Head Nurse - Assisted Living Care Facility at Corporate Staffing

Our client is a care facility in the outskirts of Nairobi. They seek to hire a Head Nurse who will take charge of the overall day to day operations of the Care Facility. S/he will be responsible for managing, supervising and assisting the nursing staff, as well as providing administrative support and patient care.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assessing the resident’s physical status when s/he is admitted, as well as during severe changes in health and also annually.
• Establish a care plan using the information that was gathered on the resident during the assessment process.
• Share the care plan with the resident and members of the staff and oversee its implementation while noting anything that strays from the plan.
• Manage the resident’s medication, making sure to test their ability to manage their own medication administration and storage.
• Create and oversee programs (including immunisation requirements and plans for combating infectious diseases like tuberculosis) that promote health and prevent diseases for residents.
• To work in collaboration with and arrange for visits by General Practitioners, physicians and other specialists as the case may be to provide medical services to the residents.
• Create and oversee a philosophy of care that includes exercise plans at the assisted living facility.
• Create and oversee rules for resident capacity and end-of-life care preferences.
• Be accountable for care practices when it comes to him/her and the staff.
• Ensure care practices have each resident’s best interests in mind.
• Schedule nurses’ shifts.
• Develop and enforce policies aiming at legal compliance and high quality standards.
• Provide reports on productivity, quality and customer service metrics.
• Control budgets and monitor expenditures at the Assisted Care facility
• Resolve issues and deficiencies when needed.
  Evaluate nurses’ performance

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing/ Higher Diploma in nursing from a recognised institution
• Must be registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• At least 7-10 years’ work experience as a head nurse preferably in a similar setup.
• In-depth knowledge of patient care and medical facilities procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of legal regulations and best practices in healthcare particularly in Assisted Living Care facilities.
• Great communication and people skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
  Demonstrable leadership, management and communication skills