Narayana Healthone of Indias largest and Worlds 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 2001Narayana 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.
Job Purpose:
To take care of new admission shift dutydischargespre & post surgical patients.
Job Responsibilities:
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New Admission:
- To attend any new patient (admission) within prescribed time frame
- To examine & take a proper history of the patient (If he is in a position to give it on his own) or from his relative.
- Check any previous recordsif available.
- Charts down all the details in the history sheet.
- Inform the respective consultant about the admission follow his orders.
- Instruct the nursing staff about the necessary orders to be carried out.
- If there s a transfer in-patient from the ICU. Read the transfer summary/ clinical notes carefully and act accordingly.
- Inform the respective consultants whenever seems significant.
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Shift Duty:
- To take rounds and examine individual patients at least once in every shift and as & when needed. Inform the respective consultant/ Registrars if any new findings.
- To put the notes in clinical sheet.
- To enter the relevant details of each and every patient accordingly.
- Attend rounds with the respective consultants and carry out the necessary changes in the order. Enter them in the treatment sheet.
- Fill the Medicine Card and Non Drug Order sheet
- To instruct the nursing staff about orders and follow them up
- To follow up with all the investigations to be seen and trace their results. Note down investigation results in the investigation sheet.
- To Document Verbal Orders correctly in clinical notes if given by consultants.
- To respond to emergency calls and to activate code blue if any medical emergency is encountered beyond your control.
- To identify the critical status of patient and shift him to critical care area in time.
- Always contact primary consultant if found necessary at any point of time.
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Discharges:
- Prepare discharge summaries well in advance according to the policy.
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Pre Surgical & Post Surgical Patients:
- To follow pre-operative orders in the treatment sheet. To check whether the consents (SurgicalAnesthesiaetc) for the surgery has been taken from the patient. If not inform the respective person.
- To get the PAC done. To carry out all the pre-operative orders.
- Inform the consultant over phone during night shift about patient status who are scheduled for surgery next day.
- To attend patients complaints. To calm the patients if they are apprehensive. Inform the consultant if needed.
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General:
- To attend camps according to the policy.
- To work as per Policies and procedures of organization.
- To get the cross referral form filled abd call cross consultants according to the policy.
- Use capital letters for medicines (Generic Names/ Salt) and always put signnamedate and time with every entry you make.
- To take care about completeness of records
- To act accordingly as per communicated by hospital management team.
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Skill Sets:
- 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
- To think independently and exercise own judgment in consensus with the supervisor.
Candidate Requirements:
- Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.
- Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
- Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.
- Affinity to work in team.
- Enthusiasm.