Senior Staff Nurse - LDR

Job description

The Senior Staff Nurse – LDR is responsible for providing comprehensive, high-quality nursing care to women during labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery. This role requires clinical expertise in managing normal and high-risk obstetric cases, monitoring maternal-fetal wellbeing, assisting during deliveries, and providing leadership and mentorship to junior nursing staff. Key Responsibilities Clinical Care • Provide continuous nursing care to antenatal, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum patients • Monitor maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, and labor progress using electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)/CTG • Assist obstetricians during normal vaginal deliveries, instrumental deliveries, and cesarean sections • Manage emergency obstetric situations (e.g., PPH, fetal distress, eclampsia) per hospital protocols • Administer medications, IV fluids, and epidural/analgesia support as prescribed • Perform initial newborn assessment, resuscitation support, and ensure immediate skin-to-skin/breastfeeding initiation • Provide immediate postpartum recovery care and monitor for complications Leadership & Coordination • Supervise and mentor staff nurses, GNM/BSc nursing students, and new joiners • Coordinate patient flow and bed management within the LDR unit • Act as a resource person during emergencies and complicated cases • Ensure compliance with infection control, safety, and quality protocols (NABH/JCI as applicable) • Participate in nursing audits, case discussions, and CME/training sessions Documentation & Compliance • Maintain accurate, timely nursing documentation and patient records • Ensure informed consent processes and patient rights are upheld • Adhere to hospital policies, statutory/regulatory nursing standards, and ethical guidelines Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month Benefits: • Health insurance • Leave encashment • Paid sick time • Provident Fund Work Location: In person