Nurse Manager

Reporting To: Chief of Nursing Services

Position Summary:

• 24 hour continuing responsibility for nursing service and the provision of clinical leadership to the nursing team.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
• Manage and develop the performance of the team.
• Contribute to the delivery of organizational objectives.
• Manage, control and review all financial and other resources allocated to the unit.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Direct and supervise overall operation of nursing at designated area of care.

2. Conduct regular ward rounds on patients to plan and organize the activities of the wards/units.

3. Work closely with the nursing team, consultants and collaborate with other departments to ensure safe and effective care.

4 Responsible for the safety standards of the unit to deliver safe nursing care to patient.

5. Ensure the practice of nursing care plans in the delivery of care.

6. Ensure proper documentation of patient care.

7. Conduct meeting /briefing to staff to ensure smooth running of the assigned unit.

8. Ensure adequate staffing for the units.

9. Plan work assignments and schedules.

10. Arrange and recommend vacation schedules for the staff.

11. Counsel staff on personal and work problems.

12. Conduct and/ or assign orientation for new staff.

13. Participate in the supervision of newly qualified staff.

14. Responsible for in-service education programs. Assess and provide continuing education needs and requirements of staff relevant to technological developments, changing licensure requirements, standards of practice and revisions in policies and procedures.

15. Guide the staff in solving complaints concerning patient, relatives and staff.

16. Evaluate the work performance of the staff and recommend for confirmation, incentives or promotion.

17 Deploy staff between wards/units supervised to meet day-to-day workload and emergencies.

18. Ensure policies and procedures are communicated, understood and correctly applied by the staff.

19. Keep up to date with relevant changes in nursing practice.

20. Ensure that credentialing relating to procedures, equipment, and supplies are provided to appropriate staff.

21. Maintain and update inventory and ensure there is a planned preventive maintenance of biomedical devices and equipment.

22. Ensure care of equipment and report any malfunction to Bio-med department.

23. Take appropriate action of incidents and develop plan of actions.

24. Assist the Chief of Nursing Services/ in the investigation of incident reporting, suspected infections and patient/ doctor complaints and resolved problems or make recommendation for action.

25. Provide management/ supervisory cover for the Nursing Department when the need arises.

26. Generate monthly report and provide ward census to the Chief of Nursing Services.

27. Be a member of the Disaster Plan Team. Participate actively and fully committed in activities of the QA, Infection Control, Fire and Safety program.

28. Review and inform Chief of Nursing Services regarding nursing unit problems and needs, recommending changes in the policies and procedures.

29. Provide justification to the Chief of Nursing Services for equipment purchase and supplies required by the unit.

30. Plan and recommend annual unit budget.

31. Liaise with admission staff on bed board management.

32. Participate in Health Education of the patient and family.

33. Practice infection control guidelines.

34. For ER Nurse Manager, he/she will assist CMO to manage the mortuary services as according to the hospital, regulatory and ethical requirements.

Education and Requirements:

• State Registered Nurse/ Medical Assistant with at least 10 years of experience.
• Minimum 5 years at Supervisory level.
• Post-basic certificate in related specialized area of care required.
• Degree in nursing is an added advantage.
• Valid annual practicing certificate.

Special Demands:

• Good working attitude.
• Possess good leadership, negotiation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills and good judgment.Has good analytical skill to interpret and analyze data and reports.
• Good command of both written and spoken English
• Provide support and advice for staff.