Charge Nurse

Woodston Personnel is seeking an experienced **Charge Nurse** to join our client’s hospital in KSA.

**Organizational Relationships**:

- Reports to: Head Nurse
- Responsible for: All Nursing Staff of assigned area
- Liaises with: Nursing staff and multidisciplinary team

**Job Summary**:

- Assesses unit needs and available resources for current and incoming shifts.
- Facilitate patient care needs.
- Assesses implements and evaluates quality of care.
- Mentors and precepts to all Nursing Staff including trainees and students.
- Direct patient care by working as a team leader and a team member.
- Act on behalf of or in the absence of Head Nurse.

**Duties And Responsibilities**:

- Uphold philosophy, mission, vision, goals and objectives of the Nursing Department and PSMMC.
- Identify patient acuity and determine nursing care needs and availability of staff.
- Establish partnership, facilitating team building and works collaboratively with other healthcare team member
- Promote staff development through education and training based on identified needs.
- Ensure that standards of care, policies and procedures are effectively and safely practices.
- Participates in the clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
- Support and guides pull-out staff allocated to the area.
- Establish healthy and safe working environment.
- Participate in direct patient-care working as a team member and promote highest standards of evidence-based practice.
- Raise the morale of the nursing team by: Recognize and value contributions from the individual within the ward and provides clinical support.
- Ensure patients and staff confidentiality.
- Facilitate in ordering, following, receiving and distribution of supplies and collaboration in inventories.
- Coordinate patient admission, transfer and discharge arrangement.
- Arrange for continuing outpatient services and home care referral as needed.
- Actively participate in the orientation, promotion and retention of staff: Supervises trainees and student nurses
- Observe and respect patients' Bill of Rights and responsibilities.
- Support Saudization Nursing Development Program (SNDP).
- Practices culture of safety.
- Report wrong practice of nursing care to his/her chain of command.
- Lead in performance improvement activities and utilizes data to develop action for improvement, evaluation and documentation of outcomes.
- Assume responsibility within the scope of practice.
- Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee’s knowledge, skills and abilities.

Full time contracts with excellent renumeration and benefits available

**Education / Licensure**

**_ Essential_**

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from accredited school or University.

Current License of practice from country of origin with current Saudi Council Registration as Specialist.

**_ Desirable_**

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Current License of practice from country of origin with current Saudi Council Registration as a Senior Specialist.

**Professional Experience**

**_ Essential_**

For Bachelor's Degree holder: Minimum of five (5) years post registration experience, at least two (2) years must be spent in

the relevant specialty.

For Master's Degree holder: Two (2) years' experience.

Successfully completes generic and unit specific competencies in the designated area of specialty.