Staff Nurse: Compassionate Care, Teamwork & Procedures

Indus Hospital; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Indus Hospital in Karachi seeks a dedicated nurse to uphold high standards of patient care across shifts. You will handover and take over shift information, assist doctors, and ensure accurate documentation and medication administration.

The role emphasizes infection control, maintaining safe environments, drawing blood, performing IV cannulation, supporting rounds, and coordinating with the ward team to meet patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Hand over & take over incoming/outgoing shift unit/ward information related to patients, including introductions, patient files, medication charts, investigation reports, intake and output chart etc.
• Provide direct patient care throughout the shift in a calm, courteous and tactful manner.
• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measure health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; make or recommend necessary adjustments.
• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multi-disciplinary team strategies.
• Prepare medication requisitions and administer medication.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies & protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Facilitate doctors/consultants on rounds in the unit/ward and record instructions.
• Assist doctors with procedures; prepare patient physically and emotionally for these procedures and ensure availability of all necessary equipment.
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of nursing care and use correct charting techniques as per SOPs.
• Carry out doctors’ orders as prescribed and address any concerns with prescribed treatment.
• Ensure unit/ward medical supply requirements are stocked and properly stored.
• Draw blood and perform other lab procedures on patients.
• Perform IV cannulation following policy manual.
• Perform delegated patient & non-patient related tasks as directed by Ward incharge, Nursing Coordinator.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Head of the Department.

Job description

Indus Hospital in Karachi seeks a dedicated nurse to uphold high standards of patient care across shifts. You will handover and take over shift information, assist doctors, and ensure accurate documentation and medication administration.

The role emphasizes infection control, maintaining safe environments, drawing blood, performing IV cannulation, supporting rounds, and coordinating with the ward team to meet patient needs.