Charge Nurse - Critical Care Unit at Nairobi Hospital

REF: TNH/HRD/CNCCU/07/2020

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.
• 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.
• Attending Administrative meetings, Charge Nurse’s meetings, Procedure committees and other committees as may be required from time to time.
• Preparing department Budget.
• Identifying present and potential needs of the department assists in formulating courses of action to meet needs

Tactical

• Providing high standard of nursing care to the critically ill patients.
• 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.
• Maintaining, 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.
• Fully 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 & Experience

• KRN, KRN/KRM, KRCHN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing;
• Must be a Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing;
• Master of Science in Critical Care Nursing will be an added advantage;
• Minimum of 7 years post clinical nursing.
• Management / Supervisory skills training
• Good managerial skills.
• Mentorship training.
• BLS & ACLS certified.
• Good interpersonal skills & communication skills
• Good customer care skills.