JOB DESCRIPTION

Presented by:
Darlene Dana S. Manaois
VARIOUS NURSING PERSONNEL
• STAFF NURSE
• SENIOR STAFF NURSE
• NURSING SUPERINTENTENT GRADE
II
• NURSING SUPERINDENT GRADE I
• NURSE MANAGER
I. STAFF NURSE

 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
 Genera: Pre university course/10 + 2 or
equivalent exam.
 Professional: GNM/ B.Sc nursing
 .
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Direct patient care

• Carry out the procedure of admission and discharge of

the patient,
• Makes bed for serious patients
• Maintains personal hygiene and comfort of the patient.
• Attends to the nutritional needs of the patient
• Maintains clean and safe environment for the patient
• Implements and maintains ward policies and routines.
• Takes rounds with the doctors.
• Performs various technical tasks related to nursing care.
II. SENIOR STAFF NURSE
 EDUCATIONAL QULIFICATION:

• General: Pre university course/10 + 2 or equivalent exam.

• Professional: GNM/ B.Sc nursing
• Experience: should have experience as staff nurse of not less than 5
years.

 STANDARD NORMS:

 Since it is a first level nursing supervisory role which needs

atleast one senior staff nurse for five staff nurse(1:5)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Direct patient care.

• Ensure proper admission, discharge of patients.

• Assist in the direct care of the patients.
• Plans nursing care and make patient assignment as per their nursing
needs
• Ensure safety, comfort, and good personal hygiene of his/her patients.
• Assist in planning and administration of the therapeutic diet to his/ her
patient.
• Makes rounds with doctors, assisting them in diagnostic and treatment
of patients.
• Takes nursing rounds with staff and students.
• Assists patients and his/her relatives to adjust in the hospital and its
routine.
III. NURSING SUPERINDENDENT GRADE II

 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION;
• General education : Pre university course/10 + 2 or
equivalent exam.
• Professional: GNM/ B.Sc nursing
• Experience: should have experience as senior staff
nurse.
 
 STANDARD NORMS:
Since it is the second level nursing supervising role, it need at
least the Nursing supererintendent Gr II for three senior staff
nurse (1:3)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Patient care and ward/unit management

• Organizes and plans nursing care activities according to hospital policies and
service needs.
• Plans staffing pattern and the other necessary requirements of his/her department.
• Makes regular rounds of his/her department.
• Looks into general comport of the patient.
• Makes rotation plan for nursing staff and domestic staff
• Plans ward management with each ward/unit.
• Supervises the proper use and care of the equipment and supplies in department.
• Acts as a public relation officer of the unit and deals with the problems faced by
the ward supervisor, employees and patient attenders.
• Keeps the nursing superintendent Gr I and office informed of the needs of the
nursing units
• Officiates in the absence of nursing Superintendent Gr I.
IV. NURSING SUPERINTENDENT GR I

 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :

• General education : Pre university course/10 + 2

or equivalent exam.
• Professional: GNM/ B.Sc nursing
• Experience: should have experience Nursing
superintendent Gr II
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
 
 Nursing services
 Participates in the formulation of philosophy of the hospital in general and
those specific to the nursing service.
 Determines the goals, aims, objectives and policies of nursing services
 Decides and recommends personnel and material requirement for running
various nursing services department of the hospital
 Interviews and recruits nursing staff.
 Takes hospital rounds with medical superintendent
 Makes regular visit in hospitals and wards
 Selects and secure proper equipment needed for the hospital
 Prepares budgets for the nursing services department
 Prepares duty roster, plans staff leave and disburses salary.
 Gives counseling and guidance to the subordinate staff.
V. NURSE MANAGER
Qualifications
Manager  for Nursing
5experience
+ years' nursing
Current
state RN License in the
Excellent
written and
communication interpersonal,
verbalskills
Strong
ability leadership
to work
collaboratively
team
skills
with a largeand
Able
under totime
workconstraints
efficiently
Able
Strongto lift 50 pounds
analytical
mathematical and
skills
Ability to
assignments handle
simultaneously multiple
Able
open to interview nurses for
positions
 
Responsibilities for Nursing Manager

 Maintain nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures

 Adopt and implement innovative nursing practices to improve our facility
 Identify patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential
and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service
requirements
 Recruit, select and guide nursing staff
 Manage nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program,
operational, and personnel policies and procedures
 Support nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
 Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and
spiritual support to patients, friends, and families
 Provide information to patients and health care team by answering questions and
requests