Nurse Supervisor- OPD - Jobs in United Arab Emirates

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Nurse Supervisor- OPD I AF Health I HealthcareJob Purpose:ÿThe purpose of this role is to manage for the clinical setting and ensure to provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to all nursing staff within the assigned clusterResponsible to provide a patient centered approach in all aspects of care and be able to assess the nursing needs of clinics and develop a uniformed clinical programme of care that is evaluated and amended as appropriate.ÿÿ

• Accomplishes nursing human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Meets nursing operational standards by contributing to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards/KPI?s; resolving problems; identifying system improvements.
• Meets nursing financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.
• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing divisions philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
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• Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to the nursing department staff, patients, and families.
• Promotes patients independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patient, friends, and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
• Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
• Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations; within all facilities assigned.
• Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
• Maintains documentation standards of patient care services by auditing patient and department records within assigned cluster.
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturers instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Supervise clinical nursing procedures, monitoring and evaluating clinical activity.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate records according to local guidelines.
• Promote evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines to enhance delivery of effective patient care.
• Ensure appropriate measures are taken within the clinical setting to maintain safety of personnel, environment and equipment.
• Ensure appropriate policies and procedures are implemented within each clinic and support staff to act accordingly should additional action be required.
• Act as a leadership figure and highlight any concerns in regards to performance and act accordingly.
• Develop teaching and training programs for staff and aid the professional development of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide and maintain the highest possible standards of patient care and adhere to Al-Futtaim Health Values.
• Assist in the implementation of company policies and procedures.
• Implement and evaluate individual staff plans and competencies.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of the nursing care platforms, and highlight areas for improvement.
• Assist the team to aid appropriate referrals and treatment plans.
• Work in partnership with CNO to manage caseloads and provide a consistent patient service.
• Liaise and support other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies relating to patient care, maintaining good communication channels.
• Be aware of safe guarding policies, both local and national, and implement such policies should it become necessary.
• Assess clinical trends, prioritize workflows, including initiation of effective emergency care.

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