Senior Charge Nurse: Unit Leader for Safe, Efficient Care

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City - SSMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior Charge Nurse to support the Nurse Manager in planning, coordinating and evaluating unit activities to ensure 24/7 quality patient care. This role advocates for resources, helps manage budgets, and promotes shared decision-making on the unit.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, maintain safe staffing levels, lead performance improvement efforts, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless

Qualifications

• NLT 8 years clinical experience in an appropriate & relevant healthcare settings post qualification.
• NLT 2 year in Senior Charge Nurse (S. C.N.) position, OR NLT 3 years in a Charge Nurse Position.
• ACLS and PALS relevant to area of specialty are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs.
• Liaises with the Nurse Manager/Nurse Supervisor to ensure patient care load is addressed with appropriate staffing and skill mix in a safe environment.
• Ensures nursing staff work within their capacity, experience, training and scope of practice.
• Monitors staff performance, providing regular constructive feedback, coaching, guidance and support to team members on the shift.
• Monitors and coordinates effective and efficient utilization of human resources, consumables and equipment.
• Responsible for monitoring direct and indirect patient care to achieve an optimum patient outcome.
• Collaborates with Pharmacy services to ensure the provision of medication needs of the unit.
• Assists with all levels of emergencies according to the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance and advice to the patient care team on clinical and administrative matters.
• Facilitates effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.

Skills

Leadership

Staff mentoring

Workload management

Education

Bachelor degree in nursing

RN registration (Canada/USA/UK/Ireland/S Africa/NZ/Australia)

BLS

Job description

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior Charge Nurse to support the Nurse Manager in planning, coordinating and evaluating unit activities to ensure 24/7 quality patient care. This role advocates for resources, helps manage budgets, and promotes shared decision-making on the unit.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, maintain safe staffing levels, lead performance improvement efforts, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless