Charge Nurse – Critical Care Unit at Nairobi Hospital

Ref: TNH/HRD/CNCCU/04/2020

Reporting to Assistant Director Nursing Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Operational

• Championing continual quality improvement.
• Maintaining the Hospitals’ policies, standard and procedures of nursing care to the critically ill patients.
• Controlling resources effectively
• Maintaining and observing infection control measures for staff and patients wellbeing.
• Upholding statutory regulations as required by nursing profession and the laws of Kenya.
• Participating in ward and hospital activities i. e research, audits, CSR, open days.
• Preparing departmental Budget.
• Identifying present and potential needs of the department and assisting in formulating courses of action to meet patient needs.

Tactical

• Responding to Emergency alerts.
• Utilizing advanced technology in Invasive patient monitoring.
• Advocating for patients, treating them with dignity, according them privacy and respect.
• Communicating effectively with patients, patients’ families and all other patients’ care givers.
• Communicating effectively with doctors and other hospital departments for cooperative and supportive relationships.
• Preparing the monthly Rotation for staff, vacation and their daily assignment of duties.
• Utilizing the available resources effectively for quality service delivery, profitability and cost containment.
• Providing accurate documentation and proper record keeping of patients’ treatment.
• Maintains, monthly and quarterly statistics.
• Providing input to determine manpower for the department.
• Monitoring the performance of the nurses & attendants in the department.
• Ensuring regular maintenance is performed on all equipment and communicate with the Biomedical/Maintenance Engineering.
• Responsible for all equipment on the CCU inventory and for ordering supplies and for recommending on the needs of the Department.
• Protecting all confidential information concerning the hospital, patients and to make disclosure only with patient and Chief Executive Officer’s permission.
• Investigating patients’ complaints and incidents promptly in accordance with the Hospital procedures, and reporting within the same shift.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• KRN, KRN/KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing
• Higher diploma in Critical Care Nursing
• Minimum of 7 years post clinical nursing.
• Management / Supervisory skills training, Good managerial skills, Mentorship training.
• BLS & ACLS certified.
• Good interpersonal skills, communication skills and customer care skills.