Registered Nurse - OB-GYN/Maternity

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating 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. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.

• 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.

• Record vital signs, recognize,address and escalate all abnormalities.

• 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.

• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.

• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.

• Provide wound care management.

• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.

Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge

• Provides surgical care (pre and post-operative), postnatal care, breastfeeding advice and support to women and their babies.

• Performs initial assessment and reassessment of patients in the department including neonates, pediatric and adult patients

• Demonstrates knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring using CTG and central monitoring system.

• Is able to provide a high standard of care to all Specialties that falls within the hospitals scope of practice.

• Initiates Intravenous Therapy as per Doctors orders

• Demonstrates skills in routine care for newborns, rooming in with mothers.

• Participates in emergency code drills and performs when necessary

• Acts as Team Leader in the absence of the Charge Nurse and is able to delegate tasks as per skills and scope of practice.

• Demonstrates knowledge in caring for patients admitted for induction of labor.

• Monitors early progress of laboring mothers before transferring to labor ward, interprets fetal heart rate and notifies Physician when appropriate for progress or problems.

• Performs post-partum care of mother, performs fundal massage and monitors vital signs, blood loss as needed and promotes newborn/parent bonding

• Performs the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.

• Responsible for coordinating with the Obstetrician, Neonatologist / Pediatrician and other allied workers to provide comprehensive care to patients.

• Prepares mothers for cesarean sections  and provides pre-operative and post-operative care to all patients requiring surgical procedures

• Actively promotes and assists mothers with breastfeeding, basic newborn care and patient education.

• Has skills and knowledge on collection of specimens, bloods for diagnostic testing and critical values

• Knowledge on ordering blood products and monitors patients when receiving blood products.

• Knowledge of Obstetric emergencies, nursing management and care as per protocols.

Provides appropriate health education to patients and their family.

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.

• Manage their own professional re-licensure.

• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.

• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)