Staff Nurse - ICU

POSITION TITLE: STAFF NURSE - ICU

REPORTS TO:  NURSE MANAGER

POSITION SUMMARY:

A registered professional nurse who provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care given to patients admitted to the critical care units

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates problem solving/critical thinking skills ensuring effective functioning of unit routine.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Demonstrates organizational skills as team leader/in-charge nurse as required.
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
• Demonstrates cooperation, coordination and respect among individuals/departments in order to provide excellent customer service (internal and external).
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Performs additional duties when required.
• Demonstrates skills in continual critical care assessment of patient, family’s physical and psychological needs.
• Demonstrates skill in co-ordination and planning of critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizing care, based on individual needs.  Revises care plan as necessary.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to render care and services based on needs, age appropriateness and developmental stage of patients.
• Performs nursing interventions/procedures in accordance with established standards of care and policy and procedures.
• Assists medical colleagues with diagnostic therapeutic interventions.
• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation following established standards.
• Floats to other areas within the hospital when required.
• Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues and others.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Demonstrates knowledge and clinical expertise of Infection Control issues, reports and documents as directed in the Infection Control policies and procedures.
• As Registered Nurse understands the responsibilities of safe handling, drawing, administrating Narcotic/Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Maintains commitment to professional development of self through completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, utilization of auto-transfusion devices.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice. Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic). Shows a willingness to work towards completion of  intermediate and advanced practice competencies
• Actively participates in unit-based CQI activities (data collection, CQI teams, etc.).
• Serves if required on hospital wide CQI teams / committees / task forces.
• Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement Plan by using incident reporting, customer complaint reporting and medication error reporting.
• Assesses education needs and provides effective and age appropriate education to patients/families.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements.
• Contributes to professional development of colleagues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (duration not less than three years) or
• Diploma in Nursing (not less than three academic years in nursing only) or
• Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery (not less than three academic years) graduated from 1998 onward with pre medical secondary school certificate or its equivalent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Current license to practice nursing
• BCLS certification
• ACLS certification to be achieved within 6 months of employment. 
• At least 2 years’ experience in critical care nursing