Role Summary

To promote and maintain caring, highly professional standards of perioperative nursing ensuring safe and quality care to patients

The team leader is expected to supervise staff in all aspects of managing the unit and the resources while promoting job satisfaction for the theatre team.

Duties and Responsibilities

SYSTEM


Booking/scheduling of procedures
Training/ CME schedules and rotations
Equipment and Instrument inventory management
Allocation of roles and responsibilities
Clinical and quality indicators to be monitored
Handing over process
Patient safety procedures
Retention of doctors
Efficiency and reducing turnaround time
CSSD quality assurance
Theatre reports-monthly
Increase of theatre revenue
Reduction of wastage
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


PROCESS


Ensure high quality and infection prevention and control services are offered
Perform daily rounds ensuring  a clean and safe environment is maintained for the patients at all times.
Maintain quarterly theatre contamination checks
Ensure staff report early for planned surgeries and receive report at 7.30am everyday
Maintain and allocate nursing teams considering competencies and skills, ensuring each individual staff delivers to expectations.
Be keen and pay attention to the doctors’ needs and preferences to ensure smooth surgical procedures.
Ensure the planned surgical procedures are carried out as scheduled and planned
Creating of monthly rota, ensuring correct skills mix and considering that those who are learning are allocated to cover sessions
To always ensure handover between shifts  are completed and documented for all cadres of staff
Maintain inventory of equipment and instruments, with quarterly major counts and reports
Ensure and safeguard the hospital /patients and equipment from damage, wastage or loss.
Take responsibility for doing the following and for ensuring maintenance of accurate records/ documentation for:

Site marking
Surgical Safety checklist
Medication records chart
Fluid charts
Nursing Cardex
Surgical Instrument and swab count sheet
Nursing Care plans
Family and patient education
Discharge summary
Charge sheet


Specimen movement and records
Monthly quality and process indicators
Ensure monthly theatre reports- accurate statistics, quality control theatre utilization, theatre delays and any other reports as required
Call more surgeons and anaesthetists to use the facility and maintain quality  services to ensure retention
Have in place processes that reduce wastage in all areas


PEOPLE

Internal ;-


Communicate with other professional staff both in and out of the theatre to ensure that the care given to patients is of appropriate standard.
Make sure that all information concerning patients and their treatment remains confidential at all times.
Build capacity of teams by ensuring all staff are trained and skill checked  twice a year perform random skill checks on staff regularly
Ensure staff report on time
Monthly departmental meetings
Teach and delegate role of shift incharge liaise with doctors to identify their challenges and encourage their use of the theatre
Liaise with other HODs to ensure patients and doctors have a good experience


External;-


Maintain personal contact with the doctors to ensure their needs are met, and grievances addressed.
Be observant of the patients’ needs and requirements, and assist where appropriate in providing care to meet those needs which are within the total care plan of the patient.
Maintain personal contact with patients ensuring that they understand their procedure and that their needs are met.


 Required Qualifications

 Academic and professional qualification


Diploma/Bachelor of science in nursing
Higher diploma in perioperative nursing an added advantage


Experience


5 years
At least three (3) years working in operating room environment


Required license/ certificate


Healthcare management course from a recognized institution added advantage
Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya
Valid practicing license
Current BLS and ACLS certification


Essential skills and competencies


Technical competences
Leadership skills
Communications skills
Supervisory skills
Conflict management skills
Interpersonal skills
Organizational skills
Negotiation skills
Computer literacy


Job Conditions


May be exposed to biohazards during regular hospital duties
Environment may be physically and emotionally demanding, working under stressful conditions
Work is carried out in shifts that ensure coverage
Responsibility may call for extra hours


Essential Personal attributes


 Integrity
Respect for National/Gender Diversity
Meritocracy
Fairness
Confidentiality