Staff Nurse

**Job

Title -** Associate Nurse

Department - Nursing

Qualification - GNM/B.sc/M.sc

Responsibilities -

        

Provide professional nursing care with

an assigned unit according to established standards and procedures.

        

Provide comprehensive care to assigned

patients. Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for her

patient.

        

Follows policy and delivers designated

nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the

documented medical plan of care.

        

Takes the nursing history, summarizes

data and states nursing diagnoses / patient care needs.

        

Organize and maintain patient file and

reports as per the MRD requirements in all shifts.

        

Always greet with smile to patient and

companion for their well-being. Be groomed always.

        

Observes and records signs, symptoms

and behaviors including the physiological status of patients? reports,

assessment changes to the concerned authority.

        

Ensure smooth functioning of admission,

discharge and transfer procedures and assists others with patients? activities

and care with collaborative manner.

        

Follow handover-takeover process

accurately with written/online notes.

        

Ensure introduction of next shift team

member to patient and patient side medication check in each shift.

        

Executes physician?s orders for all

assigned patients safely and properly administers medications and treatments.

Strictly adhere read back policy

        

Ensure identification safety for

collection of specimens during collection and till the report informed to

consultant.

        

Participate in consultant?s rounds and

assist by giving relevant information based on nursing assessment/reassessment

and observations. Carry out routine check at each handover that all equipment's

are in working order.

        

Ensure that all items used for patients

inclusive of medications, surgical supplies are duly recorded and charged. Keep

equipment?s in charging.

        

Ensure during internal transfer except

the ordered medicine all other drug to be returned before shifting to other

unit.

        

Maintain patients and accompanies

safety by taking preventive measures against accidents. Accurately records and

reports incidents.  Ensure

every error to be recorded. Ensure strict infection control protocol and

bio-waste guidelines to be followed for 24x7. Ensure that daily briefing points

and sign off are mandatory for day-to-day update.

**Specific

Unit Related Nursing Care -**

• Responsible

  for safety and comfort of patients, and the health and safety of employees

  assigned to the respective unit. Ensure that all the files (record) are

  completely maintained.

• Ensure

  that proper observation records of the patient are made and necessary

  information imparted to the concerned authorities.

• Ensure

  proper handling of patient. Follow the Chemo protocols and assist the adverse

  effects.

• Have full knowledge of

  Neutropenic precautions and it is importance. Assist the stem cell collection.

• Assist and handle the

  post stem acute and chronic GVHD. Provide post-operative care to the patients

  as per their needs.

• Educate the patient as

  well relatives about lymphedema exercise and massaging for various surgeries.

• Educate the patient as

  well relatives about post head and neck exercise (lip, tongue and jaw)

• Have knowledge about

  cytotoxic drug management as well segregation its proper disposal methods.

• Have knowledge about

  central line care as well dressing precautions. Monitors

  vital sign and reports abnormalities. Ensure samples are collected and send to

  concerned diagnostic labs .  To

  ensure that staff is taking precaution to avoid blood born infection. To ensure

  refrigerator/deep freezer temperature is maintained. To ensure that medical

  reports are generated timely. Any other jobs assigned by superior.

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