Critical Care Nurse at Premier Hospital

Reports:   Nurse In charge -ICU

JOB PURPOSE

Providing high standard of nursing care to critically ill patients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures and accountable for a shift in the section.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Deliver direct patient care including but not limited to assessment, planning, implementation.
• Carry out specific tests, analyze, interpret, troubleshoot, and initiate immediate intervention.
• Engage with doctors and other care providers on daily basis regarding patients’ Plan of Care and Care solutions with emphasis on a team- based problem-solving approach to provide unified approach to patient care.
• Administering treatment plans to patients as prescribed.
• Relay accurate information to clinical staff on a patient’s condition.
• Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
• Labeling and dispatching specimens to laboratory promptly and safely.
• Ensure routine duties are done to prepare and clear the ward before admission and after discharge.
• Provide health education to patients and follow up care.
• Address patients’ complaints and emergencies as they arise.
• Carry out patients’ proper orientation within the section.
• Overall supervision of section activities in an assigned shift.
• Mentor junior nurses in the hospital and students attached in the department.
• Any other duty assigned by the supervisor in line with the job description.

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS

• Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (KRCCN).
• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing. A degree in Nursing will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of one (1) year of work experience in a critical care unit post-KRCCN training and licensure.
• Valid BLS/ACLS certification.

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent customer service skills
• Competent in nursing skills
• Conversant with International Patient Safety Goals.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Desire for career development