Staff Nurse

Job Purpose:

Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the patient with the understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity. Provides nursing care, utilizing the nursing process, for all day care patients.

Job Responsibilities:

PATIENT CARE

• Admission, discharge & transfer of patients.


• Data collection.


• Assessment of vital sigh.


• Physical examination & diagnostic evaluation.


• Continuous monitoring of patient.


• Following physical round & carrying out the order prescribed.


• Sending sample for diagnostic evaluations per requirement.


• Coordinating diagnostic & therapeutic procedure.


• Planning & implementation of patient care includes hygiene & nutrition.


• Administering medication.


• Providing comfort measures.


• Taking care of elimination.


• Giving health education.


• Maintaining records & reports.


• Attaining in-service education.

WARD ADMINISTRATION

• Writing nursing care plan for the allocated patient.


• Performing nursing activities for admission, discharge & transfer of the patient.


• Keeping patient belonging in safe custody, accordance with the laid down policy of the hospital.


• Helping the ward sister for supervising the work of the other staff allotted in the unit for maintaining cleanliness & sanitation.


• Helping the ward sister in indenting & checking of drugs & supplies & maintaining the inventory.


• Maintaining nursing procedure.


• Sterilization of articles.


• Making rounds with doctors & senior nursing personnel.


• Keeping all the patient record up to date.


• Observing the patient condition and taking prompt action.


• Recording & reporting patient condition as & when required.


• Providing direct supervision over patient care carried out by the student in her ward.


• Participating in clinical teaching programme.


• Helping the student nurses in giving health education to the patient.


• Attending in-service class regularly.

Candidate Requirements:

• Strives to develop good relations with other departments and ensures teamwork and co-operation amongst staff


• Actively promotes practices that save company resources and minimize wastage


• Willingness and initiative in acquiring knowledge, updating skills and technology or professional competency


• Able to work under pressure and stressful situations while handling multiple tasks.


• Excellent documentation skills.


• Professional oral and written communication skills; must be able to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization, as well as communicate with tact, diplomacy, and a high level of cultural sensitivity


• Strong attention to detail.