Chief Matron at Lagoon Hospitals

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Summary

• This role is responsible for providing leadership to the Ikoyi Nursing team by coordinating and managing nursing activities.
• The role will also manage daily nursing operations and ensure excellent patient experience within the hospital’s facility.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure discipline in the nursing department.
• Establish and coordinate good working relationship with other departments.
• Promote and imbibe in all nursing staff, the need for accurate and complete documentation.
• Recruitment, induction and training of nurses and monitor training and development of nursing staff.
• Ensure adherence to the approved company-wide rota system and work plan.
• Ensure hospital follows policies and regulatory requirements (federal, state and local laws) and enforce nursing practices conformity with standard Operating Procedures and quality standards.
• Champions quality improvement project in the department.
• Other Duties as assigned by the Chief Nursing Officer and Medical Director of the Facility.

Key Result Areas / Performance Goals:

• Compliance with departmental on-boarding process and timeliness in completing nursing competency assessment
• Number of quality/service improvement initiatives championed / participated in
• Complete and accurate documentation
• Oversee Nursing care plan implementation
• Keep Nursing cost to a pre-defined percentage of revenue which is advised annually.
• Oversight of a Nursing Specific Improvement plan.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse / Registered Midwife / Bachelor’s Degree in General Nursing
• Post basic nursing training is crucial
• Leadership / Management training will be an added advantage
• Certificate of Registration with the Nursing Council of Nigeria, with a valid practicing license
• Minimum 10 years clinical experience with 2 - 4 years in a team leadership role.

Core Competencies:

• Strong organization and time management skills
• Excellent ability to lead and develop people
• Report writing, Communication and presentation skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Support and supervisory skills Team Building and Leadership
• Problem Solving, Quality Assurance Management, SOP Implementation
• I-CARE attitude (Integrity, Compassion, Attentiveness, Respect, Excellence and Empathy)
• Basic Life Support skills
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situations.