Charge Nurse – OT, NMC Royal Womens Hospital Abu Dhabi UAE

Supervises and coordinates the nursing staff in a healthcare setting, ensuring the quality and efficiency of patient care.

Duties of A Charge Nurse – OT

• 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 preoperative 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.
• Ensure to deliver optimum and continuous care to the patient in the recovery room.
• Oversees the running of Pre Anaesthesia 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.
• Coordinates with the Nursing Supervisor and Nursing Administrator in conducting annual competency and skill based competency checks for all categories assigned to the operating theater.
• Prepares daily / monthly staff allocation of her designated area and ensures competency based nurse / patient allocation is followed at all times.
• Collaborates with the Nursing Supervisor to design, implement and evaluates the effectiveness of staff education based on, staff satisfaction, staff development and staff competencies.
• Coordinates with other health team members for maximum utilization of the operating theatre suites.
• Ensures preventative and ongoing maintenance of equipment are carried out, reporting all failures or deficiencies to the appropriate department head.
• Ensures to check crash carts and emergency equipment on a daily basis and documented according to the hospital policy.
• Responsible for storing and maintaining medication inventories which include high alert medications and narcotics as per hospital policy.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing / Diploma in Nursing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Operation Theater (OT) with at least 2 year’s experience as Charge Nurse or equivalent grade in relevant clinical area.

Certification & License

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
• Current license in country of origin and with HAAD or DHA license to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Knowledge & Skills Desired

• Demonstrates sound decision making, leadership and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to review procedures and implement new models of service delivery to satisfy client and organizational requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality outcomes and ability to consult with staff regarding continuous improvement.
• Excellent command of oral and written English.
• Arabic language advantageous/desirable but not essential.
• Ability to demonstrate highly developed communication and organizational skills at all levels.
• Ability to provide compassionate care that is respectful to patients cultural preferences while keeping in line with regulating bodies (HAAD, JCI).
• Knowledge of computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of confidentiality policy.

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