Qualification: GNM / B.Sc. Nursing / Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution.
Registration: Valid Nursing Council registration.
Experience: 3-4 years, Freshers may be considered; relevant hospital experience in ICU, critical care areas.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients and identify their nursing needs at the time of admission and throughout hospitalization.
- Prepare and implement individualized nursing care plans as appropriate.
- Monitor and accurately record vital signs, intake-output, pain scores, Glasgow Coma Scale and other clinical parameters as applicable.
- Administer medications, injections, IV fluids, blood/blood products and other prescribed treatment safely and accurately.
- Follow medication-administration rights and report medication errors/adverse events immediately.
- Assist doctors during examination, procedures, rounds and emergency interventions.
- Ensure timely execution of doctors' orders and document compliance.
- Recognize deterioration in a patient's condition and immediately facilitate it to the concerned RMO/Consultant and Nurse Incharge.
- Maintain complete, legible, accurate and timely nursing documentation.
- Ensure proper patient identification before medication administration, procedures, sample collection and transfer.
- Follow infection-prevention practices including hand hygiene, PPE use, biomedical waste segregation and isolation precautions.
- Follow hospital protocols for prevention of falls, pressure injuries and healthcare-associated infections.
- Provide patient and family education regarding medications, diet, procedures, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Ensure safe patient transfer and proper clinical handover using the hospital-approved handover process.
- Check emergency equipment, crash cart, medicines and consumables as assigned.
- Maintain proper custody and accountability of medicines, equipment and hospital property.
- Immediately report incidents, near misses, medication errors, patient falls and other safety concerns.
- Participate in Code Blue, Code Yellow, fire safety and other emergency responses as applicable.
- Maintain patient confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times.
- Participate in nursing audits, quality‐improvement activities, training programmes, BLS/ACLS training and competency assessments.
- Perform any other patient‑care responsibility assigned by the Nurse Incharge/Nursing Head/Management.