Senior Staff Nurse

Job Purpose

Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the patient with the understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity. Provides nursing careutilizing the nursing processfor all day care patients.

Job Responsibilities

• Patient Care
  • Admissiondischarge transfer of patients.
  • Data collection.
  • Assessment of vital signspain fall risk
  • Physical examination diagnostic evaluation.
  • Continuous monitoring of patient.
  • Following physical round carrying out the order prescribed.
  • Sending sample for diagnostic evaluations per requirement.
  • Coordinating diagnostic therapeutic procedure.
  • Planning implementation of patient care includes hygiene nutrition.
  • Administering medication.
  • Providing comfort measures Taking care of elimination.
  • Giving health education.
  • Maintaining records reports.
  • Attaining in-service education.
• Ward Administration
  • Writing nursing care plan for the allocated patient.
  • Performing nursing activities for admissiondischarge transfer of the patient.
  • Keeping patient belonging in safe custodyaccordance with the laid down policy of the hospital.
  • Helping the ward sister in indenting checking of drugs supplies maintaining the inventory.
  • Maintaining nursing procedure.
  • Sterilization of articles. Following Infection control practices
  • Making rounds with doctors senior nursing personnel.
  • Keeping all the patient record up to date Observing the patient condition and taking prompt action.
  • Recording reporting patient condition as when required.
  • Providing direct supervision over patient care carried out by the student in her ward.
  • Participating in clinical teaching program.
  • Taking care of various equipments like BP apparatusGlucometerInfusion Pump etc.
  • Attending in-service class regularly.

Candidate Requirements:

• Strives to develop good relations with other departments and ensures teamwork and co-operation amongst staff
• Actively promotes practices that save company resources and minimize wastage
• Willingness and initiative in acquiring knowledgeupdating skills and technology or professional competency
• Able to work under pressure and stressful situations while handling multiple tasks.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Professional oral and written communication skills; must be able to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organizationas well as communicate with tactdiplomacyand a high level of cultural sensitivity
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

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