Hybrid Senior Staff Nurse (Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IN, 492015) bei Narayana Health

Job Purpose

Ensure smooth function of the nursing team in the Oncology Ward. Responsible for the administration of chemotherapy drugs to patients. The oncology nurse plays a part in ensuring each cancer patient is educated about their disease, its treatments and expected side effects. 

Job Responsibilities

General Responsibility

• Adhere and comply with Organization Regulations and Administrative Policies.
• Adhere and comply with policies and procedure related to patient care, infection control, patient safety and accreditation standard

Care Delivery

• Demonstrate clinical competence in all aspects of patient care.
• Monitoring of patient care delivery process for the staff posted in the area.
• Verify and ensure patient care documentation are completed as per policies and standards for assigned shift.
• Ensure timely execution of all drug and non-drug order for the patients for the assigned shift.
• Always maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures for medication management especially for high alert medicines, LASA and Narcotics.
• Ensure the involvement of the patient, family and significant others in the patients care.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary planning and provisioning of patient care.

Collaborative Responsibility

• Communicate all necessary information to the team in timely and constructive manner.
• Ensure proper allocation and deployment of nursing staff as per the requirement to maintain patient safety and quality of care.
• Monitor clinical and other established performance indicators to ensure ongoing quality Improvement.
• Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and assess the impact of nursing intervention as appropriate.

Work Environment Management

• Enhance the working environment through teamwork and mutual respect for others.
• Resolve conflicts and patient care problems / issues and take decisions accordingly or in consultation with the NS whenever required.

Quality Management

• Undertake Clinical / Nursing audit whenever required.
• Follow international patient safety goals.
• Report all near miss, sentinel events and any other incidents.
• Comply with all quality standards as decided by organization for patient safety and quality of care.

Inventory Management

• Ensure proper inventory management of their allocated Units.
• Manage all medical equipment in their respective area and inform clinical engineering team in case of any issues.

Training and Development

• Participate and contribute in scheduled in-service training programs like ACLS, BLS, PALS, NALS (if applicable) CNEs, conferences etc.,
• Identify training needs for the staffs in the team.
• Ensure staff working in the area attend the required clinical & non-clinical training programs.

Functional Area Responsibility

• Assist in bone marrow procedure like aspiration, biopsy etc.,
• Knowledge on critical lab value.
• Knowledge in diagnostic Procedures in Oncology (Endoscopy, MRI, CT Scan, USG, FNAC, CYTOLOGY, PAP Smear, Mammography, Fluoroscopy, Radio Isotopes).
• Safely handle chemo therapy drug.
• Perform IV extravasation and chemotherapy.
• Perform pre and post-MTU preparation.
• Perform tracheostomy and oral suctioning.
• Ability to Manage oncology emergencies / complications.
• Demonstrates knowledge about lumbar puncture & bone marrow procedure.
• Knowledge about PEP, PPE, NSI and narcotic drugs.
• Hazardous materials management.

Candidate Requirements