Registered Nurse - OPD

Registered Nurse - OPD will:

• 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 and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyze 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 medical team
• Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities
• Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients, and families. 
• Maintain and update the technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice 
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory exams
• Perform essential life support (BLS
• 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 
• Ensure that all equipment used in the clinical areas is safe to use and all in working order. Reports any defaults to the Nurse In-Charge  and Biomedical Department appropriately
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed 
• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission and discharge 
• Arranges for diagnostic and therapeutic service as ordered.
• Follows the ten-medication administration protocol and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Assembles patient chart and attached required forms.
• Adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilize appropriate pain management techniques.  Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Consults physician when necessary.
• Schedules appointment and arranges for patient transportation in other department for care of services.
• Ensure that the equipment is clean and in good working condition prior to use.
• Maintains controlled and narcotic drugs.
• Completes unit forms and registers.
• Gathers required statistics and prepares reports as required.
• Observes proper technique in the performance of all duties.
• Overall supervision of the OPD activities.
• Staffing of the OPD and deputing the staff to other areas when required.
• Monitoring the up keeping of the consultation rooms, supervising the completion of checklists.
• Accountable for the equipment and medications used in the OPD
• Record TPR and BP of the OPD patients
• Assist the doctor/consultant in examining the patient and other procedures.
• Help in shifting of the patients.
• To keep sufficient stock of sterile dressings like gauze piece, pads, and dressing packs etc.
• See to the comfort of the patient.
• Maintain the OPD records.
• Remind the patient for his /her next visit to the consultant.
• To co-ordinate and work for the smooth functioning of the hospital
• Promptly attend to emergency cases as and when the patient arrives