Job Title

Associate (Nurse / Sr. Nurse)- OT

Department

Nursing

Qualification

State Registered Nurse Midwife with graduation from an approved Nursing College (GNM/BSC/M.sc).

Experience

1-10 years

Work Location

Ahmedabad

Reports to

Lead-Nursing

Job Purpose

Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.

Essential duties and responsibilities

· To take over and hand over the patient to the floors/ ICU.

· Maintain a clean and sterile OT at all times.

· Check and maintain all records of OT equipment and take necessary actions whenever required

· Plan and schedule all OT supplies/ instruments/ equipment effectively so that they are optimally utilized

· Maintain the OT records with respect to patients and equipment as per policy

· Plan and schedule manpower for surgeries effectively without wastage of time and manpower.

· Managing and providing supportive staff during critical incidents/ emergency situations.

· Be open to discuss any sentinel events/ near misses for promoting corrective action and ensuring high quality patient care.

· To assist in ensuring OT policies and procedures are followed at all times

· 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 equipments are in working order.

· 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:

- Practice Aseptic Technique.
- Creates and maintains sterile field.
- Maintains Universal precautions.
- Provides equipment and supplies based on patient needs.
- Set ups Operation room for surgery.
- Perform proper specimen handling.
- Perform proper post-procedure duties.
- Receives patient into OT and checks documentation including anesthetic consent.
- Move the patient safely pre and post operatively.
- Provides detailed handover of patient post operatively.
- Ensure the swab count correct and signed off.
- Completes documentation.
- Adherence to IPSG (Sign in /Time Out / Sign out)
- Responsible to carry out – Critical Value Protocol
- Any other jobs assigned by superior.

Working conditions

· Should be willing to work in different assigned shifts.

· Stretched working hours

· Outstanding deal with standing & walking along with bending & lifting

· Professional hazard

· On call duty

· Field duty (Camps, periphery clinics)

Skills & Abilities

· Caring and compassionate nature

- Excellent teamwork and people skills
- Observational skills
- Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations
- Excellent Verbal and written communication skills
- Multi-tasking

Other requirements

Nil

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