Director Nursing and Quality
Bliss Healthcare
Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months
Bliss Healthcare Nairobi, Kenya Nov 2019 to date
Director of Nursing and Quality
• Participate in organization development programs
• Develops department rules and regulations and policies pertaining to nursing staff’s, duties and responsibilities, licensing and accreditation etc.
• Oversee the Management and utilization of departmental resources to ensure that services are provided in a timely, efficient manner by effectively utilizing human, physical and financial resources.
• Establish career path for nursing division.
• Participate in hospital wide quality and educational activities
• Ensures the appropriate selection, orientation, and training and performance evaluation of staff across the organization as required.
• Supports and empowers an integrated, inter-professional infrastructure for evidence-based healthcare thereby providing the opportunity to continuously update clinical practice based on recent advances in healthcare research
• Creates an environment within Nursing that emphasizes the need to learn from the results of patient family and staff surveys and risk management systems to ensure high standards and safe quality care.
• Communicates effectively with all staff in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background, proactively seeking out solutions to improve communications and teamwork.
• Participates in staff orientation aimed at developing competence and performance.
• Budget and manpower planning for the entire Nursing department units.
• Accountable for all the related activities of Accreditation, including Nursing Chapter leader.
• Facility planning, succession planning.
• Define and achieve goals for every division under nursing administration.
• Participates in retention activities.
• Develops and sustains own knowledge, skills and professional awareness and maintains a professional profile.
• Adheres to Company standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Chief Nursing Officer since Jan 2017 to date
Director of Nursing OPD Wakra Hospital Doha 2013 to Feb 2104
-Clinical Documentation Specialist Coordinator 2011-2013
-Director of Nursing Cardiology 2007-2011 in between this was also Director of Nursing for PICU/TICU/MICU/SICU 2007-2009.
Responsible for the administrative and clinical aspects of the department/unit(s) to include organizing, developing, directing, and assuring the delivery of cost effective, quality patient care. Ensures that patient care on the unit(s) is performed in accordance with established corporate and hospital policies and International Standards. Well versed with JCIA Standards.
Commissioned State of the Art Heart Hospital from 2008-2011.
Head Nurse CCU 2002-2007
Bliss Healthcare Nairobi, Kenya Nov 2019 to date
Director of Nursing and Quality
• Participate in organization development programs
• Develops department rules and regulations and policies pertaining to nursing staff’s, duties and responsibilities, licensing and accreditation etc.
• Oversee the Management and utilization of departmental resources to ensure that services are provided in a timely, efficient manner by effectively utilizing human, physical and financial resources.
• Establish career path for nursing division.
• Participate in hospital wide quality and educational activities
• Ensures the appropriate selection, orientation, and training and performance evaluation of staff across the organization as required.
• Supports and empowers an integrated, inter-professional infrastructure for evidence-based healthcare thereby providing the opportunity to continuously update clinical practice based on recent advances in healthcare research
• Creates an environment within Nursing that emphasizes the need to learn from the results of patient family and staff surveys and risk management systems to ensure high standards and safe quality care.
• Communicates effectively with all staff in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background, proactively seeking out solutions to improve communications and teamwork.
• Participates in staff orientation aimed at developing competence and performance.
• Budget and manpower planning for the entire Nursing department units.
• Accountable for all the related activities of Accreditation, including Nursing Chapter leader.
• Facility planning, succession planning.
• Define and achieve goals for every division under nursing administration.
• Participates in retention activities.
• Develops and sustains own knowledge, skills and professional awareness and maintains a professional profile.
• Adheres to Company standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Bliss Healthcare Nairobi, Kenya Nov 2018 to date
Director of Nursing and Quality
• Participate in organization development programs
• Develops department rules and regulations and policies pertaining to nursing staff’s, duties and responsibilities, licensing and accreditation etc.
• Oversee the Management and utilization of departmental resources to ensure that services are provided in a timely, efficient manner by effectively utilizing human, physical and financial resources.
• Establish career path for nursing division.
• Participate in hospital wide quality and educational activities
• Ensures the appropriate selection, orientation, and training and performance evaluation of staff across the organization as required.
• Supports and empowers an integrated, inter-professional infrastructure for evidence-based healthcare thereby providing the opportunity to continuously update clinical practice based on recent advances in healthcare research
• Creates an environment within Nursing that emphasizes the need to learn from the results of patient family and staff surveys and risk management systems to ensure high standards and safe quality care.
• Communicates effectively with all staff in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture and background, proactively seeking out solutions to improve communications and teamwork.
• Participates in staff orientation aimed at developing competence and performance.
• Budget and manpower planning for the entire Nursing department units.
• Accountable for all the related activities of Accreditation, including Nursing Chapter leader.
• Facility planning, succession planning.
• Define and achieve goals for every division under nursing administration.
• Participates in retention activities.
• Develops and sustains own knowledge, skills and professional awareness and maintains a professional profile.
• Adheres to Company standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Performs other duties as assigned.
BLS Edems Certified Fundamental in Disaster Management(FDMS) Certified. Major Incident Medical Management(MIMMS) Certified Hospital Major Incident Medical Management (HMIMMS)Certified