Prinicipal Nursing Officer

General Responsibilities

• Compliance: Adhere to and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
• Patient Care Standards: Adhere to and comply with policies and procedures related to patient care, infection control, patient safety, and accreditation standards.

Nursing Resource Management

• Forecasting & Planning: Assist the Nursing Superintendent in forecasting, planning, and budgeting nursing resources.
• Skill Matrix & Contingency: Plan skill matrix and contingency plans for the nursing department in coordination with nursing managers and under the guidance of the Nursing Superintendent.
• Competency Management: Assist the Nursing Superintendent in establishing processes for competency requirements and mapping.

Collaborative Responsibilities

• Communication: Communicate all necessary information to all stakeholders (healthcare team and HOD of the department) in a timely and constructive manner.
• Team Meetings: Conduct regular meetings with all nursing managers to discuss and follow up on work results, ensuring safe and effective care delivery.
• Daily Rounds: Conduct daily nursing rounds to ensure proper patient care delivery processes from staff posted in various departments.

Quality Management

• Documentation: Establish processes and protocols to ensure patient care documentation is completed as per policies and standards.
• Patient Safety: Follow international patient safety goals.
• Incident Reporting: Report all near misses, sentinel events, and any other incidents.
• Interdisciplinary Contribution: Attend and contribute to interdisciplinary meetings and the provision of patient care.
• Policy Compliance: Establish processes to ensure compliance with all policies and procedures for medication management, especially for High Alert Medicines, LASA (Look-Alike, Sound-Alike), and Narcotics.
• Privacy & Confidentiality: Ensure there is provision to always maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality improvement.
• Care Evaluation: Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing interventions as appropriate.
• Clinical Audit: Guide and assist the staff to undertake Clinical / Nursing audits as required.
• Record Audit: Conduct regular audits of patient care records to ensure appropriateness, completeness, and execution of orders.
• Policy Development: Assist nursing leaders in developing policies and procedures for the department.
• Corrective & Preventive Actions: Plan and ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions based on event findings or investigations.

Work Environment Management

• Teamwork: Enhance the working environment through teamwork and mutual respect for others.
• Conflict Resolution: Resolve conflicts and staff problems/issues and make decisions utilizing critical thinking.
• Safety & Cleanliness: Maintain a safe and clean working environment for all clinical areas.

Inventory Management

• Oversight: Oversee the inventory management of the clinical areas managed by the nursing department.
• Equipment Monitoring: Monitor all medical equipment in the clinical areas and inform the clinical engineering team whenever required.

Training and Development

• Training Plan Adherence: Ensure ongoing training plans are followed as per the defined training policy and organization requirements.
• Knowledge Upgrade: Upgrade knowledge as per current clinical evidence.
• Participation: Participate and contribute to scheduled in-service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (if applicable), CNEs, conferences, etc.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Oncology Vertical