Job Description Department: Nursing Title: Assistant Head Nurse
Reports to:
Head Nurse and Area Supervisor
Accountable to:
HeadNurse, Nursing Supervisor, ADON &DON.
Job summary:
The Assistant Head Nurse is responsible for the clinical operation of their designated areas. They should effectively assist the head nurse in planning, managing and deploying staff as necessary in their area of work. Must work closely with relevant medical staff and other hospital departments. You will be responsible for overseeing clinical resources to ensure optimal use for the patient is achieved.
Responsibilities and duties:
Nursing Practice/Patient Care:
· Provide high quality care services within hospital policy.
· Provides your staff with practical clinical guidance on patient care issues
in line with Directive and
procedure guidelines of the department.
· Attend patients' rounds with assigned staff
daily.
· Demonstrate advanced nursing through
the application of evidence-based nursing practices.
· Continuously monitor the standard of patient care.
· Is a clinical and administrative resource
person for staff, must learn and teach new clinical practices.
· Assist the head nurse in preparing monthly
staff schedules, ensuring staffing levels and skills mix meet patient care
needs in the absence of the head nurse.
· Ensure hospital policies and procedures are
current and adhered to.
· Assist Head Nurse to provide in-service and unit / floor orientation in collaboration with Nurse Educator & Clinical Instructor.
Management:
· Maintain current professional registration.
· Participates in promoting good relationships with patients, staff, medical staff, visitors and
their peers by using good communication skills.
· Identifies present and potential clinical and
nonclinical needs of the department and assists the Head Nurse in formulating
courses of action to meet those needs using historical data and resource
management.
· Process leaves requests in a timely manner and
in accordance with hospital policy in the absence of the head nurse.
· Oversee the effective, efficient use of
equipment and materials.
· Counsel staff as necessary, verbally and in
writing maintaining the necessary documentation in the absence of the Head
Nurse.
· Ensure staff implements the procedures for
charging patients in the required time frame.
· Maintain unit records on clinical and other
data and submit reports.
· Assist the Head Nurse to accomplish routine
safety checks and monitor preventive maintenance of all medical equipment in
the unit/floor.
· Have knowledge of the following policies /
protocols
1.
Disaster
plan.
2.
Code
blue policy
3.
Fire and
Safety. (Evacuation plan).
4. General hospital security policies of (...................).
Educational Responsibilities:
Under
the direction of the Clinical instructor the nurse will:
· Assist the head nurse and the clinical
instructor to provide a comprehensive orientation program for all new staff and
assist in evaluating their performance at the end of their probationary period.
· Continues to improve his own clinical knowledge and skills by treating
patients care and reading the current Nursing literature provided.
· Promotes staff participation in Continuing
Education and updates their knowledge & skills by completing the set number
of hours required as per the Nursing Education Department policy.
· Provide feedback to the head nurse &
Clinical instructor in the compilation of proficiency assessments for new
nurses in the clinical setting.
· Contribution to the determination of the training needs relevant to the clinical area.
· Participate in the clinical orientation of all new nurses and support staff.
· develop leadership skills to act as an effective role model.
· Take duty to your personal mastering and improvement needs.
· Attend all required in-services training
programs.
· Keep up to date with mandatory training such as Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS is an advantage.
Interpersonal Skills / Communication:
· Use the proper chain of command on all nursing
related matters.
· Communicate to Head Nurse and Supervisors
problems experienced at Unit level with staff, patients, and visitors and
propose remedial action.
· Is a role model for good interpersonal
relationships which other departments.
· Promote effective working relationships between
Unit staff and support services staff.
· Follow-up on identified security problems.
· Must have critical thinking skills.
Professional Development:
· Ensure compulsory educational lectures are
attended by self and staff in the unit.
· Attend management in – service lectures.
· Assist
the Head Nurse to identify the educational needs of staff and coordinates with the
nursing education Department.
Qualifications:
Education:
· BSN, Technical Institute of Nursing or credentials in Nursing.
Experience:
· 1-year experience in the same area is
preferable.
Dress Code:
According to (...................) policy.
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