CSSD Head
Job ID:
CS1
Work Location:
Kattamya
Job Summary:
Provides direction and coordinates the activities of CSSD Unit to maintain proper professional and administrative procedures to meet KIH Nursing standards according to Joint Commission on Accreditation (JCI).
Participates in the planning and implementation of integrated preventive-curative nursing care programs ensuring that hospital and CSSD objectives, standards of sterilization processes and practices, policies, and procedures are being implemented in CSSD Unit.
Responsibilities:
• Contributes to the establishment of Nursing's shared mission, vision, and objectives ensuring appropriate and timely communication to the staff under supervision.
• Solves problems relating to sterilization documenting it accordingly including in the running commentary, if it is involving staff under supervision.
• Coordinates with Surgery and Operating Room manager for the classification, standardization of instrumentations.
• Checks to ensure all instruments for OR use are cleaned and sterilized according to sterilization standards.
• Takes inventory with OR Head Nurse to segregate and replace defective instruments in the Operation Room.
• Develops and maintains professional quality standards and makes recommendations for improvement of such standards.
• Supports hospital-wide safety plans by strictly enforcing rules and regulations concerning safety practices and disaster plans.
• Plans and maintains masterwork schedules necessary for the required performance of all staff assigned in CSSD Unit including leaves of absence, vacations, holidays, weekend and emergency on-call schedules, and computation of off and overtime balances at the end of the month.
• Works with CSSD Unit Consultants on problems affecting nursing service and practices in CSSD Unit.
• Directs the personnel functions of assigned staff including the application of the Hospital personnel policies in employment, wages, the conduct of employees, safety, and other related activities; handling grievances; administering warning and disciplinary actions were necessary for conformance with the Hospital’s policies.
• Ensures safety at all times and sees to it that problems presented are attended in a timely manner, properly documented, and reported to the Nursing Management according to the proper channels of communication.
• Remains knowledgeable in areas to the budget and continuously seek opportunities to improve departmental quality and efficiency while keeping budgetary issues in mind.
Qualification:
Bachelor or High Institute with Service Certificate in CSSD and Infection Control is preferred plus 5 Years’ experience.