- Responsible for the Ward routine, equipment and patients.
- Ensures professional handover and takeover of shift.
- Coordinates closely with Admissions to plan resource deployment based on occupancy; when expected to be full, to escalate if resources are required.
- Understands patient & consultant requirements and plans resource deployment to meet the need.
- Ensures effective staffing, material and equipment availability.
- Assigns duty ensuring mix of experience and skill, senior and junior, per shift.
- Ensures nurses are competent and can handle tasks assigned to them.
- Ensures nurses follow the protocols without exception.
- Responsible for the smooth room orientation on admission, stay and discharge of patient and attendants.
- Assists clinicians in treating mothers and neonates.
- Obtains medical history of the patient and communicates to the consulting physician.
- Reviews the doctor’s notes and the drug chart and acts as required.
- Ensure all investigations are carried out as advised by the doctor; reports available on time for doctor’s perusal and further advice.
- Prepares nursing care plans and renders effective bedside nursing care.
- Responsible for adherence to the clinical care plan, carefully observes for any adverse reactions, alerts clinician and NS in case of any situations.
- Handles emergencies competently & calmly; provides guidance & decisions in a timely manner.
- Advises and counsels patients in preventing illnesses affecting childbirth; precautions to be taken; reassures and instils confidence.
- Ensures NS is informed of any incidents immediately.
- Ensures medication safety and practices patient safety protocols.
- Upholds patient rights and maintains confidentiality of patient information: medical and personal; avoids any violation by ensuring no discussion of patient identifiable information in non-secure areas.
Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund