NURSING AID/ANM

Main Objective of the Role

Auxiliary nurses, in essence, are healthcare assistants who provide great help to professional staff or Registered Nurse under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or a physician to take care and look after the medical needs of patients in hospitals. Once you become an auxiliary nurse, you need to perform basic nursing care duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for basic bedside nursing care.
• To check the height and weight on admission and weekly weight recording thereafter.
• To check and monitor vital signs – Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, and Blood Pressure.
• Setting up procedure trays and dressing trolleys and assisting doctor in procedures and dressings.
• Maintenance of bedside cleanliness and personal hygiene of patients.
• Assist in transportation of patients whenever necessary.
• Assist consultants in OPD consult rooms.
• Follow strictly all safety measures involved in patient care.  
• To maintain a cordial interpersonal relationship within the unit and with support departments.
• To be aware of patients rights and preserve the same.
• To perform patient and family education.
• To handle with care and with knowledge all gadgets used in patient care in the wards/departments/OPD.
• To pack and get autoclaved/gas sterilization of dressings, linen, instruments, drainage bottles etc.
• To feed the patient after ensuring that it is the correct diet.
• To collect specimen or wound cultures other than blood if necessary and follow up for reports.
• To assist in ECG recording.
• Attend in service programs and trainings to enhance knowledge.
• To maintain strict discipline and decorum at all times.
• To be aware of NABH standards and implement the same.

Major Job Qualifications / Specific Skills

Required Education: 10th class with diploma in auxiliary nursing and midwifery/ Multi-Purpose Health worker course.

Experience: 2 - 6 Years

Knowledge and Specific Skills: Clinical Skills, Knowledge of handling clinical & biomedical instrument, Documentation skills, People Skills, Follow Safety Precaution

Required Critical Behavioral Competencies

Communication/ Attitude and confidence:

Teamwork Critical thinking and creative problem solving/Empathy/ Conflict resolution