Geriatric Nurse

Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a 300 bedded tertiary health care provider located at Pallikaranai in South Chennai, committed to a higher objective of delivering ultimate quality of health care with utmost excellence and personal care. Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a nationally recognized forerunner and one of the premier institution in providing Cancer and Cardiac care. Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital houses highly educated scholars across all the specialities who are globally trained, equipped with advanced technology and infrastructure to deliver holistic medical service across the clock, around the year.

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DIRECT PATIENT CARE

• Admission and discharge of geriatric patients.
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans for geriatric patients.
• Assesses the geriatric patients ability to do routine daily tasks
• Assists patients with such basic needs as dressing, eating, and bathing, and encourages patients to do things for themselves to retain feelings of independence and self-esteem
• Recognizes and manages geriatric syndromes common to older adults, including: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, hematological, musculoskeletal, endocrine, neurological, psychiatric/psychosocial, integumentary, sensory and pain problems.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of geriatric patient.
• Facilitates older adults active participation in all aspects of their own health care
• Promotes the desirability of quality end-of-life care for older adults.
• Assisting elderly patients suffering from terminal illnesses like diabetes, Alzheimers disease, high blood pressure, cataract, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis and more.
• Assess the cognitive skills and mental status of their patients.
• Observe, understand, and manage peculiar old age health concerns like incontinence, insomnia, loss of strength and appetite, sexual issues as well as mobility challenges.
• Help to educate the families and caregivers of their patients on the best ways to care for them and keep them safe.
• Monitor for signs of elder abuse.
• Maintain the personal hygiene of the patients, including bathing, care of mouth, back, nails, hair etc.
• Care of pressure points as needed.
• To assist the patient in elimination, offering and removing the bed pans and urinals.
• Bed making.
• Assist in feeding the weak and debilitated patients.
• Ensuring ordering of therapeutic Diet through computer requests as instructed by consultant for patients.
• Coordination with physiotherapy, ambulation and rehabilitation departments.
• Carry-out patients teaching and demonstration according to the need.
• Counselling the patients and relatives.
• Care of the dying and dead.
• Administration of medicines, injections, infusion and transfusion to the patients.
• Observing, recording and reporting of vital signs e.g. T.P.R. and blood pressure.
• Carry out technical procedures, such as NG intubation, gastric lavage, oxygen therapy, etc.,
• Dressings and irrigations, Enema, Catheterisation, hot and cold applications, suction etc.
• Collecting, labelling and dispatch of specimens.
• Preparation for and assistance in clinical tests and medical/ surgical procedures.
• Observation, recording and reporting of all procedures and tests.
• Escorting serious patients to and from the department/ wards.
• Patient education in case of discharge.
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms

WARD MANAGEMENT

• Handing over and taking over charge of patients and ward inventory in each shift.
• Maintenance of therapeutic environment in the ward.
• Keeping the ward clean and tidy.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of dressing trolleys, cupboards, apparatus, etc.
• Care of clean and soiled linen.
• Disinfection of linen, beds, and fumigation of rooms etc.
• Preparation of rooms, trolleys and sets for procedures.
• Indenting of surgical supplies
• Maintaining interpersonal relationship with patients, relatives and health team members
• Orientation of new staff/ students
• Demonstration and guidance to student nurses
• Participation in staff education and staff meetings
• Participation in professional activities
• Demonstration and supervision of domestic staff
• Report about the medico legal cases if any admitted in the ward
• Any other duty that may be assigned by ward incharge/supervisor from time to time.
• Reporting any untoward incidents to ward in-charge.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Management from time to time.

Perks and benefits

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Please contact MS Nandhini HR 'mobile no' given below.

Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a 300 bedded tertiary health care provider located at Pallikaranai in South Chennai, committed to a higher objective of delivering ultimate quality of health care with utmost excellence and personal care. Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a nationally recognized forerunner and one of the premier institution in providing Cancer and Cardiac care. Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital houses highly educated scholars across all the specialities who are globally trained, equipped with advanced technology and infrastructure to deliver holistic medical service across the clock, around the year.