completed her Bachelors of Nursing in 2007 at the University of Iowa and will complete her Masters in Nursing at the University of Iowa in 2011. Jan was awarded as one of Iowa's 100 Great Nurses in 2007

Jan is a member of several professional organizations including the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders. She recently was appointed to the Nurse Advisory Board at the Mercy College of Health Sciences. Jan serves as president of the PTA at her son's school.

Jan currently resides on an acreage near Colfax with her husband, Steve and their two sons Jared age 12 and Justin age 6. In her time away from work, Jan enjoys attending her son's sporting events, the Iowa Hawkeyes and spending time with friends and family.