Job Description

Position Responsibilities: In addition to supervising basic nursing care, responsibilities of Lead Nurse Specialist include (but are not limited to): Daily activities: - Supervises daily inventory checks before every shift commences. - Allots perioperative/ scrub/circulating nurse for the posted surgeries. Assigns on call duties and updates dashboard. Reviews daily proposed OR schedule. - Ascertain surgical suite allocation is based on surgeon requirements, equipment needs and functionality. - Collects feedback of flow of work process of the previous shifts in her absence. - Maintains cordial conduct among the Staffs working in the unit for easy flow of information. - Supervises and guides staffs to perform procedures as per the policies and protocols. - Keeps a consistent check on the staff activities and motivates them. - Assists the lactating mothers and take classes in the absence of the Lactation Counselor. - Monitors and channelizes in-house and out-house processes for easy continuity of care. - Mentors Nurse Executives in providing education, information and emotional support to the patient's family and caregivers by correlating the disease condition to the symptoms presented. - Mentors Nurse Executives for handling specialized equipments like multipara monitor, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, defibrillator, central oxygen, nitrous oxide, foot suction, cauterizing machine etc. - Maintains records of the usage of equipments, costly consumable and non-consumable items in the floor. - Updates the Guest Relation Executive regarding the billing of the procedure and initiates financial counseling. - Orients the Onboard Nurses regarding the functioning of the unit and allots mentor for learning the routine staff activities. Monitors and coordinates with Clinical Nurse Instructors for smooth onboarding. - Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocols - Supervises supply of sterile equipment's from CSSD. - Coordinates with Housekeeping department for providing good customer care. - Coordinate and communicate with the maintenance department regarding breakage or malfunctioning of any equipment and get it repaired or replaced. - Coordinates and communicates with biomedical department for maintaining the biomedical equipment's to the best of usage. - Maintains records in the floor i.e Surgery book, MTP register, lending and borrowing register, CSSD register, inventory book,etc. - Supervises waste disposal of the floor as per Infection Control Policy. - Performs regular store indents from pharmacy and stores department for replenishing the consumed items. - Solves interdepartmental and customer related issues and channelizes it to the concerned line of authority. - Disseminates managerial information to the staffs. - Coordinates inter/intra hospital transfers with the Manager Nursing Consultant. - Reports daily to Manager Nursing Consultant regarding the functioning of the floor. Weekly activities: - Indents weekly used items from pharmacy and stores and maintain floor stock. - Maintains record of consumables and non consumables items used in the floor. - Maintains duty roster of the staff keeping in mind the flow of patients in the floor. - Attend Continued Nursing Education conducted in house and out house as per the job requirement and specifications. - Performs as Shift Supervisor and take decisions in the absence of the Assistant Manager Nursing and reports to Manager Nursing Consultant. - Checks grooming of staffs.Monthly activities: - Conducts Floor Meetings for smooth functioning. - Appraise staffs as per the Key Performance Indicators. - Checks for near expiry medications and replenish it with new stock. - Arranges for fogging of the floor in coordination with Infection Control Nurse. - Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting as described by the reporting authority and line of control in the hospital. Depending on setting, may also: - Float among various clinical services, where qualified and competeOther Responsibilities: - Completes required orientation as directed by facility - Follows Cloud Nine safety rules and procedures while on assignment. - Follows Cloud Nine Codes for Unusual Occurrence Protocol. - Respects cultural and religious practices of patients. - Upholds Hospital Infection Control regulations. - Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts. - Enforces vitality and retention among staffs.Other Skills, which includes: Accountability Psychosocial skills (Communication/Interpersonal/Teamwork) Customer Focus & Service Cognitive Skills (Critical Thinking/Decision Making/ Problem Solving/Planning/Organizing/Reflective Thinking/ Assertiveness/ Self Directed learning) (ref:biojoby.com)

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