Nursing Supervisor is accountable for the Nursing care management of a ward or a unit assigned to her/him. She/ he takes full charge of the ward and assigns work for various categories of nursing and non-Nursing personnel working with her.

• Assists in the direct care of the patient as and when required.
• Assists the patient and his/her relatives to adjust in the hospital and its routine.
• Coordinates patient care with other departments.
• Ensures proper admission, discharge of her patients.
• Ensures safety, comfort and good personal hygiene of her /his patient.
• Implements doctors’ instructions concerning patient treatment.
• Plans nursing care and make patients’ assignment as per their nursing needs.
• Sees that helpless patient are regularly fed as per direction.
• Sees that proper observation records of the patients are made and necessary information imparted to the concerned authorities.
• Ensure that total health needs of patients are met.
• Takes Nursing rounds with staff.
• Takes rounds with doctors. Assists him in diagnosis and treatment of the patients.

Supervision and Administration

• Check & submit the census of the department.
• Ensures safe and clean environment for the ward.
• Read & discuss the SOP with nursing staff & HK & keep attendance record inform to Manager Admin Nursing
• Prepares duty and work assignments.
• Indents Ward store and keeps necessary records.
• Does regular inventory checking of her /his ward.
• Makes list for condemnation of articles and submits it to all concerned.
• Assists in making ward requirements.
• Reinforces ward standards prescribed in the procedures and manuals of the ward and the hospital and policies that are in force.
• Sees that ward statistics are regularly submitted.
• Maintains discipline among the ward workers, e.g., Staff Nurses, students and domestic staff.
• Deals appropriately with any adverse situation that has occurred in the ward and reports to the concerned authorities.
• Reports about any medico-legal cases in the ward.
• Writes and submits confidential reports of the staff.
• Help nursing manager to carries out Competency Assessment for the staff.
• Reports and documents medication errors/adverse events

Educational Functions

• Organizes orientation programmes for new staff.
• Organizes formal and informal ward teaching, conducts bedside clinics and demonstrations.
• Conducts ward conferences/meetings.
• Gives incidental teaching to patients, relatives, Staff Nurses, students and the domestic staff.
• Guides in formulation of Nursing care studies, and nursing care plans etc.
• Evaluates the staff’s performance and submits reports to the nursing administration.
• Encourages staff development programme in her/his ward.

Skill Sets

• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill (Written & Oral)
• Problem Solving/Decision Making

Others

• Enthusiasm
• Leadership Qualities
• Creative Thinking