Job Description

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Responsibilities and key tasks :

• Hand washing should be done before entering the unit
• Greet the patient and relatives
• To effectively interface with patients/ Anesthetist/ Surgeons/ other service users with high level of responsiveness
• To be well versed with all surgical procedures, equipment used in O.T & Pre-Post-operative management of patients in O.T
• Co-operate & co-ordinate with OT staff to ensure effective & efficient patient care delivery
• To ensure proper Co-ordination with other disciplines in case of shifting / transfer to wards / ICU's
• Ensure noise and movements within the theatre are kept at minimum.
• To ensure the disinfection & fogging process is followed as per the protocol
• All nursing staff to be thorough with gowning & gloving procedure
• Ensure change rooms are clean with enough supply of scrubs/caps/masks for the day
• To follow infection control policies of the hospital
• To ensure accurate Inventory & Stock Management
• To ensure the consumables & sutures are available on time.
• To ensure timely indenting & frequently checking the requirements of the surgeons
• Through surgical hand wash to be carried out by all working inside the OT.
• Circulating nurse to be responsible for checking all sponge counts, instruments, working of all biomedical equipments.
• Time in and time out to be maintained by the circulating nurse.
• Scrub nurse to assist the surgeon for the operative procedure
• Histopathology sample if any, need to be dispatch timely with proper labeling and entering in HIS by circulatory nurse
• Before closing the incision a through count of all instruments and sponges to be done and documented

• Liaise with CSSD in advance for the booked cases for the following day
• Circulating nurse to be responsible for preparation of next surgery.
• Monitoring and & close observation of patient in the recovery room and follow pain management protocol
• To have complete orientation of QMS and EMS system of Hospital
• To have complete Awareness about Disaster Management Programme (DMP) of the hospital
• To comply with the service quality Process, environmental & occupational issues & policies of the respective area.
• To ensure the entries in HIS and billing activity will be completed correctly and accurately
• To maintain patient records as per hospital standards, ensuring safety and confidentiality of records
• To comply with patient safety policy
• To ensure safe utilization of equipment's and proper waste disposal system.