Unit Manager – Medical Ward at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

Planning, Organizing and coordinating all the activities in the unit, to ensure that quality standards of care is adhered to, by all medical staff in AHC facilities, in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising and ensuring delivery of a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section while leading a team of nurses and patient attendants in delivering individual and team targets.
• Review specific patients’ investigations, analyze, interpret, troubleshoot, and initiate immediate intervention.
• Ensure primary nurse engagement with doctors and other care providers regarding patients’ plan of care and care solutions with emphasis on a team-based problem-solving approach to provide unified approach to patient care.
• Review and ensure that nursing care plans are scientific,evidence based and address the priority needs of the patients.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor in line with the job description.

Personal Specifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Recognized post-secondary diploma.
• Recognized diploma with professional qualification at diploma level
• A valid nursing council of Kenya license
• Up to date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate year experience in nursing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Should be reliable
• Customer focus
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Ethical