Charge Nurse - Operation Room (Madinat Zayed Hospital)

Understands supports and promotes the mission, vision and values of Organization.

Provides age appropriate patient care according to the Nursing Scope of Practice as defined by the regulatory body.

Provides professional leadership through the supervision of the patient care team, and the maintenance of clinical standards and quality of patient care within the unit during their shift.

Adheres to and promotes the Professional Nurses Code of Conduct for Abu Dhabi.

Promotion of health and delivery of health education

Provides professional leadership and acts as a role model and mentor to fellow nursing staff

Demonstrates critical thinking and provides leadership in conflict management and problem solving

Promotes and supports a collaborative practice model

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family centered care

Demonstrates a professional commitment to patients and fellow nursing staff.

Adopts an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals.

Liaises with Nurse Manager/Nurse Supervisor to ensure the patient care load is addressed with the appropriate staffing and skill mix in an environment which is safe for the patient and nurse.

Ensures the nursing staff works within their capacity, experience, training and scope of practice.

Participates as assigned on committees, working groups and other organization activities.

Acts as a preceptor to less experienced staff as required.

Monitors staff performance, providing regular constructive feedback, coaching, guidance and support to team members on the shift.

Actively participates in organizational change in a constructive manner.

Management of the unit in the absence of the Nurse Manager.

Monitors clinical care to ensure clinical standards are met.

Identifies variances and initiates corrective measures as required

In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, shares in the responsibility of formal evaluation of staff performance and achievement of annual performance goals

Participates in unit budget preparation to ensure adequate resource availability and to monitor resource usage.

Monitors and coordinates effective and efficient utilization of human resources, consumables and equipment

Clinical Practice Responsible for monitoring direct and indirect patient care to achieve optimum patient outcome.

Provides patient care within the regulatory body Scope of practice, organization policies and procedures, and the Unit Scope of Service.

Assumes accountability and responsibility for own practice and does not carry out tasks beyond level of competence.

Provides guidance to nursing staff in the planning, implementation and evaluation of individualized patient care.

Coordinates the interdisciplinary team activities to provide patient and family centered care

Demonstrates service excellence and acts as a patient advocate to support the patients rights and dignity at all times

Coordinates referrals and utilizes available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families

Promotes and utilizes evidence-based practice in the provision of care

Facilitates a climate of mutual understanding, and appreciation of cross cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.

Administers medications according to organization policies and procedures.

Understands actions of medication and contraindications, evaluates patient’s response, identifies side effects and initiates appropriate action.

Is responsible to ensure that on a shift basis at unit level, the monitoring, replacement, storage and administration of Narcotic and Controlled Drugs is in accordance with Ministry of Health’s and HA-AD Narcotic Policies and Procedures.

Is accountable and responsible to maintain a sound knowledge base in medication and administration of medications.

Collaborates with Pharmacy services to ensure the provision of medication needs of the unit.

Reports Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR’s) and Medication errors in accordance with organization policy.

Responds to all levels of emergencies according to the organizations policies and procedures

Provides guidance and advice to patient care team on clinical and administrative matters.

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

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

Liaise with other health care providers as necessary to ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patients and for discharge planning.

Provides a comprehensive clinical handover / report as required to ensure patient safety.

Attends Patient Care rounds and communicates and updates the attending Healthcare provider on changes in the patient’s condition.

Communicates with patient care team ongoing changes in patient’s plan of care and unit activity

Ensures the nurses communicate and report changes in the patient’s condition to the relevant health care provider and that new orders are carried out

Ensures documentation reflects a continuous, systematic and accurate nursing process

Ensures clear and accurate documentation of all patient care events and is compliant with organization policies and procedures.

Monitors and audits compliance with organization documentation standards

Establishes and maintains professional boundaries with patients and members of the healthcare team.

Performance Improvement/Risk Management Participates and/or leads quality improvement activities by assisting with the development, implementation and review of standards, policies, procedures and guidelines, evaluation of indicators and reporting of outcomes and trends.

Monitors and evaluates unit operation and services in order to identify problems and takes a lead role in improving systems and safe patient care

Participates in interdisciplinary teams and Performance Improvement Projects for evaluation and improvement of processes and clinical practice

Ensures provision of a clean and safe working environment that minimizes risks to patients, visitors, other staff, and self.

Identifies faulty and defective equipment and furniture, removes from service and takes corrective action

Complies with International and HAAD Patient Safety Goals

Promotes and audits compliance with the organization’s Infection Control policies and procedures

Identifies, investigates, reports, and implements corrective action for incidents or complaints as appropriate.

Completes appropriate documentation according to organization policy.

Delegates responsibilities to the nursing team in response to an emergency situation.

Education Assess patient and family education needs, plan for and provide education and evaluate outcome

Provides a suitable environment that supports patient and family learning.

Acts as a resource nurse to ensure patient and family are provided with accurate information and resources to meet their health care needs.

Engages in health promotion activities in the organization and community.

Professional Responsibilities Identifies learning needs of the junior staff on the Unit in conjunction with the Clinical Resource Nurse and Manager and assists with the implementation of educational activities.

Is responsible for educating less experienced staff in adverse drug reaction and the process to be followed for medication errors

Completes mandatory and unit specific competencies and demonstrates ongoing competence

In conjunction with, but not limited to, the Line Manager/CRN, identifies own professional learning needs and develops an annual learning plan

Develops and maintains own Professional Portfolio as per HA-AD policy.

Demonstrates improvement in clinical practice as a result of application of new theoretical knowledge and technology

Initiates or participates in Nursing and or other disciplines research that contributes to continual improvement in standards of care

Obtains accredited and non-accredited Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Units in compliance with HAAD and the organization’s requirements

Demonstrates evidence of ongoing professional development in leadership and management

General This job description is not definitive and following periodic review may be subject to change.

The charge nurse will also be expected to contribute to the wider corporate and organisational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.

The charge nurse will be expected to ensure compliance with the requirement of the Health and Safety regulations of the hospital

Upholds the organization customer service standards at all times

Qualification :-

N.A.

Abu Dhabi Healthcare Company (SEHA) is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare network in the UAE that was established in 2007 with the objective of operating all public hospitals and clinics across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

SEHA is committed to delivering world-class healthcare services using the most advanced diagnostics and systems across its network of public healthcare centers and hospitals in addition to partnering with global leaders in healthcare, including world renowned organizations such as the Mayo Clinic.