Assistant Head Nurse

Diaverum provides life enhancing renal care to patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), enabling them to live fulfilling lives. We are one of the world’s leading providers of renal care and the largest service provider in the Middle East. Our core service is hemodialysis, but our expertise stretches far beyond this. We offer support and treatments ranging from preventive care, peritoneal dialysis and home care to the coordinated management of patients’ comorbidities and transplant services.

At the heart of what we do is our highly standardized proprietary care delivery model, supported by a continuously evolving digital infrastructure.

Assists in managing the human and material resources of the clinic in the best effective in order to provide a proactive, safe and quality patient centered care in an environment which encourages staff to growth.

• Management of staff
  Provides assistance to staff in accordance with the goals of the organizational
  Counsels employees and advises the Head Nurse of appropriate actions
  Assists in scheduling staff in a manner that ensures quality care standards and promotes optimal use of staff
  In consultation with the Head Nurse, may adjust staff schedules to provide adequate coverage and safe patient care
  Advises and informs staff about implementation of policies and procedures
  Keeps the Head Nurse informed of problems or personnel issues within the clinic
  Promotes open and participative communication among staff
  Maintains a flexible schedule to be available to staff members
  Provides a climate in which staff can readily participate in change or innovations
  Assists with new Employee Orientation, probation period and renewal Evaluation
  Evaluates together with clinic mentors and Head Nurse all new medical staff after probation period

• Management of the Clinic
  Assists with management of the clinic to encourage quality patient care and staff satisfaction
  Monitors safety, cleanliness, and security standards
  Regularly evaluates and monitors the use and replacement of equipment and supplies
  Assists with the preparation of monthly reports concerning goals, achievements and problems of the clinic
  Ensure implementation of Risk Management (RM) policy in assessing potential risk, planning and implementation of action plans
  Makes recommendations to the Head Nurse in order to improve

• Management of Care
  Works to ensure the delivery of quality patient care
  Assists with the development of, and provides input for clinic specific standards
  Ensures the utilization of quality assurance standards and protocols
  Supervises and evaluates the quality of nursing and patient care through patient rounds and specific quality assurance projects
  Facilitates liaison with medical and non-medical staff in coordinating multi‑disciplinary activities for patient care
  Keeps the Head Nurse informed about patient problems and issue affecting patient care
  Participates in patient and family education
  Cooperates with Country Nursing Manager to ensure that audit action plans are completed
  Contribute and supports the Performance Improvement (PI) and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QPS) strategies and projects
  Protect the privacy and confidentiality of the information at all times

• Management and Communication
  Interacts effectively with patients, family and staff to maintain standards of professional care to patients and families
  Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and religious beliefs through a caring, respectful attitude, presentation and delivery
  Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills using recognized medical terminology
  Promotes positive working relationships within the team
  Uses supplies and resources in a cost‑effective manner

• Educational Responsibilities
  Promotes professional growth and development of staff
  Provides input to assist in identifying the learning needs of staff in the clinic
  Participates actively in the process to coordinate on‑going professional development of staff
  Assumes responsibility for own learning and development needs
  Acts as role model for all staff
  Supervises the on‑going review and practice of emergency procedures by the unit staff
  Ensures the follow up of the…