Nurse Manager-Hospital/Center

Principal Duties

1. Maintains nursing operations by ensuring safe staffing levels and environment of care through adherence to KFMC policies and procedures.
2. Engages staff in delivering patient and family centered care through the systematic evaluation of nursing practice by analyzing internal and external data and information to identify opportunities for improving services, clinical performance and patient outcomes.
3. Leads and guides staff to deliver care that meets and exceeds accreditation standards.
4. Accurately identifies real/potential opportunities for improvement and implements solutions using a problem solving approach (PDCA).
5. Coordinates and networks with other health care professionals to promote seamless care delivery throughout KFMC and beyond.
6. Integrates and ensures operational key objectives and strategies are cascaded and adopted by nursing across KFMC.
7. Works effectively as a member of Nursing Services to meet identified goals and objectives.
8. Ensures proper utilization of human, organizational and financial resources.
9. Works to ensure availability, operation and management of required medical/administrative equipment and supplies for patient care.
10. Assists with the development of a compelling work environment to recruit and retain staff using sound management practice.
11. Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills by making appropriate nursing decisions and judgments.
12. Participates in conferences, workshops, seminars, and related forums.
13. Prioritizes both planned and unplanned events, and pro-actively address actual and potential problems in order to exceed patient and family expectations.
14. Leads others in ways to improve quality, efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness of management of organization.
15. Maintains a high level of interpersonal and communication skills with members of the multidisciplinary team, and serve as liaison between staff and other departments.
16. Evaluates and verifies employee performance through KFM
17. Identifies staff development and training needs and liaise  with Nursing Education to implement as required.
18. Contributes to developing nursing staff and future leaders through participation in Nursing Education programs.
19. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
20. Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
21. Performs and supervises other assigned tasks relevant to this role as assigned by the Executive Director of Nursing/Director of Nursing.