Assitant Nursing Superintendent / Deputy Nursing Superintendent

Role & responsibilities

NURSING CARE:-

• Assist the total needs of patients in the unit and prepare planned nursing care.
• Demonstrate and supervise the nursing care of patients in the unit.
• Attend regular round in the unit with the medical and nursing personnel.
• Reviewing reports from Sr. Gr. I regarding the nursing care of patients in each shifts
• Give counseling and health education to the patients and their attendants.

WARD MANAGEMENT:-

• Plan and arrange duty for nursing personnel posted under her.
• To ensure availability of adequate nursing staff in all shifts.
• Maintain cleanliness of unit its annexes and environment.
• Interact with the engineering service department for proper up keep of the unit.
• Keeping Nursing Supdt. Informed of the needs of the patient care areas and bring it to their notice any special problems.
• Guide the Sister Grade-I to ensure supplies and equipments of different stores, and re-checking their use and care.
• Daily check of emergency and dangerous drugs, life saving equipments i.e. monitors, ventilators, defibrillators, suction machines and O2 points etc., to ensure their proper functioning.
• Periodical check of all stocks and supplies.
• Maintain good inter-personnel relationship with all categories of staff, patients and their relatives.
• Maintain good public relation with patients relatives and the public, and project positive image of the hospital.
• Maintain disciple of nursing and domestic staff.
• Interpretation of Hospital policies, rules and regulations.
• Daily check of attendance and reporting the lapses.
• Investigate complaints if any.
• Work evaluation and confidential reports.
• Guidance and counseling of nursing staff in the unit.
• Project the annual requirements of drugs supplies and equipments for the units.
• Take care of legal aspects and report about the medico legal cases in the ward.

TEACHING AND SUPERVISION:

• Plan and implement a proper orientation programme for new nursing staff, student nurse and domestic staff.
• Participate in In-service education of nursing personnel and attend the meetings.
• Give incidental and planned teaching to nursing personnel in the unit, as well as domestic staff.
• Participate in clinical teaching for student nurses in Co-operation with the nursing tutor.

Perform any other duties assigned to her for time to time.

Preferred candidate profile

• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
• To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making
• To think independently and exercise own judgment.
• Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.
• Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
• Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.
• Affinity to work in team.
• Enthusiasm.
• Open-mindedness