Job Description
Manage department in the absence of head nurse and responsibly escalate concerns reporting head, nursing supervisor, or ACNO.
Serves as a member of the direct patient care team and leads the nursing team in gaining exceptional skills to provide evidence-based comprehensive nursing care.
Ensure the clinical area has appropriate number of staff and skill mix for the dependency level of the patients.
Ensure staff awareness and delivery of care based on current best practices.
Ensure patient and family education is given to all patients.
Ensure the implementation of all accreditation standards.
Meet daily all patients and frequently meet HWC, VIP, vulnerable, pre and post-op, new admission and critically ill patients and ensure appropriate and timely care.
Organize and coordinate patient care activities including procedures, therapies and tests to achieve desired patient outcome.
Play an active role in counter checking medicatio...