Our Client, a Private Hospital Group is looking for a Deputy Nursing Services Manager for one of their hospitals based in the Northern Suburbs,
Job description Requirements:
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse.
- Minimum 4 years experience in the capacity of a Unit Manager.
- Must have a Diploma and / or relevant qualifications in Nursing Admin.
- A post basic quantification in ICU or Trauma will be an advantageous.
- Must have excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Clocking Systems, etc.
- The ideal person will have willingness to assume job ownership, work independently and apply principles of continuous improvement.
Key Outputs: - Assist the Nursing Services Manager with the development, implementation and evaluation of the nursing strategic plan and sub-unit strategic plan.
- Deputise in the absence of the Nursing Services Manager.
- Attend meetings as requested by the Nursing Services Manager.
- Ensure the implementation and adherence to nursing standards and policies.
- Assist with the selection and appointment of staff.
- Implement and monitor the induction of employees.
- Implement and monitor in-service training.
- Monitor and manage staff absenteeism.
- Implement a system for mentoring.
- Define, evaluate and correct the job descriptions and the scope of practice of staff identified where necessary.
- Ensure a positive working environment conducive to Continuous Professional Development.
- Evaluation, JPM and provide guidance to Unit Managers.
- Liaison between various departments in the multi-disciplinary team.
- Commitment to change is built by the mobilisation of resources to implement agreed changes.
- Monitor of staffing levels, based on the acuity levels in departments.
- Manage client expectations according to the client services policies.
- Weekly check of Unit Managers Schedule Drug audit report.
- Analysis of all incident reports, root cause, interventions and outcomes.
- Evaluate and manage all patients / visitor POS issues.
- Evaluate infection control processes, interventions and outcomes
