Deputy Nursing Superintendent

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Job Title** **:Deputy Nursing Superintendent**

**Reporting Authority** : Joint Nursing Superintendent

**Basic Qualification** : GNM/BSc Nursing

**Minimum Experience**: 6 To 8 Yrs

**Skills Required** : Knowledge of nursing services, Clinical Skills, Nursing Skills

Leadership qualities, Being Patient and compassionate,

Team Work.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Deputy Nursing Superintendent is responsible for the following works of Nursing Department inco-ordination with Joint Nursing Superintendent.**

Supervise the nursing care given to the patients in various departments by taking regular round of the hospital.
- Act as a liaison officer between Nursing Superintendent, Joint Nursing Superintendent and the Nursing staff of the hospital.
- Supervise all the documents are maintained correctly.
- Make rounds by the patient’s bed side.
- Supervise the services by the staff nurse both in quality and time
- Identify, evaluate & implement strategies for optimizing patient care in relevant environment based on clinical practice
- Plan materials requirement for the nursing department
- Prepare daily report to the Joint nursing superintendent - regarding departmental problems, critically ill patient, Incidents & Accidents etc.
- Co-ordinates with the respective Ward Supervisor regarding the problem solving.
- Assist in Implementation& evaluation of clinical programmers for nurses like - bedside training, class room training, nurse, medical documentation training, infection control practices & training log book to be maintained for each nurse.
- Supervise & train on personality development include communication, personal hygiene, etiquettes.
- Participates in quality improvement activities for accreditation process
- Participate in departmental meetings and dissemination of appropriate information.
- Assist the Joint Nursing Superintendent in making master duty roster of nursing personnel.
- Assist in planning/ organizing and implementing staff development programmes.
- Ensure clinical experience facilities for student nurses in various clinical areas of the hospital.
- Provides guidance and counseling to nursing staff.
- Arrange orientation programmes for new nursing staff.
- Escorts special visitors for hospital rounds.
- Arrange and participates in professional and social functions of the staff and students and hospital.
- **Self-Care**:Take all necessary precautions to prevent transmission of infection either from patient or vice versa.
- **Team-work**:perform all duties as a member of the RMH team whose goal is to deliver quality health-care at affordable cost; follow hospital discipline and protocols; maintain equipment, comply with orders/instruction of reporting heads.
- **General**:Discharge such other allied, ancillary, related, emergency or incidental work inherently related to the nursing profession and those that may be entrusted to you by the Hospital
- **Dress Code**: Follow dress code as per policy of the hospital.
- **Emergency Duties**: undertake work assigned by the Hospital during emergencies, at any time, either within the premises of the Hospital or anywhere else, depending upon the exigencies of the situation.

The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of essential functions for the job described,

but rather a general description of some of the responsibilities necessary to carry out the duties

of this position.

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Rotational shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bangalore, Karnataka: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- total work: 7 years (required)