Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Core
Provide quality patient-focused nursing care in the Critical Care Unit, managing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for critically ill patients.
Role type
Registered Nurse (ICU)
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic environments in a critical care setting
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical Care Certificate Level 3, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Coronary Care I, Coronary Care II, BCLS, infection control measures, health teaching, physical assessment, emergency response, prioritization, autonomous decision-making
Preferred skills
Coronary Care II, Critical Care Response Team (CCRT) training
Technologies
Information systems and technology
Responsibilities
Respond to emergency situations by recognizing changes in patient health status, provide health teaching to patients and families, maintain competency in SLED/CRRT and IABP training, practice according to infection control and prevention measures, collaborate as part of an inter-professional health care team
Seniority
Experienced (minimum 2 years in acute medical/surgical or 2 years recent critical care)