Job description:
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To act as a safe practitioner, demonstrating clinical excellence.
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To be responsible for the management of a ward and unit in the absence of a more senior member of staff.
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To act as an associate nurse delivering the care prescribed by Doctors.
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To attend rounds with Consultants, present the patient condition note down and implement instructions.
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To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient’s care needs as required.
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To raise various requisitions related to treatments and Nursing procedures.
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To ensure accurate documentation.
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To ensure the effective use of organization’s resources in the delivery of patient care.
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To co-ordinate with ward secretary regarding admissions, discharges of patients and billing activities.
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To co-ordinate with other departments related to care.
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To work in accordance with the Organization, National and Local standards
- To be able to communicate effectively with patients, careers, other disciplines and agencies.
- To work in collaboration and co-operative manner with other health professionals.
- To ensure the safety and well being of the patients, staffs, and visitors in the clinical area.
- To maintain confidentially at all times in accordance with the organization.
- To take care of equipment in use for the patient and to be responsible for them.
- To be responsible for preventing and controlling infections for patients and staff of the hospital.
- To teach and guide the juniors.
Key Responsibilities:
CRITICAL CARE UNIT
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To perform an accurate, systematic assessment of patients who are critically ill, based on clinical and laboratory data.
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To use appropriate measures to meet the psychosocial needs of the critical care patients and their families.
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To be able to use mechanical and electronic life saving equipment required in the case of critically ill patients.
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To be able to initiate independently life saving procedure when a patients condition warrants.
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To have good knowledge on preventing and controlling nosocomial infection.
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To have good knowledge on drug calculation, administration and drug action.
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To have clear knowledge on therapeutic diet and total parenteral nutrition
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To corporate and coordinate with other departments.
PAEDIATRIC WARD
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To handle the children gently during treatment.
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To have knowledge on feeding formula, immunization schedule and health education.
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To know the Ready Reckoner of various drugs.
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To have efficiency in handling IV cannulation, fluid calculation and drug calculation.
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To ensure awareness on preventing nosocomial infection.
LABOUR WARD
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To have knowledge on assessing the gestation of pregnancy and FHS.
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To maintain Birth Register and co-ordinate with MRD.
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To maintain and keep the delivery set and baby receiving area ready before delivery.
RENAL WARD
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To know the pre and post renal transplant procedures and also cadaver transplant.
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To have knowledge on various dialysis and safe handling of equipment and materials.
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To have knowledge on therapeutic diet and total parentral nutrition.
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To have knowledge on prevention of nosocomial infection.
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To have professional skills in treating the chronic renal failure patients.
EMERGENCY
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To be aware of MLC procedures, ambulance services and various procedures done in Emergency.
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To have knowledge on triaging the patient.
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To be ready to manage disaster.
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To participate in the vaccination programmes and health camps conducted by the hospital.
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To coordinate with other department for the continuity of patient care.
NEONATAL ICU
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To receive the newborn babies from labour ward and OT.
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To assist major procedures like exchange transfusion, lumbar puncture etc.
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To have knowledge on new born care.
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To have knowledge in feeding formula and immunization schedule.
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To have knowledge of incubator, phototherapy unit and life saving equipments.
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To be efficient in handling and assisting IV cannulation, drug therapy and drug calculation.
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To identify the problem of the newborn and to communicate efficiently to the concerned doctor.
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To give adequate care for healthy and sick newborn babies.
GENERAL
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To be aware of departments performance and objective.
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To participate and contribute to departmental quality initiatives.
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To adhere the safety norms of hospital and follow both patient safety and staff safety rules.
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To perform any job / task as and when assigned by the superior.
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