Critical Care Assistant

Job Purpose

To assess patient health problems and needs, develop, and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients.

Job Responsibilities

General Responsibility

- Works evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays according to the schedule compiled by the head of department.

- Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.

- Strictly adheres to organization’s regulations and policies especially those related to infection control, patient safety and JCI.

- Supports Continuous Quality Improvement and participates and contributes to all the quality assurance activities of the service.

- Anticipates and contributes to scheduled in-service training programs like ACLS, BLS, CNEs, CMEs, In house activities, conferences or other programs as requested.

- Exercises effective interpersonal skills in dealings with department staff, associates, and Management.

- Maintains confidentiality as per the agreement signed.

- Demonstrates the ability to listen to others in promoting effective communication.

- Develops thorough understanding of policies and procedures of the hospital and Demonstrates respect for them.

- Carries out other duties when requested by the Head of department

Organizational Structure

- Reports To (Functional): Nursing Manager

- Level of Authority: In accordance with the approved organizational Structure.

- Liaises With: (Internal Interaction): All Employees of the Healthcare Units &relevant employees of the Business Group.

(External Interaction): All categories of people Having business/transactional relations with Unit, Bangalore.

Functional Area Responsibility

- To assist the technician to carryout laboratory work.

- Handling of wheelchairs and stretchers

- Receiving the samples and dispatching the reports.

- Cleaning and Filling of all water jugs in the ward.

- Processing patient samples for ABG, VBG, GRBS, CARDIAC SOB ,ACT & PT INR on POCT devices.

- Performs Allen’s test, draws arterial blood and perform Arterial Blood Gas and Venous Blood Gas analysis for Patient samples.

- Monitors and update the critical value reporting documents for all POCT reports. Informing panic value to treating consultants and document the same.

- In case of Emergency, they are supposed to help housekeeping on the requirement.

- Ensure cleanliness of work area.

- Helping and making of Culture media.

- Cleaning and sterilization of glass wares.

- All work assigned by ICD.

- Participation in clinical quality program & patient safety activities

Qualification, License, Education, Experience, Special Skills

- Ability to work in group across the hospital and as a member of team.

- Ability to work with minimal supervision.

- Comprehensive knowledge of their work with reference to the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of his / her patients and adhere to bylaws, rules & regulations of the medical organization.

Candidate Requirements

Education: Diploma / Critical care training in Nursing.

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.

N.B – The above also includes any other job assigned from time to time.

I do hereby declare that the Job Responsibilities are properly explained to me during Induction/ Appraisal/ Re designation and understood by me. I will try to deliver the best by meeting the mentioned standards.