Nursing Supervisor

Overview

Accountabilities

• Disinfects clinical surfaces and equipment at the beginning of the day and after each patient.
• Greets patient to the examination room.
• Takes and documents medical history from patient.
• Screens patients for the risk of fall, nutritional deficiency, functional risk.
• Takes and documents vital signs.
• Triage patients at the emergency room to categorize their emergency status.
• Performs minor wound dressings.
• Monitors patients under observation.
• Prepares and administers intramuscular and intravenous medications under aseptic conditions.
• Escorts patients in ambulance.
• Ensures patients dignity during examinations and procedures.
• Assists physicians in performing patients examinations and procedures.
• Closely follows infection control guidelines for managing patients and their body fluids.
• withdraws blood from patients for laboratory investigations in the emergency room.
• Performs point of care tests.
• Brings used instruments to the dirty utility rooms.
• Monitors stocks of consumable material to ensure an uninterrupted supply.
• Keeps an inventory of medical equipment.
• Supervisory Tasks:
• Orients newly recruited nurses to the organization.
• Ensures the availability of the required nursing work force on daily basis.
• Works together with the medical director to ensure quality patients care.
• Supervises the work of the registered nurses.
• Performs the annual appraisal for nurses
• Member of the community advisory committee.
• The employee s duties are not limited to the above-mentioned accountabilities.
• The manager can assign other duties based on the business need.