Staff Nurse (Start ASAP)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct bedside care
• Makes rounds with the physicians and carries out orders relevant to all plan of care
• Endorses patients to the incoming staff nurses, and when transferring patients to other unit/department.
• Receives endorsement from the outgoing staff nurses, and when a patient is to be transferred to their unit/ department.
• Monitors, records, and reports symptoms and changes in patient's condition.
• Informs the physician of patient's condition.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Prepares patients for, and assists with, examination and treatments.
• Acts as patient's advocate.
• Coordinates with other members of the health team regarding patient's treatment and procedures.
• Responsible for ordering, preparing, administering, and charting of medications and treatments as ordered by the physicians.
• Plans and prioritizes nursing care activities / programs.
• Facilitates admission, transfer and discharge of patients
• Assists and supervises, nursing aids, ward clerks and orderlies.
• Keep endorsement sheet updated.
• Makes rounds of the ward/unit ensuring comfort and safety of clients.
• Assists in the CODE BLUE
• Performs procedures scientifically as indicated
• May operate a range of medical and or life-saving equipment in the assigned area
• Give health teachings to the patient and/or his/her family