Deputy Theatre In-Charge at Metropolitan Hospital

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assisting in all major surgeries and as required by surgeons.
• Timely escalation of theatre incidents and errors.
• Ensure that all elective surgical cases are booked as per scheduling SOP.
• Ensure equipment and instruments are managed as per manufacturers specifications and ensure that failures and breakages are reported immediately.
• Preparation of theatre reports as requested by theatre nurse manager.
• Overseeing the daily operations of theatre department in the absence of the theatre manager.
• Ensure timely staff scheduling and Rota Management in consultation with theatre manager.
• Patient safety.
• Ensure that only patients who are fully prepared are received and operated on.
• Ensure that all pre and post-operative checklists are duly filled as per the theatre operating standards.
• Comply with Metropolitan Hospital Quality and risk policies.
• Comply with IPC protocols in managing theatre and CSSD units.
• Plan with biosafety teams to conduct sterility tests for theatre and CSSD.
• Ensure compliance with all theatre related turn around times. This may include but not limited to: Decision to cutting time, receiving and discharge from theatre.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare standards code of conduct.
• Comply with the data protection act.

Key deliverables

• Ensure implementation and compliance with theatre surgical scheduling.
• Manage theatre equipment and instrument management.
• Ensure and compliance with IPC protocol.
• Ensure implementation and compliance with IPSG at theatre level.

Job Requirements

• Higher diploma in perioperative nursing
• Diploma in KRN/KRCHN
• Registered with the nursing council of Kenya
• Active BLS/ACLS certification
• 2 to 5 years in leadership position

Knowledge, Skills and Personal Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills
• Process Oriented
• Critical thinker
• Strict time manager