Job Description
The Staff Nurse assists the team leader of the shift in planning, directing and coordinating nursing care, monitoring, documenting patient care events, disposable entries & consumption of supplies, their effective use and refill of used stock by patient. The other roles are patient's assessment, plan of care, patient & family education, participate in accreditations (PHC, be aware of policies of HR, IHHN, ICP, Nursing Manual Sop etc.) in regard of safe practices, patient & family right, safety of High alert medication (HAM/LASA) and high-risk procedure. Interpret & demonstrate the IHHN's mission, ethics & goals in performance of duties.
- Report on duty in time as per schedule shift and confirm assign areas.
- Physical check of each unit inventory, mark in checklist & report (deficiency/breakage/ nonfunctioning) to the immediate supervisor.
- Timely start of bed-to-bed handover from outgoing, by incoming shift staff of the unit, patients, monitoring paper files, medication, Investigation reports, intake & output chart etc. & their documentation.
- Discuss pending tasks carry forward to incoming shift and its documentation in patient record for not been able to complete.
- Document take over in HMIS and any significant intervention or concern to follow urgently.
- Assess patients for required care, pain assessment, risks & education on prevention (fall, infection control in a calm/considerate manner.
- Evaluate patient condition after every intervention to know the effectiveness of given care, medication administration and review fall & cluster NCP in each shift.
- Involve multidisciplinary team if patient problem need consultation from any specialty.
- Know the entry of general consumption, general consumption of patients' (disposables/supplies & medication), forward to pharmacy, follow until items reach at desired location, verify against requisition & then acknowledge receiving in HMIS as well as on pharmacy receiving sheet.
- Maintain safe and clean working environment by ensuring compliance with housekeeping, maintenance and safety departments.
- Protect patients by adhering with IHHN infection-control & medication safe administration while administering handling multidose vials, high alert medication and their storage.
- Maintain privacy of patient during giving hygiene care, physical examination, any procedures & transportation.
- Keep confidentiality of patients record and don't sharing patient data with any unauthorized HCW/individuals.
- Accompany physicians' during rounds in the unit, note order given during round & request Dr. to write order in HMIS about any change in patient care management including medication.
- Assist doctors with procedure they need to perform in the procedure room/Unit if no procedure room, prepare patient physically, as well as emotionally and ensure privacy & availability of necessary supplies & equipment.
- Prepare patient for surgery/procedure as per pre-op order (NPO, site preparation, chlorhexidine bath & confirm (consents signed, change of OR dress, blood arrangement, fresh IV line, pre-op medication administration if any, fresh vital signs) completion of pre surgery checklist and transfer of on stretcher.
- Follow Post op order, check latest vital signs from OR, check surgery site dressing for bleeding, Cyanosis, I/V site, surgical drain/any drain, maintain 1/0, and be watchful for change in vital signs/bleeding at surgery site.
- Know incident/near miss reporting related to any harm (patients/staff/visitors, equipment loss/breakage or dysfunction in a timely manner with the help of NSS/area in charge, as an opportunity.
- Guide to LPN, RM, Nurse Aids, new joiner & Students in assigned areas for IHHN policies & practices.
- Perform any other task assigned by the immediate Supervisor and/or Head of Department that is commensurate with your knowledge and skills.
Note: “Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.”