Registered Nurse - Labour & Delivery

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1. Participates in initial examination of obstetrical patients’ assigned responsibility for care, treatment, delivery of patients.

1. Assist in the delivery and perform post partum examinations and treatments to ensure that patient and infant are responding normally.
2. When deviations from standard are encountered during monitoring the labor patient administers stipulated emergency measures, and inform obstetrician immediately.
3. Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their goals for breastfeeding
4. Prepares the woman for labor, birth and parenting.
5. Demonstrates an understanding of the physiology of labor
6. Supervises and assists mothers in labor, monitoring the condition of the fetus and using knowledge of drugs and pain management
7. Prepares mothers for cesarean sections as well as assist doctors with the administration of pitocin or other pain medication as per scope for practice.
8. Demonstrate competence in Cardiac- Pulmonary Resuscitation.
9. Participates in the pre-natal and post-natal teaching on health practices.
10. Administer drugs/medications as per doctor’s orders.
11. Demonstrate competency in any emergency situation.
12. Demonstrate awareness of fire/equipment hazards and the necessary precautions to be activated as per hospital policy.
13. Maintain all documents of MSDS , HAZMAT in coordination with FMS Team
14. Participates in any continuing Education and activities.
15. Any other assigned responsibilities on a Ward Basis as identified by the Head Nurse.
16. Monitor hospital environment for compliance with Infection Control policy and Procedure.
17. Maintain hand hygiene and infection control documents
18. Adherent the practice of Prescription Order review. 
19. Responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipments as per hospital policy
20. Follow the protocol of handover communication during shift change, shifting the patient to other department and diagnostic procedure
21. Maintain the cleanliness of department following infection control protocols
22. Follow the protocol of patient identification while administering medication , blood transfusion , procedure etc
23. To follow appropriate international guidelines, DHA regulations & Joint Commission International norms while treating or managing patients as well as while discharging their professional duties