Critical Care Nurse/ICU Nurse Jobs in Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
• Cleaning and bandaging patient wounds;
• Track life support equipment like heart monitors;
• Infuse blood products and monitor patients for a reaction;
• Identify patients need according to age and level of consciousness and they create a care plan to make the health better;
• Administer care to seriously ill patients;
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods;
• Provide advanced nursing care and provide post-mortem care for patients in critical or coronary care units;
• Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families;
• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines;
• Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances;
• Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions;
• Identify patients who are at risk and prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs;
• Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardio version.
Requirements for appointment
• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be a Holder of a Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Minimum Three (3) years working experience as a critical/intensive care nurse;
• Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Current Registration as a critical / intensive care nurse;
• Demonstrate administrative ability and competence in work performance;
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of County development objectives;
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