Nurse In Charge – OT

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

•    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/family/significant others to understand and participate in decisions about their care.
•    Facilitate patient education. Maintains accurate clinical records.
•    Perform advanced or specialized nursing skills competently and independently. 
•    Maintain current knowledge of clinical nursing practice. 
•    Act as a clinical resource for staff on unit.
•    Communicate and consult with other health care disciplines. Act as a patient advocate.
•    Represent nursing at multidisciplinary rounds.
•    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 learning environment.
•    Identify opportunities for improvement.
•    Perform other professional duties as may be assigned within his/her scope and ability. 
•    Directs and supervises all administrative and clinical activities of her designated area.
•    Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.
•    Ensures implementation and evaluation of high quality patient care standards.
•    Ensures nursing staff perform the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications.
•    Supervises the perioperative care of patient to ensure optimum quality of care to all surgical patients is provided.
•    Ensures strict adherence to the time out policy within the operating theatre complex.
•    Responsible for ensuring that optimum and continuous care is delivered to the patient in the recovery room.
•    Oversees the running of Pre Anesthesia Clinic in the OT Complex
•    Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of the department in accordance with the infection control and waste management policy of the hospital.

QUALIFICATIONS

•    Have evidenced ability to manage people and teams
•    Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority (DoH, DHA) with all the qualification and experience this mandates.
•    Manage their own professional revalidation