Charge Nurse – OPD

Job Description

Job Description

Leadership

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.

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.

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.

Required

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent qualification of NLT 3 years study duration from an accredited program.

• AND Valid/current national license.
• AND BLS
  

Desired

ACLS, PALS relevant to area of specialty.