Responsibilities

• Ensure and oversee the care that is delivered to all patients in the unit is safe, appropriate and effective.
• Determine nursing interventions based on assessment data.
• Prioritise identified needs.
• Implement nursing actions and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develop or revise the plan of care.
• Identify patient needs.
• 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.
• Plan, implement and evaluate clinical programs.
• Evaluate the ability of the patient and the patient’s bystanders to understand and participate in decisions about their care.
• Facilitate patient education.
• Maintain accurate and real-time clinical records.
• Perform advanced or specialised nursing skills competently.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical nursing ...