Unit Manager - Theatre
Healthcare, Hospitals
Minimum Requirements
- A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree)
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
- Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations
- Nursing Management and Theatre qualification
- Diploma in Health service management is essential
- An intermediate level of Computer proficiency
- 2 or more years’ experience in a private hospital setting
- in clinical leadership
- Sound financial knowledge and the ability to interpret financial data
Responsibilities
- Investigate all negative incidents and ensure appropriate capturing on IMS
- Monitor safety standards in accordance with the Machine and Occupational Safety Act (Act 6 of 1983). Report all accidents to the Line Manager / Safety Representatives
- Ensure compliance with protocols, policies and Acts
- Ensure that all equipment is in working order and properly maintained
- Control of asset register
- Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance strategy and evidence based practice
- Evaluate the patient’s journey through patient experience and stakeholder input
- Evaluate nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes
- Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care
- Promote health and wellbeing of patients and staff
- Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions are adhered to
- Implementing group quality initiatives
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty
- Build strategic inter-departmental relationships to help achieve business goals at Exco and departmental level within the hospitals
- Foster an effective working relationship with service providers
- Foster an effective working relationship with Public liability
- Manage acuities and skill mix in such a way as to ensure cost effective quality care.
- Manage all costs emanating from the department
- Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing
- Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files
- Governance and quality management
- Identify quality improvement opportunities and ensure appropriate strategy and Quality Improvement initiatives are developed and measured
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
- Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline
- Create an environment where staff are aware of the role they play in the provision of quality nursing care and their value to the organisation
- Assign decision making, authority, tasks and responsibility to appropriate persons in order to maximize organisation and employee effectiveness.
- Develop a talented nursing workforce.
- Co-operate with Netcare Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care
- Facilitate a culture that is supportive of talent management and the initiation of required implementations to hone nursing talent
- Monitor staff attendance and/or absenteeism and ensure action is taken accordingly
- Enforce staff dress code within and on leaving the Hospital
- Facilitate effective change and conflict management
- Orientation of new staff and students
- Facilitate staff development both personal and professional
- Coaching and mentoring of staff
- Ensure professional conduct and appearance of staff
- Promote employee wellbeing
