Staff Nurse / Senior Staff Nurse - NICU (West Bengal)

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensures safety and security of neonates by following safety measures.
- Neonate condition updates to be shared twice a day with parents; change in condition to be informed immediately; provide comfort and emotional strength to parents.
- Review the doctors notes and the drug chart on admission and implement action as required.
- Prepares nursing care plans and render professional bedside nursing care.
- Ensure all investigations are carried out as advised by the doctor, reports available on time for doctors perusal and further advice.
- Raise pharmacy indents, check on receipt, and stock in the bedside locker and medication trolley.
- Monitor neonates on incubator and ventilator and inform abnormal findings.
- Assists the doctors in the management of the asphyxiated neonate, including resuscitation and stabilization.
- Coordinate procurement of blood and blood products for transfusion. Any reactions must be reported to treating consultant, IC & NS immediately.
- Completes the preoperative checklist before sending the neonate to operation theatre.
- Knowledge on gestational age assessment, special problems of the premature, post-mature, small for gestational age, large for gestational age neonate.
- Aware of the APGAR scoring performed.
- Trained in NALS & NRP.
- Have thorough knowledge on I.V. fluid and drug calculation.
- Observe the neonate to ensure secure medication, no adverse reactions.
- Implement protocols of Infection control, hand washing, medications, narcotic policy, ICU, personal valuables, etc.
- To be aware of NABH & NE standards and implement the same.
- Ensure visitors follow Aseptic protocol when visiting NICU. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4na3zq