Staff Nurse

Requisition Id

16283

Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost \& Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Purpose

To determine goals, aims, objectives and policies of the Nursing Services, recruit nurses, maintain the discipline and rosters.

Job Responsibilities

DIRECT PATIENT’S CARE

• Admission and discharge of the patients
• BLS AND ACLS trained staff.
• Ensure initial assessment of the patient at the time of admission done and documentation of all forms like transfer form, nursing daily assessment, and all checklists
• To maintain the personal hygiene of the patients, including bathing, care of mouth, back, nails, hair etc
• Care of pressures points as needed
• Assist in feeding the weak and debilitated patients.
• Assist in physiotherapy, ambulation and rehabilitation with Physiotherapist..
• Carry-out patient’s teaching and demonstration according to the need.
• Counseling the patients, and relatives/ patients and family education
• Care of the dying and dead
• Administration of Medicines and Injections to the patients
• Assist in administration of intravenous injections, infusion and Transfusion
• Observing, recording and reporting of vital signs e.g. T.P.R. and Blood pressure
• Carry out technical procedures, such as Naso-gastric intubations, Gastric Gavage and Lavage, Oxygen Therapy, Dressing and Irrigation, Enema, Catheterization hot and cold applications, suction etc
• Collecting, labelling and dispatch of specimen
• Preparation for and assistance in clinical tests and medical/surgical procedures
• Urine testing for sugar, and albumin
• Observation, recording and reporting of all procedures and tests
• Escorting serious patients to and from the department/wards for investigation.

WARD MANAGEMENT

• Handing over and taking over charge of patients, and ward inventory in each shift.
• Maintenance of therapeutic environment in the ward
• Keeping the ward clean and tidy
• Routine care and cleaning of dressing trolleys, cupboards apparatus, mackintosh etc
• Care of clean and soiled linen.
• Disinfection of linen, beds, floor and bed pans, and fumigation of rooms etc
• Preparation of room, trolleys, and sets for procedures
• Preparation of surgical supplies
• Maintaining interpersonal relationship with patients, relatives and health team members
• Orientation of new staff/students
• Demonstration and guidance to student nurses
• Participation in staff education and staff meetings
• Participation in professional activities
• Demonstration and supervision of domestic staff
• Report about the medico-legal cases if any admitted in the ward. To keep the senior nursing officials informed of the happenings / in the ward like fire, absconding patients, theft etc.
• Any other duty that may be assigned by In charge from time to time

Candidate Requirements

• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
• To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making
• Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.
• Affinity to work in team.