Staff Nurse- Triage/ Emergency
- Motherhood Hospital
- 1 - 5 years
- Mohali, Chandigarh
- 27 days ago
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Job Description
Role & responsibilities
Adherence to Nursing Clinical standards:
- Oriented to the MICU/TRIAGE/Triage routine, equipment, and condition of patients
- Outstation patient retrieval by Ambulance: provide nursing care through the retrieval, accompanies and assists.
- Complete the nursing assessment Guide within 15 minutes of patient admission.
- Ensures the patient is comfortable, implements safety measures for vulnerable patients as per the policy.
- Ensures safety and security of patients by following safety measures.
- Patient condition updates to be shared twice a day with patient attendant; change in condition to be informed immediately; provide comfort and emotional strength to patient attendants.
- Review the doctors notes and the drug chart on admission and implement action as needed.
- Prepares nursing care plans and render professional bedside nursing care.
- Ensure investigation slips are raised.
- Ensure all investigations are carried out as suggested by the doctor, reports available on time for doctors perusal and further advice.
- Raise pharmacy indents, check on receipt, and stock in the bedside locker and medication trolley.
- Specific responsibility towards patient physical needs:
- Feeding
- Position
- Medication dosage and calculation according to the doctor advise
- Monitor patient on ventilator/cardiac monitor and inform abnormal findings.
- Responsible for checking and recording vital sign parameters
- Responsible for monitoring and keeping normal oxygen saturation level.
- Administer on time medications and therapies.
- Assists the doctors in special procedures, dressings and rounds.
For the following procedures, ensure properly set procedure trolleys.
- Venopuncture
- Endotracheal intubation
- Catheterization
- CVP insertion
- Peripheral I.V. and arterial line insertion
- ICD insertion
- Lumbar puncture
- Wound dressing
- Assists the doctors in the management of the desaturated patient, including resuscitation and stabilization.
- Coordinate procurement of blood and blood products for transfusion. Any reactions must be reported to treating consultant, IC & NS immediately.
- Completes the preoperative checklist before sending the patient to operation theatre.
- Completes the transfer formalities as per the In-house Transfer Policy.
- Does not take verbal orders from doctors except in emergency, to be followed by a written order before end of shift.
- Does not take verbal orders for diet unless urgent; to be followed up with written order.
- Knowledge on gestational age assessment, fetal heart monitoring, high risk obstetrical and gynecology patient management
- Follows universal precaution as per the unit protocol.
- Aware of the Alderete and AVPU scoring performed.
- Trained in BLS &ACLS
- Handles with care and knowledge all gadgets used in MICU/TRIAGE care.
- Have thorough knowledge on I.V. fluid and drug calculation.
- Administer drugs according to Drug Administration Policy.
- While administering high risk medicines, counter checked by a second nurse for the 10 Medication Rights and complete documentation policy.
- Implement the policy for Medications brought by patient.
- Observe the patient to ensure safe medication, no adverse reactions.
- Any errors in medication, adverse reaction, or nursing intervention to be brought immediately to the notice of the In-charge nurse and NS. In case of ADR, the respective form to be filled.
- To implement the following measures: Barrier Nursing, patient and Self Safety, Death protocol, End of life care
Preferred candidate profile
Immediate Joiner
Minimum 1 yr experienced in Triage department
Interested candidates can send their resumes to ak******a@mo************a.com
Job Classification
Industry: Medical Services / HospitalFunctional Area / Department: Healthcare & Life SciencesRole Category: NursingRole: Registered NurseEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Motherhood HospitalLocation(s): Mohali, Chandigarh
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