Staff Nurse

Jupiter Hospital; Pune District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Jupiter Hospital in Pune is seeking a nursing professional to support ward operations. The role involves taking over assigned patients, conducting nursing assessments, and implementing doctor-prescribed care while ensuring patient safety and smooth shift handovers.

You will participate in rounds, update records, manage equipment and consumables, and help coordinate interdepartmental activities to maintain high-quality patient care within hospital protocols.

Qualifications

• Nursing Education required.
• Graduation/Equivalent Course in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Check the communication book for new instructions during every shift.
• Check the assignment Register to know the shift assignment.
• Monitor equipment and inventory; report discrepancies to Team Leader/Nurse Manager.
• Carry out Nursing Assessment to establish baseline data for patients assigned or received.
• Plan, implement and evaluate nursing care, and inform doctors on duty.
• Attend consultant rounds and update patient records with changes or new instructions.
• Ensure safe environment and ward safety; prepare patients for surgeries/procedures.

Skills

Nursing Education

Graduation/Equivalent Course

Job description

Function Pune

Department Nursing

Cost Center Nursing

Country India

State Maharashtra

District Pune

Functional Area --

Skills

Skill

Nursing Education

Graduation/Equivalent Course

Others

Working Language

Job Description

• Check the communication book for any new instructions during every shift
• Check the assignment Register to know the assignment for the shift
• Check inventory of all equipment, and instruments as per the inventory register and inform the Team Leader/Nurse Manager in case of any discrepancies noted
• Inquire and know about the following:
• Department Census
• Admissions in the department
• Transfer in and Transfer out
• Death
• Medico- legal Cases
• Details of patients undergoing special investigations/invasive procedures and or Surgery
• Details of patients requiring special considerations (Barrier Nursing Precautions, VIPs, Relatives of Employees etc.)
• Planned discharges during the shift
• Others:
• Issues related to Support Services (Diet/Laundry/Stores/Pharmacy/Maintenance/CSSD/Bio-Medical/Billing/Housekeeping etc)
• Interdepartmental lending /borrowing of equipments or consumables and drugs
• Take over of assigned patients and receive new admission/transfer-in to the department
• Orient the patient and relative to the unit
• Carry out Nursing Assessment to have baseline data of patients assigned / received
• Inform necessary details to the Doctor on duty
• Plan, prioritize, implement and evaluate nursing care
• Carry out the instructions of the doctor and administer treatment as advised
• Attend the Consultant's rounds and update changes/special instructions in patient's record
• Carry out changes / special instructions as advised by the Consultant
• Assist for procedures as required at the bedside
• Monitor patients closely as per hospital protocol or as advised by the doctor
• Complete documentation of assessment findings, investigations done, procedures carried out and the treatment given to the patient during the shift according to hospital protocol
• Ensure that adequate supply of medicines and consumables are available with the patient
• Ensure that drugs and consumables in excess or not to be used are returned to the respective department
• Prepare the patients for surgeries / procedures as indicated
• Shift the patients to other departments if required as per Hospital Policy
• Ensure the comfort of the patient and family at all times
• Ensure replacement of medicines and consumables used from the departmental stock
• Ensure that billing of all procedures and investigations done during the shift are completed
• Complete all relevant documents
• Check the patient’s records for any changes, special orders etc. and update as needed from time to time
• Check and receive all pending investigations reports, if any
• Attend to patients needs for activities of daily living as required
• Maintain ward safety and provide safe environment.
• Report any special events during the shift to the Team Leader and or Nurse Manager
• Ensure that all admissions, transfers, Death and discharges are entered in the Admission Discharge Register
• Ensure that the shift report is completed
• Endorse the patients to the next duty assigned staff
• Maintain good interpersonal relationship with all employees, patients, families and community.
• Ensure that patient's and or family's communications/requirements are attended or communicated to the concerned department/person
• Ensure that discharged patient's unit is ready to receive new admission/transfer
• Prepare the dressing trolley, trays to be sent to the CSSD
• Ensure that the consent for surgery / procedure is obtained and the necessary preparations for the surgery / procedure has been done
• Arrange IP file as per checklist with numbering of sheets
• Keep the folders ready for admission
• Ensure all the procedures performed throughout the day are entered in the bedside procedures
• Indent drugs and consumables in sufficient quantity
• Check the expiry dates of the medicines and send the medicines nearing expiry to the pharmacy
• Prepare/keep ready records to be maintained in the department
• Training Responsibilities :
• Participates in staff educational program
• Help in orientation of new staff
• Participation in planned clinical teaching / SOP Training
• Completes Competency Assessments
• Supervise and guide Junior Staff nurses, Health Care Assistants and Housekeeping staff
• Supervise patients and visitors for maintenance of health promotion