Nursing is a health care profession. A nurse can find suitable jobs in many health care sectors. The state of Tamil Nadu has many such health care organisations where nurses can find suitable jobs.

Nursing Job Profiles in Tamil Nadu

Various job profiles available for nurses in Tamil Nadu are listed below.

• Charge Nurse
• Clinical Nurse Manager
• Director, Nursing
• Duty nurses
• Flight Nurse
• Forensic Nurse
• General registered nurse
• Geriatric Care Manager
• Head Nurses
• ICU Nurses
• Industrial Nurse
• Lectures
• Legal Nurse Consultant
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Medical Associate
• Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
• Nurse Case Manager
• Nurse CCU
• Nurse Clinical Surgery
• Nurse Clinical
• Nurse Educator
• Nurse Geriatric
• Nurse Home Care
• Nurse Obstetrics
• Nurse Oncology
• Nurse Operating Room
• Nurse School
• Nurse, Pediatric
• Nurse, General Duty
• Nursing Assistant
• Nursing Home Director
• Nursing Manager
• Nursing Superintendent
• Nursing Supervisor
• Occupational Nurse
• Office Nurse
• Patient Care Coordinator
• Pediatric Nurse
• Principal Post
• Public Health Nurse
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room
• Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room
• Senior Charge Nurse (RN)
• Staff Nurse

Qualification needed for Nursing Jobs in Tamil Nadu

Candidates with an under graduate or post graduate degree in the field of nursing can apply for nursing jobs. Candidates with an experience in the field will have more preference.

For the post of registered nurses one should have a bachelor’s degree or diploma in nursing and should meet the state licensing requirements. Candidates who have completed one year program in nursing can practice. Candidates who have qualified the Certified Pediatric Nurse exam can work as pediatric nurses.

Finding Nursing Jobs in Tamil Nadu

Nurses can find jobs in various organizations like

• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Clinics and Heath Departments
• Orphanages and old age homes
• Military
• Schools
• Industrial houses and factories
• Railways and public sector medical departments
• Training Institutes as educators

Some of the reputed hospitals and nursing homes in Tamil Nadu are

• A.G. Hospital, Chennai
• A.K.C.Nursing Home, Thanjavur
• Apollo Kh Hospital, Vellore
• Balakrishna Eye Hospital & Eye Research Centre, Chennai
• B.K. Hospital, Erode
• City Hospital, Tuticorin
• Dr Radha Rajendran Nursing Home, Chennai
• K.Govind Swamy Naidu Medical Trust (K.G Hospital), Coimbatore
• R.G.Stone Urological Research Institute (Chennai), Chennai
• Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai
• Sayed Sathya Hospital, Ramanathapuram
• Shanmuga Hospitals & Salem Cancer Institute
• Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital & Research Institute Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
• Sri Balaji Hospital – Coimbatore
• Trinity Nursing Home (P) Ltd., Chennai
• Vedanayagam Hospital Private Limited, Coimbatore

Apart from these hospitals, nurses can find suitable jobs in government sector also. They can work with the Indian army, railways etc. They can even join as faculty in some of the reputed colleges offering this course.