Staff Nurse

Requisition Id: 14885

About NH:

Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Purpose:

Highly trained and skilled nurses work with doctors and technicians to perform cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties and valvuloplasties. Additionally, cath lab nurses assist doctors when implanting pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators and work closely with patients.

Job Responsibilities:

A cath lab nurse's primary duties can be many and varied. It often entails caring for patients in a cardiac care unit, intensive care unit or a cardiac catheterization lab until they are transferred to other unit.
In some cases, the cath lab nurse keeps patient records, updates charts or conducts assessments of their needs and prepares patients for medical procedures.
In the cath lab itself, the cath nurse will scrub in on some procedures, working alongside the doctors and technicians or run treatment equipment.
Of course, a cath lab nurse also will conduct typical nursing duties such as monitoring vital signs or administering medication as instructed by a doctor.
In times of crisis, the cath lab nurse will participate in life-saving actions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation.
Depending on the size of the medical facility, the cath lab nurse will be involved in as many as a dozen procedures in an eight-hour shift.
In addition to the cath lab specific responsibilities and normal nursing duties, a cath lab nurse will counsel patients, take part in cardiac research projects and teach other health care personnel about the cath lab and its operations.

BLS and ACLS trained.
Attending in-service class regularly.

Candidate Requirements:

Strives to develop good relations with other departments and ensures teamwork and co-operation amongst staff
Actively promotes practices that save company resources and minimize wastage
Willingness and initiative in acquiring knowledge, updating skills and technology or professional competency
Able to work under pressure and stressful situations while handling multiple tasks.
Excellent documentation skills.
Professional oral and written communication skills; must be able to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization, as well as communicate with tact, diplomacy, and a high level of cultural sensitivity
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.