Job vacancy Ward/nurse Manager

OrganisationNorth East Regional Health Authority, JamaicaReferenceVAC-49009Contract TypeFull-TimeIndustriesHealthcare & MedicalLocationSt. Ann's BaySalary & Benefits$4,676,508 € $5,558,899 per annumDate Posted23/03/2024Expiry Date05/04/2024Reporting to the Director, Nursing Services, the incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating nursing services in a patient care unit within the hospital.

 

The ideal candidate will meet the following educational criteria:

• BSc. In General Nursing Plus 
• Certificate in Midwifery plus 
• Bachelor or Certificate in Nursing Administration/Health Services Administration or equivalent post registration qualification in Administration/ Management 
• Minimum of Four (4) years’ work experience 
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica 

 

Related Knowledge/Abilities:

• Knowledge of Behavioural and Medical Sciences 
• Knowledge of Nutrition, Pharmacology and Therapeutics,  
• Knowledge of nursing health and related legislations 
• Ability to make calculated and quick decisions and to remain calm in stressful situations
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with members of the health team as well as patients and relatives 
• Emotionally and mentally stable 

 

Key Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Supervising the clinical management of patients within the unit 
• Establishing the patient classification system  
• Acts promptly and decisively in emergency situations 
• Conducts quality assurance audit 
• Gives direct care to seriously ill patients 
• Lead nursing and medical ward rounds and provide nursing consultation on clinical status of individual patients 

 

 

 

 

WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

 

24 Jun, 2024 (51 days left)