Executive - Registered Nurse - LDR

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Takes handover from the outgoing staff and performs inventory checking as allotted by Lead Nurse Specialist.
• Collects current symptoms, as well as a detailed patient history and then consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Monitors patient throughout (before/ during/ after) the labour.
• Monitors contractions and helps patient with breathing and massage techniques.
• Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes patients until the attending physician is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
• Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Attend to all the medical needs of the patient as he/she arrives in the labor room and gives report to the clinician on duty based on the priority need of the patient.
• Assists the consultant/ registrar in examining the laboring mother and consistently informs the patient and accompanied relative regarding prognosis in consultation with the physician.
• Prepares, administers and records prescribed medications as per hospital policy (High risk High Alert /LASA medication, Narcotic Policy and Verbal order policy).
• Checks patient’s cervix and NST, periodically and monitors progression of labor.
• Positions the patient for delivery and aids consultant with Personal Protective Equipments and provides sterile instruments during the birthing process.
• Provides immediate care to the newborn as per the policy and protocol.
• Takes part in maintaining proper supplies and appropriate medical equipment for care of the patients and reports to the Lead Nurse Specialist/ Senior Nurse Executive in case of breakdown.
• Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner.
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.