Prinicipal Nursing Officer

Job Description

General Responsibilities Compliance: Adhere to and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies. Patient Care Standards: Adhere to and comply with policies and procedures related to patient care, infection control, patient safety, and accreditation standards. Nursing Resource Management Forecasting & Planning: Assist the Nursing Superintendent in forecasting, planning, and budgeting nursing resources. Skill Matrix & Contingency: Plan skill matrix and contingency plans for the nursing department in coordination with nursing managers and under the guidance of the Nursing Superintendent. Competency Management: Assist the Nursing Superintendent in establishing processes for competency requirements and mapping. Collaborative Responsibilities Communication: Communicate all necessary information to all stakeholders (healthcare team and HOD of the department) in a timely and constructive manner. Team Meetings: Conduct regular meetings with all nursing managers to discuss and follow up on work results, ensuring safe and effective care delivery. Daily Rounds: Conduct daily nursing rounds to ensure proper patient care delivery processes from staff posted in various departments. Quality Management Documentation: Establish processes and protocols to ensure patient care documentation is completed as per policies and standards. Patient Safety: Follow international patient safety goals. Incident Reporting: Report all near misses, sentinel events, and any other incidents. Interdisciplinary Contribution: Attend and contribute to interdisciplinary meetings and the provision of patient care. Policy Compliance: Establish processes to ensure compliance with all policies and procedures for medication management, especially for High Alert Medicines, LASA (Look-Alike, Sound-Alike), and Narcotics. Privacy & Confidentiality: Ensure there is provision to always maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records. Performance Monitoring: Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality improvement. Care Evaluation: Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing interventions as appropriate. Clinical Audit: Guide and assist the staff to undertake Clinical / Nursing audits as required. Record Audit: Conduct regular audits of patient care records to ensure appropriateness, completeness, and execution of orders. Policy Development: Assist nursing leaders in developing policies and procedures for the department. Corrective & Preventive Actions: Plan and ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions based on event findings or investigations. Work Environment Management Teamwork: Enhance the working environment through teamwork and mutual respect for others. Conflict Resolution: Resolve conflicts and staff problems/issues and make decisions utilizing critical thinking. Safety & Cleanliness: Maintain a safe and clean working environment for all clinical areas. Inventory Management Oversight: Oversee the inventory management of the clinical areas managed by the nursing department. Equipment Monitoring: Monitor all medical equipment in the clinical areas and inform the clinical engineering team whenever required. Training and Development Training Plan Adherence: Ensure ongoing training plans are followed as per the defined training policy and organization requirements. Knowledge Upgrade: Upgrade knowledge as per current clinical evidence. Participation: Participate and contribute to scheduled in-service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (if applicable), CNEs, conferences, etc. Preferred Candidate Profile Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Oncology Vertical