Assistant Nursing Superintendent
Asstt. Nursing Supdt, is responsible to Deputy Nursing Supdt. for the total nursing care of patients, management and development of the unit assigned to her :
Nursing Care
- Assist the total needs of patients in the unit and prepare planned nursing care.
- Demonstrate and Supervise the nursing care of patients in the unit.
- Attend regular round in the unit with the medical and nursing personnel.
- Reviewing reports from Sr. Gr. I regarding the nursing care of patients in each shifts.
- Give counseling and health education to the patients and their attendants.
Ward Management
- Plan and arrange duty for nursing personnel posted under her.
- To ensure availability of adequate nursing staff in all shifts.
- Maintain cleanliness of unit its annexes and environment.
- Interact with the engineering service department for proper up keep of the unit.
- Keeping Deputy Nursing Supdt., Nursing Supdt. informed of the needs of the patient care areas and bring it to their notice any special problems.
- Guide the Sister Grade-I to ensure supplies and equipments of different stores, and re-checking their use and care.
- Daily check of emergency and dangerous drugs, life saving equipments i.e.monitors, ventilators, defibrillators, suction machines and O2 points etc., to ensure their proper functioning.
- Periodical check of all stocks and supplies.
- Maintain good inter-personnel relationship with all categories of staff, patients and their relatives.
- Maintain good public relation with patients relatives and the public, and project positive image of the hospital.
- Maintain disciple of nursing and domestic staff.
- Interpretation of Hospital policies, rules and regulations.
- Daily check of attendance and reporting the lapses.
- Investigate complaints if any.
- Work evaluation and confidential reports.
- Guidance and counseling of nursing staff in the unit.
- Project the annual requirements of drugs supplies and equipments for the units.
- Take care of legal aspects and report about the medico legal cases in the ward.
Teaching And Supervision
- Plan and implement a proper orientation programme for new nursing staff, student nurse and domestic staff.
- Participate in In-service education of nursing personnel and attend the meetings.
- Give incidental and planned teaching to nursing personnel in the unit, as well as domestic staff.
- Participate in clinical teaching for student nurses in Co-operation with the nursing tutor.
- Perform any other duties assigned to her for time to time.
