Department: Nursing / Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OB-GYN)

Reports To: Labour Room In-Charge / Nursing Superintendent / Consultant OB-GYN

Job Type: Full-time (Shift Rotations)

Job Summary

The Senior Staff Nurse in the Labour Room provides expert clinical care to high-risk and routine obstetric patients during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum phases. In addition to delivering direct nursing care, the Senior Staff Nurse serves as a clinical leader, shift supervisor, preceptor for junior nurses, and primary liaison with obstetricians, pediatricians, and anesthetists to ensure safe outcomes for mothers and newborns.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

1. Patient Care & Clinical Monitoring

- Admission & Assessment: Conduct initial triage, physical assessment, and maternal-fetal vitals check upon admission to the labor suite.
- Intrapartum Monitoring: Continuously monitor fetal heart rate (via Fetal Doppler / Cardiotocography - CTG), uterine contractions, cervical dilation, and maternal vital signs.
- Pain Management & Comfort: Provide emotional support, non-pharmacological comfort measures, and administer prescribed pain management (e.g., assisting with epidural care).
- Delivery Assistance: Prepare the delivery suite, sterile trays, and equipment; assist obstetricians and midwives during normal vaginal deliveries, assisted deliveries, or emergency procedures.
- Immediate Postpartum Care: Monitor for post-partum hemorrhage (PPH), uterine involution, Lochia flow, and maternal vitals during the recovery period (fourth stage of labor).

2. Immediate Newborn Care

- Perform initial newborn assessment (APGAR scoring at 1 and 5 minutes).
- Ensure airway clearance, thermal regulation (dry and warm the baby),



and immediate skin-to-skin contact.
- Administer routine newborn medications/prophylaxis (e.g., Vitamin K, eye drops, hepatitis B vaccination) as per hospital protocol.
- Assist and encourage early initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of birth.

3. Emergency Preparedness & Management

- Recognize and immediately act upon obstetric and neonatal emergencies (e.g., eclampsia, fetal distress, cord prolapse, PPH, shoulder dystocia, neonatal resuscitation).
- Prepare patients rapidly for emergency Caesarean sections (C-Sections) when indicated.
- Maintain the crash cart, emergency medications, oxygen supply, and neonatal resuscitation units (radiant warmers, suction equipment).

4. Documentation & Administrative Duties

- Maintain meticulous and timely documentation in partographs, delivery registers, nursing care notes, and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
- Ensure accurate birth registration details and handovers between shift shifts.
- Maintain inventory of labor room supplies, medicines, narcotics, and sterilize surgical instruments according to infection control guidelines.

5. Patient Education & Communication

- Educate mothers and families on labor expectations, post-natal self-care, warning signs, and newborn hygiene.
- Provide clear, empathetic communication to family members regarding the patient's labor progress.

Qualifications & Requirements

- Education: Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing).
- Experience: Minimum 5–6 years of clinical nursing experience in Obstetrics, Gynecology, or Labour Room settings

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Perks:

- Paid time off

Work Location: In person

📌 SENIOR STAFF NURSE-LABOUR ROOM (Kottakkal)
🏢 Ardram Hospital
📍 Kottakkal