Sr.Salome Marandu
Director of Nursing services
Description
PERFORMS THE FUNCTION OF COORDINATION AND MONITORING NURSING SERVICES AS WELL AS OVERSEEING PROFESSIONAL NURSING ETHICS.
Nursing Managers Activities:
- Supervise patients nursing care activities
- Oversees adherence of nurses to professional ethics
- Manages the patients' care setting (Cleanliness, movement of people etc.)
- Ensures resources for patient treatment and care are in place in their respective wards (drugs, equipment, supplies)
- Respond to patients' complaints.
- Hospital quality improvement and audit unit activities:
- Coordinates quality improvement activities at the hospital.
- Conducts quarterly audits on clinical practices
- Produces quality improvement, procedures, standards guidelines and auditing tools.
- Supervises and produces a monthly patient management duties and nursing care report to management.
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Health Care Waste Management unit Activities:
- Monitor infection prevention control activities at the hospital
- Conducts training on infection prevention control and health care wastes management.
- Distributes sharp boxes, waste disposal bags and containers
- Produces manuals and standards guidelines on IPC
Hospital Health Education and Counselling Unit Activities:
- Produces manuals, standards guidelines on health education & counseling materials.
- Conduct individual health education/counseling or group health education on daily basis.
- Monitor health education and counseling activities at the hospital
Ms. Esther Pastory
Assistant DNS
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in the following areas:
Special Internal Medicine units:
- Mental Health
- Emergence Department
- Medical ICU
- Bima clinic
- Medical clinic
- Endoscopy
- Echo/ECG
- Diabetic Unit
Sr. Dismas Mauki
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in Paediatric department.
- C5 _Malnutrition and injection
- E5 _Paediatric ICU
- C2NU _Neonatal unit
- NICU _Neonatal ICU
- POPD _Paedriatrics outpatient
Mr. Fabian Mwasubila
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in the following areas:
GENERAL SURGERY
- C9 General surgery
- C6 Neurosurgery
- Cardiothoracic
- J5 Burn Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Surgical Outpatient Unit
Ms. Prisca Ringia
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in OBGY / ICU Department.
- C4 Postnatal
- E4 Gynae
- GOPD Gynae outpatient Department
- GCW Labour Ward
- Surgical ICU
Mr. Lucas Dominic
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in the following areas:
SPECIALIZATION UNITS OF SURGERY
- E8 Male orthopaedic
- J5 Orthopedic Female
- ENT
- E6 Urology
Ms. Lemina Rambau
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in the following areas:
- OPHTHAMOLOGY - EYE Department
- Oncology Department
Ibrahim Mgoo
Nurse Manager
Description
Monitors Nursing Services in the following areas:
- C8 Female medicine
- C7 Male medicine
- E7 Private wing
- VIP
- CTC
- MDR units
Mr.Maneno Sigwa
Head of Department
Description
CENTRAL STERILE AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT (CSSD) is a critical support service in a hospital responsible for the decontamination, cleaning, assembly, sterilization, storage, and distribution of surgical instruments, medical devices, and other sterile supplies used throughout the hospital. It plays a vital role in infection prevention and control, ensuring that all reusable medical instruments and supplies are safe for patient care and efficiency for clinical operations.
OBJECTIVES OF CSSD
- To ensure the supply of properly cleaned, sterilized, and functional medical instruments and equipment to all departments.
- To prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by maintaining strict sterilization standards.
- To ensure efficient inventory management of sterile supplies.
- To support the smooth operation of Operating Theatres (OTs) and other critical care areas by providing timely and sterile instrument
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEAD OF UNIT
- Supervise and lead the CSSD team (technicians, assistants, and support staff).
- Ensure adequate staffing and skill levels to meet hospital demands
- Assign duties, prepare duty rosters, and manage shift rotations.
- Ensure proper cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and storage of surgical instruments and medical equipment.
- Liaison with OT (Operating Theatre), ICUs, EMD and other clinical departments to meet daily sterilization and supply demands.
- Participate in budget planning for equipment, consumables, and staffing.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Ensure policies and SOPs are current, followed, and available for review.
- Maintain environment and workflow to meet regulatory standards
- Ensure compliance with hospital infection control policies and international standards
- Train CSSD staff in sterilization techniques, infection control, and equipment handling.
- Ensure ongoing education and competency assessments.
- Manage urgent requests and ensure quick turnaround of instruments.