In Patient Nursing In-charge

The jobholder is responsible for overseeing and coordinating nursing activities within general wards and critical care units and hence ensure high quality patient care in line with CTC policy, prevailing hospital regulations and the standards set by the Nursing Council of Kenya.

• Oversee patient care, set work schedules, coordinate meetings, and make personnel decisions in In-Patient department.
  
• Coordinate Nursing activities in the department, through Unit In-charges
  
• Responsible for ensuring every aspect of In-Patient nursing program runs as efficiently as possible, from patient interactions to departmental operations.
  
• Participate in recruitment of and train nurses and other health care professionals and maintain a facility’s records.
  
• Work with staff to apply emerging nursing theories to care delivery; organize and attend In-charges meetings
  
• Implement government and corporate regulatory guidelines for patient safety and educate in patient nursing staff about any changes in the laws and how they impact care delivery.
  
• Work to help close care delivery gaps due to nursing shortages and improve patient outcomes.
  
• Adhere to protocols, staff training and development, resource management, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment among the nursing team.
  
• Orient and mentor New In-charges into leadership role
  
• Chair In Charges meeting in the absence of the Nursing Services Lead
  
• Attends CTC Management meeting in the absence of Nursing Services Lead
  
• Workforce management in In patient department to balance the deployment of nursing staff to the optimum level.
  
• Ensures that all the Nurses have valid practice license and keep records for the same.