Theatre Nurse

Job Purpose

The theatre nurse shall be responsible in promoting and maintaining high standards of professional nursing care by providing quality services with special focus on surgeries to meet the needs of patients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

SYSTEM

Managing human resources, equipment, and supplies for individualized patient care

Managing patient flow in theatre Department

Participating in surgical procedures as a scrub nurse

Institute measures to promote normal body temperature of the patient during operation e.g., providing warm intravenous fluids

Managing of consumable non–consumable surgical supplies

Timely reporting of any malfunctioning equipment for repair

Ensuring all patients are charged in relation to the procedure performed and consumable supplies used e.g., drugs

Monitoring of blood/fluid loss during operation

Perform any other task delegated to by your seniors/team leader/manager

PROCESS

Assessing patient's status, reviewing charts/file, identifying patient and verifying surgical site upon arrival from the ward

Take measures to ensure patient's comfort and provision of psychological support to the patient

Participate in packaging, Sterilization and dispatching of theatre consumables

Maintaining aseptic /safe controlled environment

Receiving patients from ward, confirming theatre list, and handing over patients once stable enough to be in the ward

Transferring patient to operating room table, Participate in Positioning the patient on the operating table and to recovery area after operation

Ensures that the sponge, needle, and instrument counts are correct before and after the procedure

Determine patient's immediate response to surgical intervention by doing assessment

Maintain patient's safety (airway, circulation, and prevention of injury)

Administer medications, fluid and blood if Prescribed

Report patient's response to surgical procedure and anesthesia

Describe intra-operative factors e.g., insertion of drains, administration of blood, analgesic agents, or other medications during surgery and occurrence of unexpected events

Taking vital observations before/after surgery and reporting any changes in patient's vital signs

Ensuring theatre equipment are in good working condition

Documenting any events during surgery

Follow the orientation guidelines issued with the timelines allocated

Any other duties that may be allocated by the Management/Supervisor

Industries:Human Resources

Function: Healthcare Administration