Staff Nurse-Nursing

JOB DESCRIPTION 

BASIC INFORMATION

Position Title & Designation

Staff Nurse

JD Code

SHB/IND/NUR/01

Job Family

Clinical

Department

ICU

ROLE DETAILS

To be filled up as per the requirement of the Division / unit / function / / territory

Grade

B1

Reporting To

In Charge - ICU

Division

Unit

Unit 

LOCATION DETAILS

Please mention the correct office location of the Role selected above and fill in the other geographic details

Base Location (City) 

Country

India

Job-Holder Specifications

QUALIFICATION

Basic Qualification / Education / Vocational Training

 ANM/GNM/B.Sc(Nursing)

Advanced

Qualification / Certification / Specialist Training

EXPERIENCE

Minimum Experience

2-4 years

Specific / Relevant Experience

2-4 Years

COMPETENCIES

Functional Skills and Capabilities

Behavioural

• Problem Solving ability

Functional

Objective

To effectively perform the nursing procedure of improving patients health , maintaining hygiene and provide remarkable services to patients and their relatives in the ICU.

Key Responsibilities

1

Patient Related

• Following the treatments prescribed by doctors for patients
• Providing and checking medications offered to patients as prescribed by doctors 
• Should be informed about patient history details for processing treatment
• Maintaining the crush cart and checking item availability on daily basis
• Coordination with physio and attendants for mobilization of patients
• Providing timely medication as per prescription to the patient 
• Anwering to the patient calls immediately
• Informing any medication error to ward incharge/nursing incharge for timely action
• Supporting the ward administrator on patient rounds
• Abiding to the ICP practices at all times
• Following the surgical procedures
• Maintaining IO chart of patients
• Checking the vital signs of patients on hourly basis
• Informing dietician about the patient diet changes
• Maintaining the personal hygiene of the patients including clothes, bath, hair, spunge etc
• Practicing and maintaining hygiene at all times 
• Preparing transfer sheets in case of patient transfer in any other room/ward
• Informing patients’ relative or MO before conducting any procedure on patient
• Documentation for patients at the time of emergency
• Maintaining medication sheet of patients and following the same
• Maintaining the medicine drawer in the ICU

2

Administration

• Assisting in admission and discharge of patients
• Taking hand over from previous shifts
• Practicing the basic nursing care on a daily routine
• Checking of inventory availability everytime before taking hand over
• Requisition of items fromonline intrastore
• Maintaining a surveillence report
• Maitaining register of daily patient admissions
• Inventory management of stock required in ICU
• Maintainance of medicine drawer
• Replacing any item used in ICU or on cart with a new one without fail
• Performing all the parameters listed on the activity sheet daily
• Returning of all the medicines to the pharmacy at the time of patient discharge
• Filling of monitoring form in case of blood requirement
• Mandatory file making of patient data during night shifts
• Thorough checking of documents at the time of discharge
• Abiding to nursing protocols strictly like no jewellery on floor, clean shave etc
• Administrating medical requirements of the patients
• Performing the duties as and when assigned by the ICU administrator

• Should maintain cleanliness of nursing station 
• Abiding to the MRD checklist and guidelines

Employee Name

Mr. Balkrishna

Employee Signature

Received on (Date)

Version No: 001/ 2018-19