Clinical Nurse Manager
Job Summary:
* A Clinical Nurse Manager is required to oversee the care of residents within a nursing home.
* The successful candidate will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the nursing home and ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
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Main Responsibilities:
1. Staff Management: Ensure all staff members contribute to the efficient running of the nursing home and create an atmosphere conducive to resident well-being.
2. Resident Care: Interact with residents to ensure their healthcare needs are met, resolve problems where necessary, and liaise with district nurses.
3. Reporting and Record-Keeping: Report any ill health amongst residents, request GP/ professional visits as needed, and maintain accurate records.
4. Nutrition and Hydration: Ensure meals are sufficient in quantity and quality, meeting residents' dietary needs.
5. Nursing Work and Personal Care: Undertake general nursing work and personal care as appropriate.
6. Medicine Administration: Administer prescribed medicines and maintain necessary records according to NMBI and company guidelines.
7. Care Planning: Support the Home Manager in auditing care plan documentation to ensure best practice.
8. Fundraising and Gifts: Practice maximum integrity in dealings with residents' personal and financial affairs, avoiding abuse of the privileged relationship.
9. Relationship Building: Establish and maintain relationships with residents based on respect and equality, promoting independence.
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Communication:
1. Effective Communication: Maintain effective communication with the Home Manager.
2. Interpersonal Skills: Communicate effectively with residents, relatives, staff members, and other concerned bodies.
3. Incident Reporting: Obtain reports from the Person in Charge and advise the Home Manager regarding incidents/ accidents and resident concerns.
4. Liaison with Healthcare Professionals: Supervise visits and liaise with GPs to establish good relationships between GPs/ healthcare professionals and the nursing home.
5. Handover Reports: Ensure clear and concise handover reports are given to all staff members.
6. Meetings and Conferences: Arrange/participate in staff and client meetings as required.
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Budgetary and Financial Control:
1. Financial Management: Manage, monitor, and maintain budgets agreed by the Home Manager and Divisional Office.
2. Conservation of Resources: Ensure all commodities used in the nursing home are sensibly conserved by staff members.
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Human Resources:
1. HR Policies and Procedures: Adhere to and implement all HR policies and procedures.
2. Recruitment: In the absence of the Home Manager, fill staff vacancies by advertising with FAS or contacting the Director of HR.
3. Staff Development: Assist the Home Manager in formal supervision/appraisal of staff members, and ongoing informal assessment to ensure high standards.
4. Training and Development: Implement and initiate training for staff members on company equal opportunities policy.
5. Workload Management: Organize workload by forward planning off-duty to ensure sufficient staff cover and deal with problems where necessary.
6. Payroll Administration: In the absence of the Administrator and Home Manager, ensure continued collection of accurate data for payroll purposes.
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Marketing:
1. Marketing the Nursing Home: Actively market the nursing home and promote a positive personal/professional profile within the local community.
2. Client Recruitment: In the absence of the Home Manager, fill client vacancies by liaising with HSE and assessing/selecting suitable residents.
3. Nursing Home Presentation: Ensure the nursing home is attractively presented and odor-free at all times.
4. Vacancy Promotion: Ensure a viewing room is suitably presented and available at all times (unless the nursing home is fully occupied).
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Training and Development:
1. Skill Enhancement: Supervise and instruct junior and new staff members in all aspects of their work.
2. Professional Knowledge: Maintain and continuously improve professional knowledge and competence.
3. Mandatory Training: Attend mandatory training days/courses as required.
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Health and Safety:
1. Infection Control: Report immediately to the Home Manager any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a resident, colleague, self, or another.
2. Health and Safety Policy: Understand and ensure the implementation of the nursing home's health and safety policy and emergency procedures.
3. Fire Safety: Carry out duties as Chief Fire Officer for the nursing home in line with health and safety guidelines and the fire management program.
4. Appliance Maintenance: Report to the Home Manager or maintenance operative any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment, or potential hazards.
5. Safe Working Practices: Promote safe working practices within the nursing home.
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General:
1. NMBI Guidelines: Adhere to all appropriate NMBI guidelines/regulations.
2. Log Books and Records: Maintain log books and records as required by the Health Information and Quality Authority and the directors of the company.
3. Confidentiality: Ensure that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of work is not divulged to third parties.
4. On-call Duty: Be on-call for emergencies that may arise within the nursing home and cover shifts if all other avenues have been exhausted.
5. Notification of Absence: Notify the Home Manager (or in the absence of the Home Manager, the HR Manager) as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty and on your return to work from all periods of absence.
6. Security: Ensure the security of the nursing home is maintained at all times.
7. Adherence to Company Policies: Adhere to all company policies and procedures within defined timescales.
8. Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all equipment is clean and well-maintained.
9. Other Tasks: Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.