Staff Nurse

Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Purpose:

To determine goals, aims, objectives and policies of the Nursing Services, recruit nurses, maintain the discipline and rosters.

Job Responsibilities:

DIRECT PATIENT’S CARE

- Admission and discharge of the patients

- BLS AND ACLS trained staff.

- Ensure initial assessment of the patient at the time of admission done and documentation of all forms like transfer form, nursing daily assessment, and all checklists

- To maintain the personal hygiene of the patients, including bathing, care of mouth, back, nails, hair etc

- Care of pressures points as needed

- Assist in feeding the weak and debilitated patients.

- Assist in physiotherapy, ambulation and rehabilitation with Physiotherapist..

- Carry-out patient’s teaching and demonstration according to the need.

- Counseling the patients, and relatives/ patients and family education

- Care of the dying and dead

- Administration of Medicines and Injections to the patients

- Assist in administration of intravenous injections, infusion and Transfusion

- Observing, recording and reporting of vital signs e.g. T.P.R. and Blood pressure

- Carry out technical procedures, such as Naso-gastric intubations, Gastric Gavage and Lavage, Oxygen Therapy, Dressing and Irrigation, Enema, Catheterization hot and cold applications, suction etc

- Collecting, labelling and dispatch of specimen

- Preparation for and assistance in clinical tests and medical/surgical procedures

- Urine testing for sugar, and albumin

- Observation, recording and reporting of all procedures and tests

- Escorting serious patients to and from the department/wards for investigation.

WARD MANAGEMENT:

- Handing over and taking over charge of patients, and ward inventory in each shift.

- Maintenance of therapeutic environment in the ward

- Keeping the ward clean and tidy

- Routine care and cleaning of dressing trolleys, cupboards apparatus, mackintosh etc

- Care of clean and soiled linen.

- Disinfection of linen, beds, floor and bed pans, and fumigation of rooms etc

- Preparation of room, trolleys, and sets for procedures

- Preparation of surgical supplies

- Maintaining interpersonal relationship with patients, relatives and health team members

- Orientation of new staff/students

- Demonstration and guidance to student nurses

- Participation in staff education and staff meetings

- Participation in professional activities

- Demonstration and supervision of domestic staff

- Report about the medico-legal cases if any admitted in the ward. To keep the senior nursing officials informed of the happenings / in the ward like fire, absconding patients, theft etc.

- Any other duty that may be assigned by In charge from time to time

Candidate Requirements:

- Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.

- To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making

- Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.

- Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.

- Affinity to work in team.