Nursing staff (Emergency) Job description

Duties & Responsibilities: 

➢ To assist doctors in casualty and rendering immediate care to emergency patient.

➢ To assist doctors in doing procedures.

➢ To assist doctors in rendering immediate care to patients.

➢ To administer drugs, I/V fluids and injection and watch for any complications/reactions.

➢ To assist in receiving and transporting patients within the different areas in the hospital (ambulance, diagnostics etc.).

➢ To give necessary instructions to patients and relatives.

➢ To educate patients / attendants regarding personnel hygiene, and sanitation. 

➢ To indent medical and non-medical items as and when necessary.

➢ To check drugs received from pharmacy as per doctor’s prescription.

➢ To take care of inventory and maintenance of equipments.

➢ Responsible for direct supervision and guidance to the members of the team.

➢ To establish and maintain good inter-personal relationship.

➢ To ensure effective communication with consultants.

➢ To update & maintain records (patient’s  file, inventory book, registers, etc)

➢ Responsible for entering patient’s clinical records, vitals, medication details and nursing notes in patients case sheet.

➢ Responsible to do an initial assessment of every patient who comesin Emergency in the defined format.

➢ Responsible for following and supervising bio medical waste segregation, collection, transportation, storage as per bio medical waste handling policy.

➢ Coordinating with Quality team & implementation of departmental SOP’s.

➢ To ensure proper and effective implementation of Hospital Infection Control Policy.

➢ To ensure effective participation in hospital training program and committee meetings.

➢ To ensure effective implementation of patients’ rights and to follow patient privacy and patient dignity.

➢ Any other task assigned by Medical and Nursing Superintendent.