Role & responsibilities

Job Duties:

Nursing Service

Planning and Development

- Planning and development of Nursing, Objectives, and Policies of the nursing department.
- Determines goals, aims, objectives, and policies of the Nursing Services.

Staffing and Administration

- Effective deployment of nursing staff for quality patient care.
- Personnel administration of nursing staff via recruitment, leave and attendance management, duty scheduling, conduct and discipline, grievance handling, and welfare.
- Interviews nursing staff for recruitment by the HR Department.
- Prepares duty roster & plans staff leaves

Compliance and Quality Assurance

- Compliance with set hospital standards and policies.
- Motivate staff to develop compliance with accreditation standards of the hospital.
- Monitor procedures to ensure quality of care in designated units.
- Investigates all unusual incidents and plans and implements corrective actions as appropriate.
- Participates actively in organizational quality management and care improvement programs.
- Should have strong knowledge of NABH documentation, standards, and compliance requirements.

Education and Development

- Planning of educational activities in consultation with the Nursing Educator.
- Plans and organizes nursing educational programs based on need analysis.
- Supports in completing the annual appraisals of nursing staff.




- Plans staff development programs and arranges for in-service education and orientation programs.

Resource Management

- Determine the need for allocations of personnel and material resources for smooth functioning.

Patient Care

- Ensure safe delivery of quality care to all patients in the hospital.
- Checks if the standard of care is maintained and that patients are nursed in a clean, orderly, and safe workplace.
- Looks after the welfare of patients and the nursing staff.

Record Keeping and Reporting

- Preparation of departmental reports.
- Maintains confidential reports and records of the nursing staff.
- Compiles data and prepares periodic reports.

Discipline and Grievance Handling

- Maintains discipline in the department.
- Investigates complaints and takes necessary steps.
- Gives counselling and guidance to subordinate staff.

Communication and Meetings

- Participates in hospital and intra-hospital meetings and conferences.
- Attends to general correspondence and maintains necessary records concerning nursing staff and health records.

Orientation and Integration

- Organizes department-specific orientation programs for newly recruited staff, which is apart from the general HR orientation program.
- Participates in the formulation of the philosophy of the hospital and those specific to the nursing service.

📌 Nursing Head (Bengaluru)
🏢 Srinivasa Trust
📍 Bengaluru