The Emergency/ICU Staff Nurse is responsible for providing high-quality critical care nursing to patients requiring emergency, intensive, or life-support care. The role includes rapid assessment, stabilization, continuous monitoring, and timely interventions, ensuring adherence to nursing standards and hospital protocols.
Key Responsibilities1. Patient Care & Monitoring
- Perform rapid assessment and triage of patients in the Emergency Department.
- Provide round-the-clock care to critically ill patients in ICU.
- Monitor vital signs, hemodynamic parameters, ventilator settings, and level of consciousness.
- Initiate and assist with life-saving procedures (CPR, intubation, defibrillation).
- Administer medications, IV fluids, injections, and emergency drugs as per physician orders.
- Manage ventilators, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, and other ICU equipment.
- Ensure timely documentation of intake/output, vital signs, and nursing care notes.
2. Emergency Response
- Respond promptly to Code Blue, Code Red, and other emergency alerts.
- Assist doctors during emergency procedures, resuscitation, intubation, central line insertion, etc.
- Stabilize trauma, cardiac, stroke, poisoning, and high-risk patients.
6. Equipment Handling
- Operate and troubleshoot ICU/ED equipment:
- Ventilators
- Defibrillators
- ECG machines
- Pulse oximeters
- Syringe/infusion pumps
- Suction apparatus
- Ensure equipment is cleaned, calibrated, and in working condition.
Qualifications & Experience
- GNM / B.Sc Nursing / Post-Basic B.Sc Nursing.
- Valid Nursing Council Registration (State/National).
- 1–3 years of experience in ICU/Emergency preferred.
- ACLS/BLS certification.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person