Nurse In Charge – ER

Job Description

To support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision, and Values:

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe,

compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

· Do the right thing

· Be the patient’s advocate

· Be open and transparent

· Deliver safe, compassionate care

· Recognize the uniqueness of each patient

· Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience

· Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture

· Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

· Safety

· Excellence

· Ethics

· Trust

· Collaboration

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in

order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, and the patient’s bystanders all the time, every time.

Responsibilities

Nurse In Charge will:

· Ensure and oversee the care that is delivered to all patients in the unit is safe, appropriate and effective.

· Determine nursing interventions based on assessment data.

· Prioritizes identified needs.

· Implement nursing actions and evaluates patient outcomes.

· Develops or revises the plan of care

· Deliver identified patient needs.

· Co-ordinate the overall clinical activities of the unit when assigned to the charge nurse role.

· Collaborate with the Nursing Supervisor on staffing for a particular shift.

· Plan, implement and evaluate clinical programs.

· Evaluate the ability of the patient and the patient’s bystanders to understand and participate in decisions

about their care.

· Facilitate patient education.

· Maintain accurate and real-time clinical records.

· Perform advanced or specialized nursing skills competently.

· Maintain current knowledge of clinical nursing practice.

· Act as a clinical resource for staff within the department/unit.

· Communicate and consult with other health care disciplines.

· Represent nursing at multidisciplinary rounds.

· Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life

Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

· Participate in the development of standards, procedures and protocols.

· Facilitate evidence-based practice.

· Promote change in nursing practice when required.

· Take a proactive role under the guidance of Nursing Management/Nursing Education in training, education

and CQI activities of nursing staff.

· Promote a safe learning environment.

· Identify opportunities for improvement.

· Perform other professional duties as may be assigned within his/her scope and ability.

Qualifications

Essential: the post holder must

· Have evidenced experience in managing teams

· Be able to influence and implement change when necessary

· Be able to make decisions and communicate effectively

· Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with

all the qualifications and experience these mandates.

· Manage their own professional re-licensure.

· Have valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

· Be willing to work across departments when necessary.

· Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

· Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team

· Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical

documentation

· Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic