Incharge

• Take overall responsibility for the coordination and safe effective management of the Unit.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in the delivery of high standards of effective healthcare.
• Develops and maintains standards of Nursing systems and policies and Client care in the Unit.
• Maintain safe and infection free environment in the Unit.
• Provide inputs for preparation and monitoring of Departmental budget and recommend annual capital equipment for the Unit.
• Ensures optimum utilization of resources and quality assurance in service delivery.
• Promote and collaborate in developing good working relationships with departments to ensure the client journey is effective and efficient.
• Evaluate Unit performance and contribute to its up gradation / improvement.
• Possesses knowledge of codes and other safety measures for patients and mentors the nurses with the same practices.
• Ensures that nurses follow standardized handoff practices in patient care areas.
• Ensures continuity of care based on patient’s needs.
• Conducts daily Unit rounds and addresses any issues related to nursing care and taking corrective/preventive action where necessary.
• Ensure compliance on documentation as per the policy.

Unit Management

• Manage leave/attendance/duty roster of Nurses.
• Escalates to Nursing Supervisor if there is need for additional manpower during shifts.
• Escalates to Nursing Superintendent regarding additional manpower requirements.
• Privileging, competency assessment and orientation of new joiners.
• Actively participate in training and development of nurses.
• Set patient assignments, inventory task in the beginning of shift and evaluate nurses job performance.
• Participates actively in performance appraisal process
• Escalate nurses leave without pay on time to NS and HR
• Maintains sound inventory management in the unit.
• Tracking and maintaining data of quality indicators.
• Reporting of medication error, incidents and ensure corrective action where necessary and escalate if required. 

• One to one counselling in disciplining nurses who fail to fulfil their job responsibilities
• Provides educational platform to abreast their knowledge.
• Up date knowledge on current evidence based practice.

To complete any other work assigned/ required from time to time basis.