Registered Nurse - PICU

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient’s bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escape all abnormalities.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support etc.
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
• Provide wound care management.
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.
• Facilitate the process of safe patient admission, transfer and discharge.
• Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on the Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices.
• Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department.
• Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.
• Comply with unit Scope of Service.
• Perform Holistic Care for patients who are in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Perform evidenced based nursing care for patients who are on Mechanical ventilator.
• Able to assist with procedure like:
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Abdominal paracentesis
  • Intercostal drainage (chest tube insertion)
  • Pleural aspiration (thoracentesis)
  • Intubation, CVP Line insertion
  • Arterial line insertion
  • Cardioversion
  • Defibrillation
• Able to perform procedures like:
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Administration of enteral feed
  • Suctioning-Oral/Nasal/Endotracheal
  • IV Cannulation
  • 12 Leads ECG
  • Insertion of Nasogastric tube
  • Gastric lavage
  • Foleys Catheterization
  • Blood Transfusion
• Able to Monitor:
  • Airway
  • Breathing
  • Circulation
  • Level of Consciousness
• Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick & effective decisions.
• Care for Patients post Cardiac Surgery.
• Complete care and safety of allocated patients.
• Organize assigned duties.
• Perform a head-to-toe assessment and reassessments on patient as per assessment policy.
• Adequately assess and reassess pain as per Pain Assessment Policy.
• Perform patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Report any abnormality in a patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff and escape as and when required.
• Competent in all aspects of nursing care.
• Document on patient record as per current standards and policies.
• Assist physician with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Perform routine and advanced nursing procedures / Skills.
• Able to function efficiently in patient care within the unit and relieve other nursing units in the hospital if necessary.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to Nurse Manager/Engineering.

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments and On Call when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).

• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.