South Sudan: Nurse Supervisor

Position: Nurse Supervisor

Location: Gentil Hospital, Maban, South Sudan

Reports to: Gentil Health Coordinator

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Position Summary: The Nurse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the following departments:

• Emergency response (ER) and in-patient departments (IPD)
• Out-patient department (OPD)
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Nutrition component (stabilization center and out-patient therapeutic feeding program)

He/she helps to improve personnel performance techniques and is responsible for the functional supervision of the department staff.

Responsibilities and Duties

Program Quality Assurance

• Being in charge of the general organisation of the departments (ER, IPD, OPD, Pharmacy, Laboratory)
• Checking that care protocols and rules on security, hygiene and asepsis are followed by the health care and maintenance personnel
• Ensuring health care waste management guidelines are implemented and observed
• Encouraging communication between doctors/nurses/nurse aides, etc.
• Checking that information on care is passed between the different teams (day, night etc.)
• Participating in regular medical rounds in order to know the patients and follow the department’s activity
• Planning the department’s activity with the health care team according to the work load
• Implementing and supervising the correct filling out of patient registers and medical dossiers
• Checking the presence of a liaison form and organising patient transport in the case of a transfer to another structure
• Scheduling and establishing daily health education sessions within the departments
• Organising data collection of medical activities in the department
• Participating in the collection and analysis of medical activity data
• Identifying areas needs and gaps as needed and communicating priorities to supervisors

Pharmacy / Stock Management

• Managing a minimum stock for meeting the department’s needs
• Checking on the appropriate use of medicines and small medical material
• Preparing consumption reports depending on defined schedule (e.g. daily/weekly)
• Encouraging optimal spatial organisation of the pharmacy and appropriate labelling of the different items
• Implementing and/or applying the supply procedures agreed with the central pharmacy
• Checking the delivery and storage of pharmacy orders in a locked area
• Carrying out regular pharmacy stock takes (stock, expiry dates, etc.)

Human Resource Management

Managing the team of clinical officers and nurses, identifying human resource gaps and needs, and communicating any issues of underperformance to supervisors. Duties include:

• With the clinical officers and nurses, identifying the personnel required for the smooth running of the department
• Anticipating and organising replacements of absent personnel according to the departmental activity
• Checking that work planning is followed by the personnel (hours, presence etc.)
• Ensuring the administrative follow up of members of his service and passing on administrative data (sick leave, overtime, etc.)
• Scheduling 24/7 ER & IPD at the facility in collaboration with nurses and clinical officers
• Organising and supervising the work of his / her team members
• Leading and organising regular team meetings
• Organising the circulation of information within his / her team
• Identifying personnel with potential within his team and fostering growth and capacity development
• Carrying out systematic (at least annual) individual reviews of staff under his / her responsibility, together with the Gentil Health Coordinator and Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Capacity Building and Training

• Defining the training needs of the ER and IPD staff as well as the nutrition team
• Conducting routine on-the-job training for his / her team as needed
• Promoting linkages between and across other RI-supported health facilities in Maban through routine engagement and monitoring visits

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Registered nurse certification an advantage
• Experience in ward management and program management
• Experience with staff management: leadership, coaching and development
• Experience and skilled in statistics
• Good organisational skills
• Good organisational skills

We would like to share Relief International's Values with you:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

The closing date for applications is 29 February 2016. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

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