Nurse In Charge - OPD

Role Overview

Nurse In Charge - OPD at NMC Healthcare. This role leads nursing care delivery in the Outpatient Department, ensuring safe, appropriate and effective patient care while coordinating clinical activities and supporting professional development.

Role Purpose

To oversee the delivery of safe, appropriate and effective patient care in the OPD unit, coordinate clinical activities when assigned to the charge nurse role, and act as a clinical resource and leader for nursing staff.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care & Clinical Delivery

• Ensure and oversee the care delivered to all patients in the unit is safe, appropriate and effective.
• Determine nursing interventions based on assessment data.
• Prioritize identified patient needs.
• Implement nursing actions and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develop or revise the plan of care.
• Deliver identified patient needs.
• Perform advanced or specialized nursing skills competently.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope, including Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation.

Unit Coordination & Operations

• Coordinate 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.
• Maintain accurate and real-time clinical records.

Patient & Family Education

• Evaluate the ability of the patient and the patient's bystanders to understand and participate in decisions about their care.
• Facilitate patient education.

Clinical Programs & Practice Development

• Plan, implement and evaluate clinical programs.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical nursing practice.
• Participate in the development of standards, procedures and protocols.
• Facilitate evidence-based practice.
• Promote change in nursing practice when required.

Team Leadership & Professional Development

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

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Communicate and consult with other health care disciplines.
• Represent nursing at multidisciplinary rounds.

General Duties

• Perform other professional duties as may be assigned within scope and ability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Current, valid license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority.
• All qualifications and experience mandated by the relevant regulatory health authority.
• Evidenced experience in managing teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to influence and implement change when necessary.
• Ability to make decisions and communicate effectively.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).
• Ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills with ability to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Arabic (desirable).

Additional Information

• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Manage own professional re-licensure.
• Willing to work across departments when necessary.