Staff Nurse

**Job Role Clarity: Nursing Officer**

**Position**: Nursing Officer

**Department**: Nursing Department

**Location**: Orthopedic Hospital, Punjab, India

**Position Summary**:
The Nursing Officer plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care within the hospital's nursing department. This role involves providing skilled nursing care, administering medications, coordinating patient care plans, and maintaining accurate records while upholding ethical standards and a patient-centered approach.

**Key Responsibilities**:
1. **Patient Care**:

- Provide compassionate and skilled nursing care to patients with orthopedic conditions.
- Administer medications via oral/ IV/ IM/ SC route, monitor vital signs, and manage pain relief interventions.

2. **Patient Assessment**:

- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including physical and psychological assessments.
- Document observations accurately and communicate changes to the medical team.

3. **Care Coordination**:

- Collaborate with medical consultants, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to create and implement patient care plans.
- Ensure timely execution of treatments, tests, and procedures.

4. **Patient Education**:

- Educate patients and their families about treatment plans, medications, and post-operative care.
- Provide information about orthopedic conditions and recovery expectations.

5. **Documentation**:

- Maintain detailed and accurate patient records, including assessment findings, interventions, and outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with hospital documentation standards.

6. **Infection Control**:

- Adhere to strict infection control protocols to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

7. **Ethical Practice**:

- Uphold ethical standards and confidentiality in patient care and interactions.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a recognized institution.
- State nursing registration and licensure.
- Minimum [2] years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in orthopedics and gynae. **Previous NABH work experience preferred.**

**Key Competencies**:

- **Attitude**: Empathetic, patient-focused approach, excellent interpersonal skills.
- **Skill**: Proficient in nursing procedures, medication administration, wound care, and patient assessment.
- **Knowledge**: Strong understanding of orthopedic nursing care, pain management, and infection control practices.

**Assessment Criteria during HR Interview**:
1. **Attitude**:

- Display empathy and effective communication skills while discussing patient care scenarios.
- Ability to handle challenging situations with a calm and composed demeanor.
- Demonstrate willingness to collaborate within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

2. **Skill**:

- Describe nursing procedures and interventions with clarity and accuracy.
- Discuss experience with patient assessment techniques and vital sign monitoring.
- Share examples of successfully managing complex nursing cases.

3. **Knowledge**:

- Answer questions related to common orthopedic nursing care practices, infection control measures, and pain management techniques.
- Explain the significance of patient education in improving post-operative outcomes.

**Note to Interview Panel**:
[HR Head]

Ashish Sharma

7015441217

[17/10/2024]

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹12,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Morning shift

Supplemental Pay:

- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
- total work: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- Hindi (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Nursing License (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 25/10/2024
Expected Start Date: 01/11/2024