Intensive Care Nurse at Raksha International Medical Services

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To constantly monitoring patients with highly unstable physical conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Critical Care Nursing provided within the Hospital on a 24-hour basis.
• Care for pre- and post-operative patients when those patients require ICU care.
• ICU nurse must be able to draw ABG Blood and interpret report correctly.
• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient’s outcomes.
• Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients.
• Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans.
• Maintaining records/Documentation on patients/client’s health condition and care.
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment.
• Ensuring that the privacy of the patients is respected and the result of the investigations and consultation are confidential.
• Order drugs and medical materials as necessary for the day and night duty as per the doctor’s prescription.
• Follow Doctor Prescription and ensure that all the procedures/Tests requested by the Doctor are done for the patient.
• Ensuring that the ward is clean (in and outside).
• Taking the Doctor/Consultant for the Ward round and assist whenever there is a procedure to be done.
• Properly handover to the next colleagues in the nursing Station and take him/her round to physically see the patients.
• Notifying the Supervisor in case of shortage, changes to be done and any problems in the ward.
• Always maintaining professionalism, honesty, truthfulness, adhere to nursing ethics and be committed when delivering services.
• Assisting in emergency nursing procedures necessary for promote control of changes in patient(s) physical conditions.
• Ability to perform the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, accurately and effectively.
• Ensuring economic use of equipment and supplies
• Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
• Advocate for patients’ and families’ needs or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines.
• Assess patients’ psychosocial status and needs including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
• Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
• Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardioversion.
• Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
• Any other job advised by Medical Superintendent from time to time

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Must have a Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Must have Basic Life Support Course and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course
• Must have a valid practicing license from the Kenya Nursing council
• Must have a minimum (2) year related ICU nursing experience
• Must have strong commitment to care of patients and general customer service.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Experience in ECG will be an added advantage
• Excellent proficiency in use of Computer