ICU Nurse

An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse is a registered nurse who performs a range of tasks in delivering care to injured or seriously ill patients (patients who have suffered heart attacks, strokes, or undergone invasive surgery). As specialized nurses, their duties included providing constant support during a patient’s recovery, including administering treatment, diagnostic tests, identifying subtle or sudden changes in a patient’s medical condition, and responding to medical emergencies.

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for managing the individualized patient care by
promoting and restoring patients' health through the nursing process; collaborating with
physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological
support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. The RN
is responsible to the Clinical Manager for the assigned Department.
Qualifications
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in good standing in the state of practice, and all other states where
license is held
• Evidence of 1 year of nursing experience in specialty within the past two years
• Evidence of BLS and all additional required credentials specific to nurse specialty
and as designated by health care organization.
Responsibilities
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on
the patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility’s
policies, procedures or protocols.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by patient’s condition and/or the client
facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration
with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely
manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care
for the patient and his/her family.
• Delivers care with appropriate age and cultural competence to specific patient
populations according to individualized needs.
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her
family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing
intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and
advanced life support protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the
patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Maintains current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops;
reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in
professional societies.

• 2 years minimum experience in an Intensive Care Unit.