Job Description
Responsible to provide direct patient care throughout the shift and in a calm, courteous and tactful manner.Responsible to assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments in consultation with the treating physician.Responsible to help resolve patient problems and needs by directing, guiding or creating liasons with other healthcare providers.Responsible to encourage parents or guardians of children to participate in active screening for childhood TB, whether in the ward or in the outpatient department. .Responsible to facilitate doctors in maintaining and sharing data with the team and ensuring that the data is up to date and accurate.Responsible to ensure that there is an adequate supply of consumables i.e. forms, masks, gloves etc.Responsible to follow doctors instructions for patient care.Responsible to arrange proper follow-up with patients and ensure that patients do follow-up on time.Responsible to accompany the patient for registration with the Provincial TB control Programme and record and document the TB registration number.Responsible to facilitate patients in getting investigations done and in addition following up on the investigations.Responsible to notify/report incidents related to patients, staff, visitors and any untoward occurrences in a timely manner.Responsible to perform delegated patient & non-patient related tasks as directed by the respective medical officer.Responsible to perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Head of the Department.