Clinical Nurse Manager at Janta Kenya

The position holder will be responsible for promoting and restoring patients’ health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff; providing physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families.

The clinical nurse will also be the Team Leader in the branch and serve as a representative to promote the best interests of both the staff and management to ensure that the patients are well attended to.

Duties for the Nurse Manager Job

• Identify patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintain nursing guidelines by ensuring that all policies and procedures are followed.
• Maintain clinical operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Assure quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care.
• Enforce adherence to requirements and regulations relating to health care.
• Measure health outcomes against standards in the branch and making adjustments to meet the set standards.
• Complete patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning staff rota and following up on work results.
• Maintain staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining all the employees at the branch.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Ensure patient confidence and protect operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
• Maintain documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying availability, ensuring they are serviced and repaired.
• Maintain clinical supplies inventory by studying usage reports, identify trends; anticipating needed supplies, approve requisitions and cost allocations.

Nurse Manager Job Qualifications

• O-levels/A-Levels
• Professional: KRCHN
• BSc. In Nursing will be an added advantage
• Possess a valid practicing license
• 5 year post training experience.
• Managerial training & experience is desired.

Work Related Skills and Personal Attributes

• Keen on detail with a high degree of accuracy
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Supervision skills
• Effective Environment
• Computer Skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Kind and compassionate
• Team Player
• Time Management