Registered Nurse - Labour & Delivery

Job Description

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation .Prompt ( PROMPT)
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment. 
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions. 
• Provide wound care management.
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed. 
• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.
• Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on the Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices.
• Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department.
• Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.
• Comply with unit Scope of Service.
• Participate in ongoing emergency specific trainings (e.g., BLS, NRP, and PROMPT certification
• Demonstrate on understanding & Utilization of evidence-based health care.
• Performs all aspects of nursing care for patients who are in maternity ward in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of health care errors.
• Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick and effective decisions.
• Able to perform procedures like: Application of external electronic fetal monitor, Arterial Blood Gas Analysis, CTG interpretation, Fetal heart auscultation using Fetal Doppler, Administration of Syntocinon infusion, Post-natal care and Antenatal Care, Assisting vaginal speculum examination, Female urethral catheterization, IV Cannulation, Administering blood and blood products, Obtaining 12-Lead ECG, Blood glucose monitoring, Wound care, Oxygen administration, Blood pressure checking, Oro-nasopharyngeal suctioning.
• Able to assist in procedures like: Vaginal examination, Use of amnicator, Induction of labour, Insertion of Prostin, Collection of arterial and venous blood gas.
• Complete care and safety of allocated patients.
• Accurately monitor and record patient’s condition.
• Perform a head-to-toe assessment and re-assessments on patient as per assessment policy.
• Perform complete pre-operative and postoperative care to patient.
• Adequately assess and re-assess pain as per Pain Assessment Policy.
• Report any abnormality in a patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff and escalate as and when required.
• Document on patient record as per current standards and policies.
• Preparation of patient for Emergency surgeries.
• Organize assigned duties.
• Able to function efficiently in patient care within the unit and relieve other nursing units in the hospital if necessary.