Senior Charge Nurse

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Takes a lead role in coordinating hospital services during their shift.

Supports an environment that allows staff to acquire skills, identify and develop new ideas that ensures commitment to the organizational goals.

Addresses the immediate legal and ethical dilemmas in a professional, collaborative manner and refers to the relevant person for action.

Participates in the recruitment process when necessary.

Takes a lead role in managing disasters, codes, and incidents as per the Organisation s policy and procedures.

Provides leadership in critical thinking, conflict management and problem solving.

Provides leadership in support of evidence-based practice, quality initiatives and promotion of a healthy workplace environment.

Maintains appropriate contact with the organisations nursing executive/administrator on call providing timely and accurate information.

Monitors and evaluates appropriate utilisation of staff in collaboration with the nursing team.

Responsible to ensure that bed allocation and staff skill mix is appropriate for patient condition

Collaborates with personnel from non-nursing department/disciplines regarding issues that may negatively impact patient care; facilitate solutions as needed

Participates in committees, task forces that are interdisciplinary or interdepartmental; may be required to chair, co-chair or lead such groups.

Monitors and reviews staff skill mix and in accordance with patient acuity uses available information to align staffing and workload.

Builds relationships with staff, peers and colleagues to support interdisciplinary and interdepartmental planning, aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Promotes continuity of care that is patient centred, outcome oriented and focused towards discharge planning.

Ensures that quality standards of nursing documentation are maintained according to organisational policy.

Perform hospital rounds to assess, identify problems, determine solutions and guide teams in clinical and operational management of services.

Liaises effectively with other health care providers both internal and external to the organisation.

Maintains confidentiality and security of patient, family, and organisation information in accordance with the confidentiality policy

Facilitates effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.

Communicates with all unit(s) /departments as appropriate, to maximise efficiency and to expedite the admission, transfer and discharge process.

Uses information technology to access, transmit and produce information as necessary.

Supports a culture of performance improvement.

Monitors and evaluates the quality of nursing care provided.

Actively participates in accreditation activities.

Undertakes patient and environmental risk assessments and documents corrective action to improve patient outcomes as required.

Audits compliance with organisational documentation standards.

Supports and participates in ongoing educational and research programs within the Nursing Department and the organization.

Supports and participates in the implementation of evidence based practice to promote clinical knowledge and a research based clinical practice environment.

Monitors and supports the organisational Key Performance Indicators and Clinical Indicators and reinforces corrective action to improve clinical service.

Responsible for the coordination, monitoring, and reporting of incidents occurring within the organisation after business hours facilitating corrective or preventative action as required.

Responsible for minimizing exposure to incidents of infection/cross infection of patients, staff, visitors and the general public. Ensures staff adheres to the infection control policies and procedures of the organization

Monitors compliance with International and HA-AD Patient Safety Goals

Reports on nursing department activity e.g. sick leave and occupancy rates