JOb Description For Supervisor
JOb Description For Supervisor
JOb Description For Supervisor
CHIEF NURSE
Responsibilities
• Chief nurses sometimes work in the educational field, teaching other nurses, conducting
seminars or leading practice rounds. They may also assist in research and the organization of
presentations and lectures. When reports are required by external agencies, chief nurses are
often in charge of setting up summaries of internal performance and policy follow-up.
Overall Duties
• Chief nurses are often responsible for creating a vision of what patient care in a particular unit
(or sometimes in the whole medical facility) should be like. This may include operational
performance of staff and procedures, the implementation of care systems and the direct
execution of patient care activities.
● Head nurses also work directly with patients. They ensure that patients; conditions remain
stable and that doctors; treatment instructions have been properly carried out.
● Head nurses are responsible for ensuring that adequate quantities of supplies are maintained,
and for ordering new supplies when necessary.
● The head nurse is responsible for alerting the doctor to any unique concerns or complaints
regarding a patient.