About this role
About NH:
Narayana Health is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and operates a network of hospitals in India and Overseas. Our mission is to deliver high quality, affordable healthcare services to the broader population.
For more details please refer to our website at : https://www.narayanahealth.org
Job Purpose
Provide care for patients who are critically ill post surgeries. Assess patients on a regular basis and provide medication & care as per physicians’ instructions.
Job Responsibilities
General Responsibility
- Adhere and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
- Adhere and comply with policies and procedure related to patient care, infection control, patient safety and accreditation standard.
Care Delivery
- Demonstrate clinical competence in all aspects of patient care.
- Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing intervention as appropriate.
- Assessment and reassessment of pain and management of pain
- Ensure compliance with all policy and procedure for medication management.
- Explain plan of care to patient and family.
- Document all patients records as per policies and standards.
- Educate patient and family as required
- Ensure the involvement of the patient, family and significant others in the patient's care.
Quality Management
- Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality Improvement.
- Follow international patient safety goals.
- Report all near miss, sentinel events and any other incidents.
- Always maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
- Comply with all quality standards as decided by organization for patient safety and quality of care
Training and Development
- Participate and contribute in scheduled in service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (If applicable), CNEs, conferences etc.,
Functional Area Responsibility
- Knowledge on drug and intra venous fluid calculations.
- Perform Intercostal Drainage, ROMOVAC drain monitoring and documentation.
- Interpret Arterial Blood Gas values.
- Evaluate Intra Cranial Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale.
- Handle Epidural Catheter.
- Knowledge on normal laboratory values and Panic values.
- Knowledge on Colostomy, Stapler removal and nursing care.
- Knowledge on FAST HUG Protocol.
- Assist in Intake and Output Documentation.
- Administrate, store and dispose of Narcotics as per policy.
Candidate Requirements
Education: Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Registration: Valid registration in the state Nursing Council from where B.Sc. Nursing / GNM was completed.
Experience: Freshers / candidates with 1 or 2 years of experience
Knowledge & Skills Required: Knowledge of nursing principles, techniques and procedures for the delivery of effective patient care. Good communication & interpersonal skills. Be proactive, punctual and empathetic.