1. Ensures the provision of skilled safe, holistic, and culturally competent, person-centered nursing and Midwifery care to patients, families, community and society, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team irrespective of healthcare settings. 2.Provides guidance for and supervision of personnel accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery. 3. Leads nursing and midwifery and organizational policy formulation and decision-making. 4. Advocates for nursing and midwifery across HMC. 5. Leads and contributes to service, business and budget planning. 6. Coordinates nursing and midwifery services with the services of other health care disciplines in particular the hospitals leadership team. 7. Ensures that all stakeholders are engaged and advocates for nurses and midwives to be integral to all service improvements and clinical decision making. 8. Assumes responsibility for staffing and scheduling personnel across the facility service. Assignments reflect appropriate utilization of personnel. 9. Fosters a climate conducive to education experiences for nurses, midwives and students. 10. Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care using validated and reliable methodologies. 11. Accepts organizational accountability for services provided to recipients. 12. Accepts accountability for own actions and decision-making and for the related outcome. #J-18808-Ljbffr