Staff Nurse

Role & responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care: monitor patients vital signs (e.g. temperature, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation), perform initial and ongoing assessments, and record observations. Expertia+2Indeed+2
  
• Administer medications, injections, IV fluids and other prescribed treatments. Monitor for side-effects and report reactions. Jobhai+2Indeed+2
  
• Assist doctors during rounds, examinations, procedures and emergencies (e.g. operations, labor rooms, ICU, post-operative care). WBXPress+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  
• Perform basic and specialized nursing procedures: wound care and dressing changes; wound cleaning; post-operative care; pre- and post-surgical care; catheterization or drain management (if trained / permitted). careers.aamcn.org+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  
• Maintain patient hygiene, comfort and general well-being: assist with bed-making, bathing, feeding (if needed), repositioning, helping with elimination (bedpans/urine pots), and overall bedside care. lnjp.delhi.gov.in+2WBXPress+2
  
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records — documenting observations, medications, treatments, patient progress, reports of any changes, and handover notes between shifts. Indeed+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  
• Participate in admission, discharge, and transfer procedures; coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for diagnostics, treatment plans, and patient care continuity. jobs.narayanahealth.org+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  
• Ensure cleanliness, infection-control and safety protocols: sterilization of instruments, proper waste disposal, maintain hygienic patient environment and adhere to hospital policies. WBXPress+2National Health Systems Resource Centre+2
  
• Provide health education and counselling to patients and their families — about illness, treatments, medications, follow-up care, lifestyle changes, discharge instructions. jobs.narayanahealth.org+2careers.aamcn.org+2
  
• Respond promptly to emergencies — assist in life-saving procedures, stabilization, monitoring critically ill patients, and liaising with doctors/ICU as required. jobs.narayanahealth.org+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  
• Supervise and support junior nursing staff, nursing students or attendants (if any), especially during busy shifts, under senior nurse/ward-in-charge guidance. National Health Systems Resource Centre+2jobs.narayanahealth.org+2
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Educational qualification: GNM / B.Sc. Nursing / ANM — from a recognized nursing institution. nirankarihealthcity.org+2Jobhai+2
  
• Registration with relevant state nursing council / regulatory body (e.g., as per local law). nirankarihealthcity.org+2Jobhai+2
  
• Basic understanding of medical terminology, nursing procedures, and hospital protocols. Expertia+1
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — for interacting with patients, families, doctors and other staff. jobs.narayanahealth.org+1
  
• Ability to work in teams, handle stressful and emergency situations, demonstrate empathy, patience, and compassion. WBXPress+2Indeed+2
  
• Physical stamina (standing long hours, shifting patients, carrying out ward duties) and flexibility (rotational shifts — day/night) when required. Indeed+1
  
• Knowledge of infection-control procedures, sterilization, hygiene, and safe handling of medical equipment. jobs.narayanahealth.org+2National Health Systems Resource Centre+2
  
• Competence in record-keeping and documentation (manual or digital), monitoring patient data, reporting changes accurately and timely. Indeed+1