Cloudnine Hospital - OT Nurse (2-8 yrs)

Position Responsibilities : In addition to supervising basic nursing care, responsibilities of Lead Nurse Specialist include (but are not limited to) :

Daily activities :

• Supervises daily inventory checks before every shift commences.
• Allots perioperative / scrub / circulating nurse for the posted surgeries. Assigns on call duties and updates dashboard. Reviews daily proposed OR schedule.
• Ascertain surgical suite allocation is based on surgeon requirements, equipment needs and functionality.
• Collects feedback of flow of work process of the previous shifts in her absence.
• Maintains cordial conduct among the Staffs working in the unit for easy flow of information.
• Supervises and guides staffs to perform procedures as per the policies and protocols.
• Keeps a consistent check on the staff activities and motivates them.
• Assists the lactating mothers and take classes in the absence of the Lactation Counselor.
• Monitors and channelizes in-house and out-house processes for easy continuity of care.
• Mentors Nurse Executives in providing education, information and emotional support to the patient's family and caregivers by correlating the disease condition to the symptoms presented.
• Mentors Nurse Executives for handling specialized equipments like multipara monitor, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, defibrillator, central oxygen, nitrous oxide, foot suction, cauterizing machine etc.
• Maintains records of the usage of equipments, costly consumable and non-consumable items in the floor.
• Updates the Guest Relation Executive regarding the billing of the procedure and initiates financial counseling.
• Orients the Onboard Nurses regarding the functioning of the unit and allots mentor for learning the routine staff activities. Monitors and coordinates with Clinical Nurse Instructors for smooth onboarding.
• Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocols
• Supervises supply of sterile equipment's from CSSD.
• Coordinates with Housekeeping department for providing good customer care.
• Coordinate and communicate with the maintenance department regarding breakage or malfunctioning of any equipment and get it repaired or replaced.
• Coordinates and communicates with biomedical department for maintaining the biomedical equipment's to the best of usage.
• Maintains records in the floor Surgery book, MTP register, lending and borrowing register, CSSD register, inventory book,etc.
• Supervises waste disposal of the floor as per Infection Control Policy.
• Performs regular store indents from pharmacy and stores department for replenishing the consumed items.
• Solves interdepartmental and customer related issues and channelizes it to the concerned line of authority.
• Disseminates managerial information to the staffs.
• Coordinates inter / intra hospital transfers with the Manager Nursing Consultant.
• Reports daily to Manager Nursing Consultant regarding the functioning of the floor.

Weekly activities :

Monthly activities :

Depending on setting, may also :

Other Responsibilities :

Other Skills, which includes :

Accountability

Psychosocial skills (Communication / Interpersonal / Teamwork)

Customer Focus & Service

Cognitive Skills (Critical Thinking / Decision Making / Problem Solving / Planning / Organizing / Reflective Thinking / Assertiveness / Self Directed learning)