POSITION SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of, and in collaboration with the manager, the Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN)/Charge Nurse is responsible for providing clinical leadership and daily supervision to nurses and, as relevant, to other members of the inter-disciplinary collaborative team. The CRN assumes a leadership role in coordinating patient/resident/client care within the healthcare team to ensure quality patient/resident/client care outcomes and promotes an interdisciplinary patient/resident/client centered approach to care based on best practice. The CRN/Charge Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.

The CRN/Charge Nurse assists with the clinical direction, guidance, and contributes to the assessment and evaluation of the clinical practice of staff in collaboration with the manager and in accordance with accepted Standards of Nursing Practice.

The CRN/Charge Nurse...