Chennai fertility and multi speciality hospital jobs - Staff Nurse

JOB DESCRIPTION

Department                             :           Nursing

Designation                             :           Staff Nurse

Report to whom                      :           OPD/ Ward In-charge

Job Responsibilities

·         Render direct nursing care to the patient an assigned by the OPD/ Ward In-charge

·         Plan, organize and render comprehensive nursing care

·         Utilize available resources in giving patient care

·         Ensure comfort of the patient

·         Apply scientific principles in giving patient care

·         Follow admission protocol while admitting the patient in the ward

·         Maintain liaison with patients relations and give them correct information regarding the patient

·         Administer all the drugs according to standing order of the hospital

·         Ensure sending of laboratory specimen for investigation

·         Take proper care of patients personnel belongings

·         Render pre and post-operative care

·         Take rounds with doctors and report the patient condition

·         Maintain various records like intake, output chart, medication drainage etc.

·         Assist doctors in carrying out treatment e.g: BT, LP and other procedures

·         Give report to the ward sister regarding patient’s condition

·         Ensure proper sterilization and disinfection of the equipment according to the requirements

·         While working in any special unit, need to handle special gadgets with adequate training e.g. : ECG monitors, ventilators, infusion pump in ICU

·         Maintain stock

·         Carry last office in case of dying patient with reverence

·         Render adequate death care including adequate reporting, recording handling and dealing with the patients relations and give due respect to the relative of the patients

·         Within half an hour shift the body to mortuary, after settling the bill hand over the body to the relatives

·         If medico legal cases hand over the body to the police

·         Give necessary health education to the patient along with explanations regarding follow-up care recommendation on the discharge

·         Maintain confidentiality in all matters related to the patient, patients family and other staff

·         Ensure the discharge protocol is implemented