Staff Nurse

Job Purpose

Provide care for patients who are critically ill post surgeries. Assess patients on a regular basis and provide

medication & care as per physicians’ instructions.

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 and handover 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.

· Ensure plan of care is implemented.

· Demonstrates correct use and assembly of required equipments, instruments and appropriate

cleaning of the same.

Quality Management

· Understanding of 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.

· Identify and escalate any life threatening issues, associated procedures, protocols and policy

guidelines.

· 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 · Knowledge on drug and intra venous fluid calculations. · Understand and demonstrate infection control guidelines, practices and bio medical waste management · Perform Intercostal Drainage, ROMOVAC drain monitoring and documentation. · Interpret Arterial Blood Gas values. · Ability to position patients appropriately · Knowledge about the different types of sterilisation and aseptic techniques followed in NH. · Evaluate Intra Cranial Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale. · Handle Epidural Catheter. · Knowledge on normal laboratory values and Panic values. · Knowledge on Colostomy, Stapler removal and nursing care. · Knowledge on FAST HUG Protocol. · Assist in Intake and Output Documentation. · Administrate, store, and dispose of Narcotics as per policy. · Processing patient samples for ABG, VBG, GRBS, CARDIAC SOB ,ACT & PT INR on POCT devices. · Performs Allen’s test, draws arterial blood and perform Arterial Blood Gas and Venous Blood Gas analysis for Patient samples. · Monitors and update the critical value reporting documents for all POCT reports. Informing panic value to treating consultants and document the same.

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

Knowledge & Skills Required: Knowledge of nursing principles, techniques, and procedures for the delivery of effective patient care. Good communication & interpersonal skills. Be proactive, punctual, and empathetic