Staff Nurse

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.
• Maintaining nursing procedures
• Perform nursing activities for Admission, discharge and transfer of patients
• Sterilization of articles
• Keeping  the patient record up to date
• Keeping patient belongings in safe custody in accordance with the laid down policy of the hospital.

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

• Admission, discharge or transfer of patients
• Data collection
• Assessment of vital signs
• Demonstrate knowledge on Hypothermia protocol, Endotracheal suctioning and oral suctioning.
• Perform Drainage, monitoring and documentation.
• ABG collection and analysis.
• Evaluate Thrombophlebitis and nursing management.
• Evaluate Glasgow Coma Scale.
• Handle Epidural Catheter.
• Knowledge on Personal Protective Equipment & Post Exposure Prophylaxis.
• Demonstrate knowledge on activating code blue / code stroke.
• Identify Bedsore, Braden scale and Hyperglycemia.
• Care for patients on ECMO.
• Emergency drug management.
• Continuous cardiac monitoring of the patients
• Following physical round & carrying out the orders prescribed
• Co-coordinating  therapeutic  of diagnostic therapies
• Administering  medications
• Provide comfort measures
• Maintaining record & reports