Registered Nurse - OPC

Job Description

• Responsible for attending and documenting ambulance call as per hospital policy
• Maintains confidentiality of patient’s records.
• Assess the patient and family education needs and provide health education.
• Follows the reporting mechanisms /chain of command in the Nursing Department. Ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
• Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
• Competent with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique and participates as a member of Code Blue team hospital wide 
• Participates as a member of the Code Black team as per hospital policy
• Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment’s and supplies while assisting the Charge Nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
• Responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipment’s’ as per hospital policy
• Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of medications including high alert medications and narcotics as per hospital policy
• Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy
• Assists with transfer of patients within the health care facilities and serves as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport.
• Responsible for performing the daily / weekly ambulance check as per the checklist 
• Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
• Takes responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Charge Nurse as assigned 
• Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
• Carries out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor / Nursing Director.
• Responsible for implementing health and safety measures related to the Pandemic for themselves and others by their actions or omissions, and continue the provision of health-care during a pandemic
• Responsible to comply with the managements instructions and policies, i.e. follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
• Responsible to monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.