Staff Nurse

**_ONLY SERIOUS AND QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WITH VALID NURSING LICENSE MAY APPLY_**

**Position Title**

Staff Nurse

**Reporting to**

Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Nursing In-charge (Administratively)

**Function**

Medical - Nursing

**Location**

Ganga Prem Hospice (RAIWALA), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

**Job Purpose**

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to provide the highest quality of palliative care and nursing care. To effectively and creatively work with instructions to manage pain and symptoms, and assist the patients and families manage death with dignity.

**Important Note on the Job Description (JD)**
- This job description is an intellectual property of Ganga Prem Hospice (Rishikesh), India. It is strictly for use in executing operational and functional activities of the Hospice.
- Unauthorised use outside GPH, sharing or publishing of this document in any manner will be considered a serious breach in the Hospice Code of Conduct and Confidentiality.
- _Please consider relocation requirements of the offered position before applying._

**Educational Qualifications**
- Post-B.Sc. Nursing (preferred)
- B.Sc. Nursing (preferred)
- GNM (General Nursing & Midwifery) - mandatory

**Experience (years and nature)**
- 1+ years of documented nursing experience with a registered medical institute
- Valid registration with Indian Nursing Council (or equivalent generally accepted license)
- _Experience in palliative care preferred but not mandatory_
- _Immediate joining preferred_

**Role Requirements**
- Excellent record as an experienced registered nurse or hospice nurse
- Excellent command over Hindi and English (spoken and written)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in nursing care processes and medication guidelines/side-effects
- Excellent situational awareness, sensitivity and attention to detail
- Compassionate, cool-tempered and patient nature
- Emotional and mental stability and stamina
- Complete willingness to work as per Hospice work hours, rosters and rotational duties

**Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to)**
- Adhere to all Hospice policies, nursing protocols and code of conduct
- Continuously improve patient care standards through ongoing development of nursing team
- Evaluate the work and performance of juniors and assigned staff periodically
- Document and report any accident or incident in which you are involved
- Perform extra duties when called upon especially in exigent circumstances
- Be collaborative and cooperative with inter-disciplinary teams (counsellors, social workers, volunteers and Management) to plan and give patient care
- Make frequent visits to the patients to evaluate their condition. Palliate the patient’s condition as required
- Get oriented to all services offered by GPH India, including all related protocols, rules and routines
- Observe and interpret the patient’s symptoms and communicate them to the palliative care doctor(s)
- Accompany and assist the doctor(s) in rounds, dressings and any procedures as instructed
- Prepare nursing care plans and render effective bedside nursing case (including sponge bath, hair care etc.)
- Coordinate with palliative care doctor, Nursing In-charge (IC) and administrative assistant(s) during patient admission, care, movement and discharge or death
- Ensure that the ‘Patient Care Plan’ (PCP) and related data are kept up to date and 100% accurate
- Assist the patient with physical therapy and exercises routinely
- Ensure that the patient is receiving correct and good quality (hygiene + taste) diet
- Maintain personal, patient, Hospice and environmental hygiene
- Check and record vital statistics and signs legibly and promptly
- Be aware of and implement protocols across the Hospice services (Home Care, In-patient Care, Cancer Camps and Bereavement Support) such as admission, care, discharge, death, hygiene, infection control, waste management, patient safety, patient and staff education etc.
- Handle with care and with knowledge all Hospice gadgets, instruments and equipment used for patient care in the wards / elsewhere
- Handle waste segregation and management and disposal as per Policy
- Follow strictly all safety measures involved in patient care and self-protection as per Policy
- Attend programmes and training sessions (Management-proposed and self-initiated) to develop own knowledge and career
- Ensure strict discipline and decorum at all times, including that of nursing assistants and other junior staff
- Ensure proper and smooth handover and takeover during the change of rostered shifts
- Be aware of patients’ rights and preserve the same
- Avoid any violation of confidentiality of patient and Hospice information / data. For instance, no discussion of patient identifiable information in public spaces
- Be aware of and implement global palliative care standards at the Hospice
- Assist in feeding of the patient, as required, including NJ / FJ feedings
- Assist the patient