Job Purpose

To provide protected, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care to antenatal, postnatal, gynaecological, and obstetric patients while ensuring adherence to hospital policies, NABH standards, infection control practices, and patient safety protocols.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

- Assess, monitor, and provide nursing care to antenatal, postnatal, and gynaecological patients.
- Monitor vital signs, fetal heart sounds, uterine contractions, and patient progress.
- Assist doctors during examinations, procedures, and emergencies.
- Administer medications, injections, IV fluids, and blood products as prescribed.
- Provide pre-operative and post-operative nursing care to gynaecology patients.
- Monitor patients for complications and promptly report abnormalities to the consultant.

Labour & Delivery Support

- Prepare labour rooms and ensure the availability of emergency equipment and supplies.
- Assist in normal and assisted deliveries, caesarean sections, and emergency obstetric procedures.
- Provide immediate newborn care until the baby is handed over to the paediatric team.
- Maintain accurate labour records and nursing documentation.

Patient Education & Counselling

- Educate patients and attendants regarding antenatal care, postnatal care,



breastfeeding, nutrition, and family planning.
- Counsel patients on discharge instructions and follow-up care.

Documentation & Compliance

- Maintain nursing notes, medication records, consent forms, and departmental registers.
- Ensure compliance with NABH standards, hospital policies, and nursing protocols.
- Report incidents, medication errors, and patient safety concerns as per hospital policy.

Infection Control & Safety

- Follow hand hygiene and biomedical waste management protocols.
- Maintain aseptic techniques during procedures and dressing changes.
- Ensure proper sterilization and infection prevention practices.

Coordination & Communication

- Coordinate with consultants, paediatricians, anaesthetists, and other departments for patient care.
- Participate in ward rounds, departmental meetings, and nursing handovers.
- Ensure effective communication with patients and their families.

Administrative Responsibilities

- Maintain inventory of medicines, instruments, and consumables.
- Ensure proper functioning of equipment and report maintenance requirements.
- Assist in departmental audits and quality improvement initiatives.

📌 Staff Nurse- Obs & Gynae (Lucknow)
🏢 DR KNS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
📍 Lucknow