Incharge-LDR

Rhea Healthcare; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhea Healthcare is seeking an experienced IN-CHARGE NURSE for the Labour & Delivery Room (LDR) in Bengaluru. You will manage clinical and service delivery during the birthing process, ensuring hygiene, sterility, and protocol adherence for patient safety and quality care.

You will lead a team, coordinate with clinicians and OT/NICU, and drive continuous improvement in LDR operations while maintaining records and supporting staff development.

Qualifications

• GNM/B.Sc Nursing is required.
• 5–8 years of nursing experience in obstetrics or LDR.
• Strong clinical and supervisory skills are essential.
• Knowledge of NABH & Nursing Excellence standards and compliance.
• Ability to document accurately and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Ensure LDR services are fully serviceable for procedures, including hygiene, sterility, and equipment readiness.
• Oversee staffing, material, and equipment availability; plan resource deployment.
• Maintain adherence to nursing standards, handovers, and documentation; ensure patient safety and infection control.
• Coordinate with consultants and clinicians for obstetric care and emergency management.
• Provide training and induction for the nursing team; develop 2nd line leaders.

Skills

Clinical skills

Staff management

Documentation

NABH standards

Education

GNM/B. Sc (Nursing)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Job TitleIN-CHARGE NURSEDepartmentNURSING ~ Labour &Delivery Room (LDR)Location/UnitReports toNursing SuperintendentKey RelationshipsClinicians; Unit dept teams; OT; NICU; Customers.
• Main Objective of the RoleResponsible for all activities related to the Labour room – clinical & service.Ensures LDR is fully serviceable for procedures – hygiene, sterility, consumables, equipment serviceability.Responsible for medical and emotional needs of patients and attendants through the birthing process.Ensures deliveries strictly adhere to protocols, quality, patient safety and infection control standards.Manages Obstetrics emergencies.Labour room specific training for her team.
• Key ResponsibilitiesOperational Efficiency:
• People & Team Management:Responsible for the smooth functioning of LDR.Adherence to Nursing Clinical standards:- Ensures professional handover and takeover of shift.- Understands patient & consultant requirements and plans resource deployment to meet the need.-
• Ensures efficient staffing, material, and equipment availability.- Works with Clinicians to design the new-born delivery plan;
• required to administer medication, induce labour, monitoring fetal heart rate, assist with epidural injection.-
• Reviews the doctor’s notes and the drug chart and acts as required.- Prepares nursing care plans and renders effective bedside nursing care.-
• Experienced and efficient in handling neonates and new mothers; capable of CTG interpretation.- Competently manage nurse patient ratio.- Ensures nurses are competent and can handle tasks assigned to them.- Ensures nurses follow the protocols without exception.-
• Assigns duty ensuring mix of experience and skill, senior and junior, per shift.- Ensures timely completion of all tasks.-
• Ensures NS is informed of any incidents immediately.- Provides accurate, timely information to HoD and concerned stakeholders.- Provides moral support to the mother and family.-
• Provides clinical inputs on patient condition to consultant.-
• Coordinates neo-natal resuscitation.- Competently handles all equipment and gadgets used in patient care; ensures team is competent in usage; ensures equipment is serviceable and readily available.-
• Ensure all gauze pieces & instruments are accounted for, post-delivery – nothing to be left inside patient.-
• Adheres to the infection control practices; ensures hygiene and sterility of personnel, equipment and environment.-
• Maintain records, reports, and registers as per organizational standards.- Accurately captures data, ensures documentation is complete and correct, tracks Nursing Quality Indicators and reports accurately.-
• Accurately maintain records of all procedures, birth register, still births, incidents, foetus disposal.- Submits reports as per timelines.- Ensures still-born fetus disposal is as per protocol.-
• Coordinates and documents samples for genetic analysis.-Aware NABH & Nursing Excellence standards and implements the same.-Conduct cross audits within Nursing.- Responsible for Inventory management & cost control, ensuring no wastage and misuse.- Adherence to Drug control usage policy.- Ensures medication safety and practices patient safety protocols.-
• Aware of the following: Barrier Nursing, Patient and Self Safety, neonatal death.- Maintains confidentiality of patient information - medical and personal. Will ensure no violation by desisting from discussion of patient identifiable information in non-secure areas.-
• Promptly addresses errors and takes corrective action.- Handles emergencies competently & calmly; provides guidance & decisions in a timely manner.- Capable of quick accurate decision making in emergencies.-
• Coordinates closely with Admissions to plan resource deployment based on occupancy; when expected to be full, to escalate if resources are required.
• Responsible for Outstanding Service Experience Delivery:-Ensures team is well-groomed as per standard;
• maintain discipline and decorum-Responsible for the implementation of the Service Vision – ensures Nurses deliver services that delight customers.- Maintains cordial inter-personal relationship within the team and other departments.-
• Manages the LDR services, coordinating with support service departments to ensure customers are comfortable and services are as per standard.Consultant Relationship:-Has a good relationship with consultants and works well with them.Team Management:- Inspires and leads team effectively.-
• Creates and maintains cordial relationship within the unit and with other departments.-
• Ensure Induction and training of team as per protocol.- Prepares effective training modules, coaches on the job to enhance team skills.- Conduct appraisals fairly and objectively; encourages and helps develop team skills.- Develops competent 2nd line.-
• Ensures retention of team.Major Job Qualifications / Specific SkillsEducationGNM/B. Sc (Nursing)Experience5 - 8 YearsKnowledge and Specific SkillsStrong functional / Clinical Skills, Ability to plan & execute work, aware of NABH & Nursing Excellence standards; Ability to document accurately; MS skillsBehavioral CompetenciesSupervisory Skills; Team Management; Communication Skills;
• Interpersonal skills; Problem Solving & Decision making; Ability to anticipate emergencies;
• patient and calm especially during emergencies.Key Result AreasFinanceCost Management; resource allocation and utilizationOperational efficiencyProcess adherence; audit compliance; medication safety; documentation; NABH & NE certification compliance;
• Standardized Nursing OperationsCustomerEnsure Nursing feedback scores are above the target.
• Appreciation for Nursing services @ 90% of all feedback received.Less than 3 written complaints per 50 LDR patients.People Retention;
• 2nd line development; Induction & training;structured development of Nursing team