HEMODIALYSIS HEAD NURSE

UNIHEALTH-PARAÑAQUE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER INC.; Naga; On-site; PHP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIHEALTH-PARAÑAQUE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER INC. seeks a unit head to oversee nursing care within a designated area, ensuring high-quality patient care and efficient unit operations.

You will supervise clinical staff, coordinate staffing, and partner with physicians to maintain safe, cost-effective care. Includes staff development and enforcing SOPs, policies, and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct and indirect nursing care of patients within an assigned area.
• Heads the unit and supervises the unit's administration and overall operation.
• Supervises staff in clinical areas and assesses their competency and performance.
• Adjust staffing to meet patient needs and staff requests.
• Provides orientation and continuing education for staff; coordinates new staff onboarding.
• Counsels staff on personal behavior and clinical performance as needed.
• Collaborates with physicians to ensure quality patient care.
• Investigates problems in the unit and communicates with the nurse supervisor.
• Ensures proper, safe and economical use of equipment, supplies, and facilities; maintains unit stocks.
• Plans work hours, scheduling, vacations, and evaluates staff performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the corporation.

Skills

Staff supervision

Clinical assessment

Staff scheduling

Education coordination

Interpersonal communication

Job description

s responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of patients within an assigned area.”

• Heads the unit and is directly responsible for the administration and supervision of a particular units and its overall operation.

• Staff Related

  • Supervises staff in clinical area.

  • Assess clinical competency and performance of staff.

  • Adjust staffing to meet individual patient requirement and staff request.

  • Provides means of continuing education of staff plan and coordinates and participates in orientation of new staff.

  • Counsel staff regarding personal behavior and clinical performance as needed.

• Patient Related

  • Possesses a working knowledge of each patient diagnosis, history, goal of treatment and appropriate nursing care.

  • Evaluates nursing care givens to patient and

  • Make recommendation to staff.

  • Collaborates with physicians in area of treatment and patient care to assure quality care.

  • Investigate problem in the units and handles events within the unit scope. Communicates and refer to nurse supervisor.

  • Ensures proper, safe and economical use of equipment supplies and facilities for patient care. Establish and maintain unit stocks.

• Personnel Management

o Interprets standard operating procedures, new procedures and policies, review work performance of personnel to determine if it conforms to recognized standard.

o Plans the programs and work of all nursing personnel of the unit.

o Directs arrangements of schedule of work hours, off duties, vacation leave, etc. Of all nursing personnel not assigned in the unit.

o Evaluates work accomplished by each nursing employee in the ward.

o Prepare the plans for counselling of co-workers: this is done individually especially to personnel with problems.

o Renders harmonious relationship and self-disciplines among nursing personnel under her supervision

o Helps in providing an adequate and safe environment by guiding and helping Nurse Supervisor in providing and maintaining a safe, orderly and clean environment for patient and personnel.

o Helps in providing adequate supplies and equipment.

• Perform the other duties as maybe assigned to you from time to time by the corporation.