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 process

Job Responsibilities:

• Patient Care

• Data collection.
• Assessment of vital signspain fall risk
• Check height weight of patients.
• 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.

• OPD MANAGEMENT

• Prepare the dressing trolleytrays to be sent to the CSSD. Trays should be washed and dried thoroughly. Articles should be cleaned and replaced.

• Check all the case papers. Arrange the papers in order. Attach new forms as required.
• Ensure that the consent for procedure is obtained and the necessary
• Identify vulnerable high risk patients
• Do tr i aging when required
• Preparations for the procedure have been done.
• Keep the folders ready for procedure.
• Ensure all the procedures performed throughout the day are entered in the bedside procedures.
• Check the expiry dates of the medicines and send the medicines nearing expiry to the pharmacy.
• Sterilization of articles. Following Infection control practices
• Keeping all the patient record up to date.
• Observing the patient condition and taking prompt action.
• Recording reporting patient condition as when required.
• Taking care of various equipments like BP apparatusGlucometeretc.

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.