Narayana Health—Staff Nurse

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Description: About NH: Narayana Health is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and operates a network of hospitals in India and Overseas. Our mission is to deliver high quality, affordable healthcare services to the broader population. For more details please refer to our website at : https://www.narayanahealth.org Job Purpose To provide care for patients with various critical illness in MICU. Job Responsibilities General Responsibility - 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. Care Delivery - 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. Quality Management - 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 Training and Development - Participate and contribute in scheduled in service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (If applicable), CNEs, conferences etc., Functional Area Responsibility - Demonstrate knowledge on Hypothermia protocol, Endotracheal suctioning and oral suctioning. - Perform Drainage, ROMOVAC drain monitoring and documentation. - ABG collection and analysis. - Evaluate Thrombophlebitis and nursing management. - Evaluate Intra Cranial Pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale. - Handle Epidural Catheter. - Knowledge on Personal Protective Equipment & Post Exposure Prophylaxis. - Demonstrate a knowledge on activating code blue / code stroke. - Identify Bedsore, Braden scale and Hyperglycemia. - Care for patients on ECMO. - Emergency drug management. Candidate Requirements 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 Knowledge & Skills Required: Knowledge of nursing principles, techniques and procedures for the delivery of effective patient care. Good communication & interpersonal skills. Be proactive, punctual and empathetic.