ASSISTANT NURSING SUPERINTENDENT

Asstt. Nursing Supdt, is responsible to Deputy Nursing Supdt. for the total nursing care of patients, management and development of the unit assigned to her: -

1. NURSING CARE:
1. Assist the total needs of patients in the unit and prepare planned nursing care.
2. Demonstrate and Supervise the nursing care of patients in the unit.
3. Attend regular round in the unit with the medical and nursing personnel.
4. Reviewing reports from Sr. Gr. I regarding the nursing care of patients in each shifts.
5. Give counseling and health education to the patients and their attendants.
2. WARD MANAGEMENT:
1. Plan and arrange duty for nursing personnel posted under her.
2. To ensure availability of adequate nursing staff in all shifts.
3. Maintain cleanliness of unit its annexes and environment.
4. Interact with the engineering service department for proper up keep of the unit.
5. Keeping Deputy Nursing Supdt., Nursing Supdt. informed of the needs of the patient care areas and bring it to their notice any special problems.
6. Guide the Sister Grade-I to ensure supplies and equipments of different stores, and re-checking their use and care.
7. Daily check of emergency and dangerous drugs, life saving equipments i.e.monitors, ventilators, defibrillators, suction machines and O2 points etc., to ensure their proper functioning.
8. Periodical check of all stocks and supplies.
9. Maintain good inter-personnel relationship with all categories of staff, patients and their relatives.
10. Maintain good public relation with patients relatives and the public, and project positive image of the hospital.
11. Maintain disciple of nursing and domestic staff.
12. Interpretation of Hospital policies, rules and regulations.
13. Daily check of attendance and reporting the lapses.
14. Investigate complaints if any.
15. Work evaluation and confidential reports.
16. Guidance and counseling of nursing staff in the unit.
17. Project the annual requirements of drugs supplies and equipments for the units.
18. Take care of legal aspects and report about the medico legal cases in the ward.
3. TEACHING AND SUPERVISION:
1. Plan and implement a proper orientation programme for new nursing staff, student nurse and domestic staff.
2. Participate in In-service education of nursing personnel and attend the meetings.
3. Give incidental and planned teaching to nursing personnel in the unit, as well as domestic staff.
4. Participate in clinical teaching for student nurses in Co-operation with the nursing tutor.
5. Perform any other duties assigned to her for time to time.

Nursing Superintendent is responsible to the C.N.O. for planning organisation and development of nursing services in the hospital in consultation with Medical Supdt./Chief of centres.

1. She will be responsible and overall In-charge of Nursing Services in a hospital or specialized centres irrespective of the number of beds.
2. She will be responsible to the Medical Supdt. or Addl. MS or chief of Centres of the hospital or centre as the case may be.
3. She will be responsible for implementing hospital/centre policies amongst various nursing units.
4. She will assist the CNO in formulation of hospital policy, particularly concerning nursing services.
5. She will officiate as CNO in the absence of CNO (The senior most amongst the NS will do so).
6. She will recommend personnel and material requirement for nursing various nursing service departments of the hospital.
7. She will assist MS/Addl. MS or Chief of Centres in recruiting nursing staff.
8. She will carry out regular rounds of the hospital.
9. She will accompany MS/Addl. MS while making hospital rounds.
10. She will ensure safe and efficient care rendered to patients in various wards etc.
11. She will prepare budgets for nursing services.
12. She will be a member of various condemnation boards for linen and other hospital stores.
13. She will be responsible for counseling and quidance of sub-ordinate staff.
14. She will attend hospital/intra hospital meetings and conferences.
15. She will investigate all complaints regarding nursing care and personnel,and take suitable corrective action.
16. She will initiate and encourage research in nursing services.
17. She will evaluate confidential reports of her sub-ordinate staff and recommend for promotion, higher studies etc.
18. She will maintain cordial relations with patients and Medical Social workers.
19. She will periodically interact with clinical heads to discuss problems in patient care.
20. She will educate nursing staff of all categories by conducting awareness programme on universal Precautions.

DEPUTY NURSING SUPERINTENDENT

Deputy Nursing Superintendent is responsible to the Nursing Supdt. and assist her in the administration of nursing services in the hospital.

NURSING ADMINISTRATION

1. Supervise the nursing care given to the patients in various departments by taking regolar round of her area.
2. Act as a liasion officer between Nursing Supdt. and the nursing staff of the hospital.
3. Interpret the pliicies and procedures of the Nursing service department to sub-oradinate staff and others.
4. Attend the emergency calls concerning nursing services or hostel problems.
5. Receive evening and night reports from the Assistant Nursing Supdt./Supervisors.
6. Keep records and reports of Nursing Services.
7. Maintain the records of attendance of nursing staff and leave of any kind.
8. Conduct regolar physical verification of hospital stocks, i.e. drugs, equipments etc.
9. Initiate procedure for condemnation and procurement of hospital equipment/linen etc.
10. Maintain the confidential report and records of nursing personnel.
11. Assist the nursing supdt. in making master duty roster of nursing personnel.
12. Assist the nursing superintendent in Recruitment of nursing staff.
13. Assist the nursing supdt. on planning and organising nursing services in the hospital.
14. Officiate in the absence of nursing supdt.
15. Attend the official meetings.
16. Keep the senior nursing Officials (CNO & NS) informed of the happenings in the wards.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Assist in planning/organising and implementing staff development programmes.
2. Ensure clinical experience facilities for student nurses in various clinical areas of the hospital.
3. Provide guidance and counseling to nursing staff.
4. Arrange orientation programmes for new nursing staff.
5. Maintain discipline among nursing personnel.
6. Organise educational programmes for graduate/post graduate students from different hospitals with the co-ordiantion of clinical instructor/lecturer clilege of nursing.

GENERAL DUTIES

1. Escorts special visitors, Nursing Superintendent, Medical Superintendent for hospital rounds.
2. Arranges and participates in professional and social functions of the staff and students.
3. Maintains good public relations.
4. Any other duties assigned to her from time to time.