Matron

**Roles and Responsibilities: -**
- Managing and supervising operational issues in the hospital or center under them. (OPD, Indoor Wards, OT, Day Care Units)
- Managing the duty roster and allocating the staff depending on the workload.
- Assisting the nursing superintendent to put forward nursing policies and protocols and monitoring its adherence by the staff.
- Finding out the problem areas and discussing them with the Nursing Superintendent to develop a practical solution.
- Recording the data required for evaluating the quality indicators and measuring the same.
- Accountable for the equipment’s used in the nursing and clinical care areas.
- Monitoring the resource (linen, consumables, medicine, etc) allocation among different units.
- Encouraging the participation of nursing staff in the training activities.
- Providing on the job training as and when variances observed.
- To go on rounds to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services.
- Officiates in the absence of Nursing Superintendent.
- Participates in the formulation of Nursing Services, philosophies, objectives and SOPs.
- Assists in the recruitment of Nursing Staff.
- Helps in allocating Nursing personnel to various Nursing Services Departments.
- Keeps records and reports of the Nursing Services.
- Assists in planning and organizing the new units in the hospital.
- Maintains confidential reports & reports of the Nursing Staff.
- Takes regular hospitals rounds.
- Supervises care given in various departments
- Member of several hospital committees, e.g. Infection Control Committee, Pharmacy & therapeutics.
- Interprets the policies & procedures of the hospital care to subordinate staff and others.
- Acts as a liaison officer between the Nursing Superintendent and the Nursing staff of the hospital.
- Assists in the supervision of Nurses’ home, Nurses’ hostel.
- Attends to emergency calls in rotation concerning hospital or hostel problems.
- Audit Code Blue (Actual & Mock drill).
- Review medication errors/adverse reaction/sentinel events.
- Review outcome measures in the hospital.
- Assists in planning and implementing staff development programmes.
- Guides and counsels nursing staff.
- Arranges orientation programmes for new nursing staff.
- Maintains discipline among nursing personnel

**Qualification & Experience Required: -**

B.Sc. / GNM with valid registration

Minimum 5 years of experience as Matron in any reputed hospital

**Salary**: ₹40,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Food allowance
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Rotational shift

Supplemental Pay:

- Overtime pay
- Yearly bonus