Job Description

Job Description

• Develop and maintain a learning culture amongst nurses, particularly in the specialist field in which they work.
• Be an expert registered nurses with advanced education, training or certification in their specialized area of practice. Specialty practice may be defined by population, clinical setting a disease/medical subspecialty and type of care or type of problem.
• Be a role model and always seek to improve the safety and quality of care delivered to patients in the specialist field.
• Be a member of the interprofessional team as a subject matter expert in his/ her field of specialization.
• Support and lead audit and data collection in their area of specialisation for KPIs and benchmarking.
• Support the nurse educator with training programs, training needs analysis within the specialised field.
• Support 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.
• 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.
• 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. 

Responsibilities

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• Responsibilities specific to NICU: 
• Provides direct care and related duties in the critical care. Maintains current knowledge of critical care nursing practice and standards.
• Plans, implements and evaluates nursing care given to assigned neonate in an effective and organized manner.
• Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.
• Perform the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.
• Responsible for continuous care for infant in receiving articles like warmer, suction, oxygen & AMBU bag, ET tubes etc. ready.
• Responsible for receiving the infant from the labor room/ operating room when required.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of newborn safety, newborn identification policy, hypoglycemic protocol, visitation policy, immunization schedule and breast feeding.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to care for neonates born at risk.
• Demonstrates complete skill in performing immediate new born care procedures like insertion of nasogastric / orogastric tube, gastric lavage, aspiration, administration of Inj. Vitamin K, IV cannulation and check for anal patency.
• Performs new born assessment including anthropometric measurements.
• Performs aseptic venipuncture, initiates IV, and cares for infant with peripheral, umbilical central IV.
• Demonstrates sufficient knowledge and skill in assessing and caring for new born with congenital abnormalities.
• Responsible for initial assessment and stabilization of the new born in the neonatal intensive care unit, placing the infant on continuous hemodynamic monitoring, maintaining thermoregulation, performing capillary glucose monitoring, and carrying out Doctors orders within her scope of practice.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge in the care of infant under phototherapy.
• Assists with umbilical catherization and collection of specimens, bloods for diagnostic testing
• Assesses and documents vital signs at specified frequency as per hospital policy.
• Ability to set up peripheral cannulation, CPAP, hood oxygen & nasal prong.
• Assists with intubations by preparing for the procedure.
• Performs or assists with feedings and encourages breast feeding.
• Performs baby bath, cord care and eye care meticulously for the infants.
• Performs new born screening test including audiometry.
• Prepares, administers and documents all neonatal medication as per hospital policies
• Provides for the physical, psychological and social needs of the patient and families.
• Predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication.
• Performs a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique.
• Assists with transfer of new born / infant within the health care facilities and serves as transport nurse for new born / infant during ambulance transport.
• Provides health education to the infants’ parents about care of infant at home including breast feeding and immunization.
• Competent in neonatal resuscitation and performs when needed.

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Hold a post-graduate specialist qualification, diploma, degree, or masters in the specialty.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
• Have previous experience within the specialist field.