Nursing Assistant

Job Summary

Job Objective - To deliver high quality patient care while ensuring safety and comfort. Adhere to protocols and best practices for optimal health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Reception and orientation of newly admitted patients.
• Perform Admission, Transfer and Discharge procedure with accuracy.
• Assess, plan and implement patient care based on needs.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, injections and other treatments as prescribed.
• Monitor and document vital signs, fluid balance and clinical observations regularly.
• Assist in and perform nursing procedures such as wound dressings, catheterizations, NG tube feeding, preoperative and postoperative care and assist in medical procedures.
• Monitor patient conditions and promptly report critical changes.
• Ensure infection control protocols and biomedical waste segregation guidelines are strictly followed.
• Operate and handle biomedical equipment like sphygmomanometer, ECG machine, and defibrillator etc safely and efficiently.
• Follow complete hand over/takeover of assigned patients including physically checking patients and their units.
• Check special assignments such as dressing trolley, inventory and any other assignment given by Team Leader.
• Attends all in-service education programs, external workshop and certification programs for continuous skill enhancement.
• Participate in emergency situations e.g. Code Blue, Code Pink etc.
• Provide empathetic, respectful and confidential care to patients and families.
• Educate patients and families regarding the treatment plan, medications, home care or post care instructions.
• Offer emotional support and promote patient safety at every stage of care.
• Respond to patient and family concerns promptly and escalate issues appropriately.
• Address patient concerns professionally and escalate issues when needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation of care delivered including nurses notes, medications record etc.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, safety regulations and ethical standards.
• Report and record incidents or adverse events as per hospital policy.
• Support orientation and mentoring of newly joined Nurses or Trainees.
• Manage and maintain ward inventory - consumables, medications/ Impress stock and equipments.

Skills / Competencies

• Wound dressings
• Catheterizations
• NG Tube feeding
• Preoperative and postoperative care
• Medication administration
• Vital signs monitoring
• Infection control
• Biomedical waste segregation
• Emergency response (Code Blue/Code Pink)

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