Staff Nurse

Job Purpose
To provide care for patients with various critical illness in AITU.
Job Responsibilities

General Responsibility 
•    Adhere and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
•    Adhere and comply with policies and procedure related to patient care, infection control, patient safety and accreditation standard.
Care Delivery 
•    Demonstrate clinical competence in all aspects of patient care. 
•    Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing intervention as appropriate.
•    Assessment and reassessment of pain and management of pain
•    Ensure compliance with all policy and procedure for medication management. 
•    Explain plan of care to patient and family.
•    Document all patients records as per policies and standards. 
•    Educate patient and family as required
•    Ensure the involvement of the patient, family and significant others in the patient's care.
Quality Management 
•    Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality Improvement.
•    Follow international patient safety goals.
•    Report all near miss, sentinel events and any other incidents.
•    Always maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
•    Comply with all quality standards as decided by organization for patient safety and quality of care 
Training and Development 
•    Participate and contribute in scheduled in service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (If applicable), CNEs, conferences etc.,
Functional Area Responsibility 
•    Demonstrate knowledge on Hypothermia protocol, Endotracheal suctioning and oral suctioning.
•    Perform Drainage, ROMOVAC drain monitoring and documentation.
•    ABG collection and analysis.
•    Evaluate Thrombophlebitis and nursing management. 
•    Evaluate Intra Cranial Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale.
•    Handle Epidural Catheter.
•    Knowledge on Personal Protective Equipment & Post Exposure Prophylaxis.
•    Demonstrate a knowledge on activating code blue / code stroke.
•    Identify Bedsore, Braden scale and Hyperglycemia.
•    Care for patients on ECMO. 
•    Emergency drug management.

Candidate Requirements

Education: Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in nursing    
Registration: Valid registration in the state Nursing Council from where B.Sc. Nursing / GNM was completed.
Experience: Freshers / candidates with 1 or 2 years of experience