Staff Nurse

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To provide care for patients before, during and after surgery. Handle and prepare operating instruments and equipment within the sterile field.

• Adhere and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
• Adhere and comply with policies and procedure related to patient care, infection control, patient safety and accreditation standard.

• Demonstrate clinical competence in all aspects of patient care.
• Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing intervention as appropriate.
• Assessment and reassessment of pain and management of pain
• Ensure compliance with all policy and procedure for medication management.
• Explain plan of care to patient and family.
• Document all patients records as per policies and standards.
• Educate patient and family as required
• Ensure the involvement of the patient, family and significant others in the patient's care.

• Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality Improvement.
• Follow international patient safety goals.
• Report all near miss, sentinel events and any other incidents.
• Always maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
• Comply with all quality standards as decided by organization for patient safety and quality of care

• Participate and contribute in scheduled in service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (If applicable), CNEs, conferences etc.,

• Maintain the sterile zones.
• Ability to do the gowning procedure and scrubbing.
• Demonstrate knowledge on consent protocol.
• Ability to position patents in lateral, prone, supine, lithotomy, Trendelenburg.
• Knowledge about the disposal of infected linen, care and handling infected linen and general waste segregation and disposal in OT.
• Knowledge about the different types of sterilisation methods followed in NH and the type of sterile tape and the things to be checked before opening a sterile pack.
• Take the appropriate barcode for biopsy.
• Knowledge on methods of cleaning of OT equipment.
• Awareness of radiation safety.
• Knowledge of the system of receiving the implant from the store.
• Familiarity in operating surgical equipment.
• Assist and perform surgical asepsis.

Education: Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Registration: Valid registration in the state Nursing Council from where

B.Sc. Nursing / GNM was completed.

Experience: Freshers / candidates with 1 or 2 years of experience