Nurse Manager
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Open
POSITION:
Nurse Manager
DATE OF ISSUANCE:
01 February 2007
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT:
Centre For Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
POSTING:
Singapore
Remuneration
Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a competitive compensation and benefits package is offered.
CHARMS Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Responsibilities
- Within limited delegated authority, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring smooth day to day functioning of the walk-in-clinic at clinic.
- Facility and supervise arrangement of appointments for medical investigations of clients.
- Involve in Human Resource management of the practice.
- Design and implement training programs for junior staffs.
- Liaise with local hospitals to secure treatment of clients in these facilities on preventive and promotive medical programs.
- Conduct medical orientation and arrange first aid training for incoming staff.
- Medico Administrative Duties: Assist the surgeon and partner doctors in coordinating surgical procedure/medical evacuations/repatriations Identify supplies and equipment requirements for the clinic and with approval of the directors, raise requisitions accordingly.
- Liaise with the Procurement Supply section for this.
- Formulate marketing strategies/communications for the expansion of the practice.
- Provide support to the marketing department of the practice.
- Supervisory Duties: Supervise the nursing staff at centre and satellite clinics to ensure smooth functioning of the clinic.
- Delegate and supervise preparation of monthly medical/statistic/invoicing reports.
- Provide support to the therapy and accounts department.
- Assist the director in preparing Performance Appraisal Reports including audits of nursing, therapist and accounts/administrative staffs in the centre.
- Ensure periodic upgrading of medical skills of nursing staff.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Competencies
- Professionalism: Knowledge and experience in clinical nursing and private practice administration.
- Planning and Organising: Ability to establish priorities and to plan and coordinate own work plan.
- Commitment to continuous learning: Initiative and willingness to keep abreast of new skills in the administration field.
- Technology Awareness: Knowledge of relevant medical software packages.
- Judgement/Decision-making – Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organisation; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.
- Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills; ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Communication: Ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Registered Nurse who is a graduate of either an accredited Baccalaureate Nursing Programme (University) or an accredited Diploma Programme (4 years). Graduate in communications or administration is an asset.
Work Experience
At least 10 years of experience in the general nursing/intensive care with some experience in international health administration. Experience of private surgical practice and familiarity with relevant administrative policies and procedures is highly desirable.
Languages
Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and a regional language an advantage and sometimes a requirement. Fluency in the local language may be essential.
The Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal.
The Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery (CHARMS) is a non smoking environment.
How to apply
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement.
Online applications will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. When you receive an automatic notification, there is no need to submit another application on-line or by other means for the same vacancy.
Your application will be screened and evaluated against the requirements set out in the vacancy announcement.
In view of the high volume of applications received, only those applicants who are included in the roster will be notified.
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Attention: HR Department
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