Nursing Services Manager – Medicare Private Hospital View All Careers
Description
A vacancy has arisen for a Nursing Services Manager, reporting to the Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing and coordinating clinical activities of the multidisciplinary team by driving quality patient care and standard of service in the most cost-efficient manner and within agreed budgets.
Critical Outputs
• Drive all nursing services activities in line with statutes, internal policies, and protocols.
• Develop and implement nursing care strategy- driving compliance to established clinical standards.
• Ensure optimal nursing care by establishing clinical care risks with Unit Managers.
• Effective people management, promote retention and wellbeing through relationship building with staff and all stakeholders.
• Drive compliance and improvement of quality metrics and quality accreditation to mitigate risks and maintain a safe patient environment.
• Effective management of nursing budget and influence the provision of quality and cost-effective nursing care.
• Ensure optimal management departmental governance with appropriate controls and transparency.
• Drive CPDs and formal training to address employee competence and critical skills shortage.
• Active participation in marketing initiatives of the nursing profession and the facility in the community.
Requirements
• BCur or Relevant Nursing Diploma.
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing Management.
• Post basic clinical specialist qualification preferred.
• Understanding of business principles with commercial orientation.
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council.
• 5 years proven leadership and management experience in a medium private healthcare facility.
• Basic understanding of labour legislation.
• Computer proficiency.
Competencies
- Collaboration/ Relationship Building
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
- Negotiation
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Excellence and quality orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Technical and professional knowledge
- Attention to detail
- Builds effective teams
- Decision making
- Delegation
Departments
- Management
- Nursing