Admin Nursing Supervisor American Hospital Dubai LLC

• Participates in departmental goal setting and implementing/evaluating creative approaches to meeting goals.

• Promotes cooperation, coordination and respect among individuals and departments to provide high-quality patient care and customer service (internal and external).

• Responds promptly and positively to patients, families, co-workers and all others in a respectful, courteous and confidential manner.

• Creates and supports an environment which fosters teamwork, cooperation, respect and diversity.

• Ensures a safe working environment through compliance with hospital policy and procedure regarding safety infection control and security.

• Supports and enforces organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

• Participates in formulating, revising and reviewing policies and procedures.

• Assumes responsibility as Hospital Administrator when required.

• Coordinates and facilitates American Hospital Dubai's transfers (i.e. internal transfers, transfers in, transfers out and international transfers).

• Coordinates all relevant documentation in the event of a patient’s death. Liaises with family members to fulfil UAE-stated requirements.

• Coordinates nursing manpower plans according to patient census and acuity.

• Participates in hospital-wide and nursing committees.

• Identifies emergencies including codes (code red) and manages according to hospital policies and procedures. 

• Acts as resource person in the absence of the Manager.

• Records code blue and green and report in quality measures (QM).

• Handles technical Staff functions.

Clinical:

• Coordinates the provision of safe efficient, and economical nursing care in line with established standards of practice.

• Supports direct care to patients and families.

• Serves as a clinical resource.

• Collaborates with patients, families and healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

• Makes rounds in all patient care areas; is abreast of clinical issues, staffing patterns and customer service needs in all areas.

• Responds to all emergency codes.

• Acts as the Bed Coordinator when necessary 

• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.

• Completes all Core Competencies for nursing.

• Understands Infection Control, Pain Management and Wound Care practices and standards.

• Understands the responsibilities of safe handling, and administration of Narcotic/Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.

• Encourages team decisions, and cooperation within and across departments and assists in resolving differences of opinion.