Closing: Apr 2, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 26, 2024 (2 months ago)
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- 2-5 years post basic experience as an ICU/CCU Nurse
- Post basic nursing in intensive care.
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Active nursing license in Nigeria and BLS/ACLS certification
- Previous experience in critical care unit or emergency department is preferred.
Responsibilities
- 2-5 years post basic experience as an ICU/CCU Nurse
- Post basic nursing in intensive care.
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Active nursing license in Nigeria and BLS/ACLS certification
- Previous experience in critical care unit or emergency department is preferred.
- This is a full-time on-site role for an Intensive Care Nurse located in Lagos. The Intensive Care Nurse will be responsible for the care of critically ill patients.
- This includes monitoring and administering medications, performing diagnostic tests, managing life support equipment, and providing emotional support to patients and their families.
- The Intensive Care Nurse will work collaboratively with physicians, healthcare professionals, and other members of the care team to provide high-quality patient-centered care.
- Monitor exact, detailed reports and records of critical ICU patient.
- Monitor and record symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions and inform to physician.
- Carefully observe and document patient medical information’s and vital signs.
- Document patients’ medical histories and assessment findings.
- Document patients’ treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
- Consult and coordinate with health care team members about whole patient care plans.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patient’s response and conditions.
- Monitor the critical patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
- Administering intravenous fluids and medications as per doctor order.
- Monitor patients’ fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
- Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel, or supervise a particular unit on one shift to patient’s response and conditions.
- Treating wounds and providing advanced life support.
- Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardio version.
- Ensuring that ventilator, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly.
- Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
- Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
- Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
- Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
- They also care for pre- and post-operative patients when those patients require ICU care.
- Assess patients’ pain levels and sedation requirements.
- Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
- Acting as patient advocate.
- Providing education and support to patient families.
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