Nurse Matron or Nurse Manager at GP Consulting

GP Consulting is a human resources and business consulting firm. We leverage on technology to provide recruitment, training, performance management, compensation management, organisational development, staff coaching and mentoring services to organisations. In addition we provide services directly to individuals seeking to take their career to the next and higher level of success. All our programs are tailored to meet specific organizational/individual needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nurse Matron or Nurse Manager

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Objective

• The Nurse Matron or Nurse Manager (NM) role exists to directly supervise nursing staff assigned to departments and wards on a day to day basis.
• The NM is responsible for scheduling staff, managing assigned patients as well as tracking admissions and discharges.
• The NM participates in the department's budget planning, inventory and accounting management.
• He/she will resolve patient care issues whilst collaborating with other teams and departments to ensure smooth and efficient running of the department.
• The NM shall plan, organize, develop and direct the operation of assigned Nursing Services department in accordance with the standards, guidelines and regulations that govern Nursing as well as the hospitals policies and as maybe directed by the Director of Nursing or the Clinical Director.
• Reports to: the Director of Nursing with dotted lines to the Head of Hospital Adminstration..

Responsibilities

• Schedule duty hours and assign sufficient number of nursing staff for each shift to ensure that routine care is provided to meet the daily nursing needs of each patient.
• Delegate to senior nurses the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability to perform their assigned duties.
• Make rounds of the nursing services department to ensure that all nursing staff are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Liaise with the Preceptor nurse to plan, conduct and schedule in-service training for nursing students from the School.
• Participate in new employee orientation as required by facility protocol.
• Assessment through Performance Appraisals.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department staff.
• Make rounds with physicians as necessary and review nurse’s notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and that they reflect the patient’s response to the care.
• Schedule daily rounds to observe patients and determine if nursing needs are being met.
• Care plan and assessment assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting as needed.
• Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly.
• Safety and sanitation Assist Infection Control in the development, implementation and revising of written aseptic and isolation techniques.
• Liaise with the Quality Control nurse to ensure that all nursing staff follow established departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all nursing staff participate in and conduct fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a safe and professional manner.
• Prepare a preventative maintenance program for maintaining the departments’ equipment and supplies in a safe and operable manner.
• Monitor nursing care to ensure all patients are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity and respect.
• Ensure that all nursing staff are knowledgeable of the patients’ rights and responsibilities.
• Review complaints and grievances made by patients, follow up resolution and give a report to the Medical officer in-charge.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc. Nursing
• RN, RM
• BSL, ASL and/or others
• Minimum 10 years post qualification experience well established and well run facilities.

Skills and Attributes Requirement:

• Leadership
• Empathy
• Hands-on experience in medical and clinical procedures
• Nursing experience
• Ability to develop, interpret and apply health care policies and regulations
• Familiarization with health care policies and regulation
• Familiarization with health care technology and use
• Nursing training design and facilitation
• Attention to detail
• Multitasking
• Flexibility

Salary
N850,000 - N1,200,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
23rd October, 2022.