Staff Nurse - Labor Ward

Key Responsibilities:

1. Clinical Care:

• Monitor vital signs, fetal heart rate, and progress of labor using appropriate tools.
• Provide physical and emotional support to women in labor.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, and epidurals as prescribed.
• Assist obstetricians during normal and complicated deliveries (e.g., forceps, vacuum).
• Prepare for and assist in emergency procedures like C-sections.
• Monitor postpartum recovery of mother and initial care of the newborn.
• Conduct APGAR scoring and initiate newborn resuscitation if required.
• Ensure infection control and hygiene standards are maintained at all times.

2. Documentation and Records:

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date nursing notes, delivery registers, and partograph entries.
• Report and document any complications, incidents, or deviations from normal.

3. Patient Education:

• Educate mothers on breastfeeding, newborn care, hygiene, and postpartum recovery.
• Provide emotional support and counseling where necessary.

4. Equipment and Supplies:

• Ensure readiness of labor room, delivery kits, instruments, and emergency drugs.
• Check and report malfunctioning equipment or low inventory to the concerned department.

5. Emergency Preparedness:

• Be prepared to handle obstetric emergencies like PPH, eclampsia, fetal distress.
• Participate in drills and mock codes for obstetric and neonatal emergencies.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: GNM / B.Sc Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Registration: Valid nursing license from Tamil Nadu State Nursing Council certificate.
• Experience: 2 - 5 years in a labor ward or maternity unit preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹250,000.00 - ₹400,000.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• Rotational shift

Work Location: In person