Departmental Nurse Manager (HPC/RN 4)

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Certificate/Diploma/Degree in General Nursing and Certificate in Midwifery from accredited Schools of Nursing and Midwifery 
• Certificate in Nursing Administration or BSc. Degree in Health Services Administration
• Minimum five (5) years Nursing/Hospital Administration and Four (4) years exclusive experience 

Plus 

• Registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica in General Nursing and Midwifery

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent Knowledge of professional Nursing theory and practices 
• Knowledge of the principles of hospital administration and modern management practices Sound Knowledge of the Nursing, health and related legislation 
• Working knowledge of the Staff Orders and the Human Resource Policies and Procedures 
• Excellent leadership skills 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
• Good time management skills 
• Excellent research and analytical skills 
• Good problem solving and decision making skills 
• Excellent planning and organizing skills 
• Good team building skills 

Key responsibilities will include:

Administration 

• Preparing rosters and assignments to ensure coverage of the department based on available numbers and levels of staff. 
• Coordinating departmental activities with those of other departments and units.
• Investigating critical incidents, unusual occurrences, complaints and takes appropriate actions. 
• Initiating departmental policies within the overall framework of the Hospital/ Nursing policies. 
• Preparing reports on various aspects of departmental administration. 
• Establishing departmental procedures and carrying out periodic audits.
• Supervising and evaluating level 2 professional staff and review level 1 staff evaluations. 
• Making daily departmental rounds, assessing clinical and administrative practices, physical environment, equipment, supplies, etc. 

Clinical 

• Providing clinical consultation to level two and one professional staff.
• Assisting as necessary with clinical care of emergencies and critically ill patients.
• Initiating and/or assisting with major procedures. 
• Ensuring patient acuity level classification system is used for staff assignment.
• Ensuring appropriate deployment of nursing staff based on education experience and competence. 
• Introducing creative/Innovative cost of effective measures to improve nursing care delivery system at the departmental level. 
• Visiting and conferring with patients and relatives. 

Education 

• Teaching professional and other health workers. 
• Conducting departmental In-service education and participating in hospital In-service education. 
• Participating in teaching of Nursing students and students of other disciplines.
• Acting as preceptor for post basic Nursing students and work experience for student nurses. 
• Guiding and directing Junior Medical staff and other health professionals.
• Providing departmental orientation for Nursing, Medical and other Health Care Workers. 

NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED