SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE

5.4 Principal Nursing Officer
Job Title:
Salary Scale:
Reports to :
Directly Supervises:
Interacts with:
Principal Nursing Officer
U2
Assistant Commissioner Nursing/ Medical
Director/ Medical Superintendent
Senior Nursing Officer
Assistant Commissioner, Principal Nursing
Officer, Hospital Director and Executive
Director, DHO, ADHO, Professional Bodies,
Heads of Departments
Purpose of the Job
To coordinate all nursing services in liaison with heads of clinical areas
Key Duties and Responsibilities
(a) To provide professional guidance and support supervision
(b) To plan, organize , and coordinate nursing services in the hospital
(c) To plan and implement quality assurance programmes/ activities
(d) To enforce ethical professional conduct in the provision of nursing
services
(e) To conduct performance appraisal
(f) To conduct and utilize evidence-based research to improve nursing
practice
(g) To participate in teaching and mentoring nursing students
Key Result Areas
(a) Nurses’ error rates have been minimized to acceptable levels, and
patient satisfaction levels are high.
(b) Nurses are competent and skilled and they do a professional job.
(c) Quality of care is appreciably high and patient admission time has
reduced.
(d) Patient cure rates have improved to appreciable levels.
(e) Research has contributed to the body of knowledge, and led to
innovations that are beneficial to the profession.
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