Staff Nurse

**Location** : Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana,

**Designation** : Staff Nurse

**Department** : Nursing

**Qualification** : GNM/B.SC (Nursing)

**Experience** : 5+

**Total Vacancy** : 5+

**_POSITION GUIDELINES_**

**DOCUMENT- JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES**

**DEPARTMENT : NURSING**

**POSITION : STAFF NURSE**

**REPORTING TO : FLOOR INCHARGE**

**QUALIFICATION : DIPLOMA IN GENERAL NURSING & MIDWIFERY / B.SC. NURSING**

**DRESS CODE : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CARD**

**DUTY HOURS : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**JD- Emergency Nurse**
- Responsible for maintaining care standards in the emergency room
- Initiate triage and help doctors in providing treatment in case of mass casualties
- Work closely with doctors to keep patients and their family members updated on test results or treatment recommendations
- Maintain contact with laboratory personnel to report any initial lab findings back to the ER doctors
- Make arrangements for patients that are deemed to need care requiring them to be admitted to the hospital for one night or longer
- Ensure adequate stock of medicines and consumables in Recovery room
- Ensure all medical equipments are in functional status and report to BME Department in case of any breakdown or due preventive maintenance and calibration
- Take care of Crash cart trolley for adequate stock, timely replenishment and maintain checklist
- Maintain departmental documentations including quality indicators
- Participate actively in training programmes for enhancing professional and technical knowledge
- Participate in quality assurance activities for continuous quality improvement of department and organization

**JD- Post
- OP Recovery**
- Evaluate patient’s condition, vital signs and assess when she/he’s ready to move to the ward
- Symptomatic management - administer pain or anti-nausea medication to control the symptoms as per anaesthetist’s/ surgeon’s order
- Early recognition of clinical problems and report to doctor, or take appropriate action if emergency
- Provide Oxygen therapy and secretion suctions if needed
- Collect specimens such as blood, sputum, stool and urine, order and record laboratory results
- Take care for a patient until he/she has recovered from anesthesia
- Inform anesthetist/surgeon for any compliant and complications
- Ensure adequate stock of medicines and consumables in Recovery room
- Ensure all medical equipments are in functional status and report to BME Department in case of any breakdown or due preventive maintenance and calibration
- Take care of Crash cart trolley for adequate stock, timely replenishment and maintain checklist
- Demonstrate good communication skills with patients, families, Consultants and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Maintain environmental sterility and movements of staffs/visitors in Post
- op Recovery room
- Adhere to infection control practices w. r. t. patient care and within recovery room
- Maintain departmental documentations including quality indicators
- Participate actively in training programmes for enhancing professional and technical knowledge
- Participate in quality assurance activities for continuous quality improvement of department and organization

**JD- Ward Nurse**
- To ensure delivery of patient care through implementation of prescribed medication and monitoring effects.
- To provide nursing care to patients based on established clinical practice standards.
- To collaborate with other disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery.
- To actively participate in programs for quality improvement in nursing practices.
- To maintain positive interpersonal relations with subordinates & seniors.
- To promote a safe environment for patients, visitors and coworkers including the implementations of infection control policies of the hospital.
- To perform the initial and reassessment of the patient within the defined time frame.
- To check daily inventory of Medicines & Other Equipments.
- To provide Pre & Post operative care to the inpatient as per protocols.
- To provide health education to the patients as required.
- To instruct IV Class staff for cleaning, changing of bed sheets, sponging the patient, other routine necessities of patients and biomedical waste management. Report Checking of all patients.(Supervisory).
- To give priority to emergency cases and to co-ordinate with the consultants / respective department for the same.
- To maintain appropriate departmental documentation.
- To treat all communication about patients, staff, and other organizational business confidentially.
- To be involved in quality Assurance / Quality control activities.
- To perform all the jobs as may be assigned due to exigencies of work.
- Participation in Continuous Quality Improvement.