Matron

· Managing and supervising operational issues in the hospital or centre under them. (OPD, Wards, ICU, OT, Day Care Units)
· Should have knowledge of NABH & NABL Process to be implement at practical level.
· Managing the duty roster and allocating the staff depending on the workload.
· Assisting the nursing superintendent to put forward nursing policies and protocols and monitoring its adherence by the staff.
· Finding out the problem areas and discussing them with the Nursing Superintendent to develop a practical solution.
· Recording the data required for evaluating the quality indicators and measuring the same.
· Accountable for the equipment’s used in the nursing and clinical care areas.
· Monitoring the resource (linen, consumables, medicine, etc) allocation among different units.
· Encouraging the participation of nursing staff in the training activities.
. Providing on the job training as and when variances observed.
· To go on rounds to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services.
· Officiates in the absence of CMO.
· Participates in the formulation of Nursing Services, philosophies, objectives and SOPs.
· Assists in the recruitment of Nursing Staff.
· Helps in allocating Nursing personnel to various Nursing Services Departments.
· Keeps records and reports of the Nursing Services.
· Assists in planning and organizing the new units in the hospital.
· Maintains confidential reports & reports of the Nursing Staff.
· Takes regular hospitals rounds.
. Supervises care given in various departments
· Member of several hospital committees, e.g., Infection Control Committee, Pharmacy & therapeutics.
· Interprets the policies & procedures of the hospital care to subordinate staff and others.
· Acts as a liaison officer between the CMO and the Nursing staff of the hospital.
· Assists in the supervision of Nurses’ home, Nurses’ hostel.
· Attends to emergency calls in rotation concerning hospital or hostel problems.
· Audit Code Blue (Actual & Mock drill).
· Review medication errors/adverse reaction/sentinel events.
· Review outcome measures in the hospital.
· Arranges and participates in professional and social functions of the staff and students.
· Maintains good public relations.