RESPONSIBILITIESLeadership-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 outdocumentation 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 timesQUALIFICATIONSQualification :-Special Certificate:-Required: