Intensive Care Unit / High Dependency Unit Nurse at Lagoon Hospitals

Summary of Responsibilities

• Implementing Nursing care plan for patients in the ICU/HDU
• Close observation and monitoring of patients’ vital signs and general well being with necessary follow up
• Managing and ensuring that life support equipment such as ventilators, syringe pumps and feeding tubes function properly
• Performing such tasks as medication administration and inserting catheters
• Maintains concise and complete records and reports
• Provide health education and support to the patient and their relatives
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment always
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies / adherence to quality standards
• Participate in your departmental quality improvement project

Key Result Areas/ Performance Goals:

• Reduced mortality and morbidity in the ICU
• Nursing care plan and assessment implementation
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation
• Confidentiality
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards

Job Qualifications

• RN, RM / B.s.c  ( ICU nursing Diploma )
• Valid nursing practicing license.
• 0 to 5 years

Core Competencies

• Basic Life Support skills
• I CARE
• Attention to details
• Good interpersonal and communication Skills
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situations