Staff Nurse

scope: To perform daily care tasks like monitoring vital signs, administering medicine, or performing treatments. Recording patient updates and condition, personal care, activities of daily living, short- and long-term health, social & emotional support.

Key Role Areas:

A. General care of the patients

The staff nurse is expected to work as a team and in rotations taking responsibility for all the allocated patients in the Continuum Care Facility (CCF).

To attend the medical rounds with nursing supervisor, nursing superintendent & ensure that the nursing superintendent is informed on all matters of importance.

To manage admission and discharge of patients within the stipulated time and guidelines.

To coordinate with clinicians and other departments for patient care and smooth running of the unit.

Provide assistance and appropriate instructions to patient and their representatives.

Overseeing the patients' hygienic and elimination needs.

Will ensure the safety and comfort of patients.

To ensure the overall satisfaction of patients and resolve any issue identified.

To accept patient feedback regarding shortcomings in the existing setup.

Will assist, undertake and supervise patient's transfer to appropriate medical facility

B. Technical nursing care of patients.

Preparation and administration of appropriate medicines orally/ nasogastric tube/ PEG and/ or IV injections as appropriate.

Administration of appropriate feeds orally/ PEG/ nasogastric tube or total parenteral nutrition and

Recording of administered medicines & injections as per guidelines.

To attend the medical rounds with doctors and other authorized medical professionals, follow and implement the doctors' instructions & advice.

To prepare a plan of care & nursing care requirements in consultation with treating doctors & other personnel/ specialists for each patient on admission.

Take care of nutritional needs of the patient. Will supervise patient diet distribution and will also prepare diet requisition slips in the absence of a dietitian.

Perform technical procedures like

tracheal suctioning and care,

insertion and removal of urinary catheters, nasogastric tube.

wound and bed sore dressings,

available supplemental oxygen therapy & delivery systems, nebulization and non-invasive ventilators.

Insertion and removal of intravenous cannula for intravenous fluid infusions or injectable &/ or infused medications.

Collect blood samples for clinical tests and medical procedure and coordinate with the diagnostic center. Collecting, labeling and dispatching of specimens.

Follow infection control practices.

Two hourly or more frequent attentions to pressure points.

Will ensure the completion and maintenance of all medical records & reports of the patients.

Will take direct charge of seriously ill patients & respond to all emergencies inside the unit and make required arrangements.

To monitor all patient care services and ensure adherence to quality protocol. Prepare and keep all indicators as required by NABH or organization guidelines.

C. Floor Management

Handing over and taking charge of patients in different shifts.

Keeping the nurses' station and the floor neat and tidy.

Preparation of supplies for sterilization/autoclave.

Routine care and cleaning of treatment unit.

Safe custody of medicines of patients.

Keeping an inventory of all items under their charge.

Safe custody of medical records of patients.

Demonstration and guidance to nursing assistants/ care givers.

Participation in staff education and staff meeting.

Participation in professional activities.

Any other duty/ task that may be assigned from time to time.

Job Type: Full-time

License/Certification:

• Kerala Registration (Required)

Work Location: In person