Walk-in || Staff Nurses / Sr. Staff Nurse - ICU Department

Role & responsibilities

1. Patient assessment and continuous monitoring

• Monitor vital signs: blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation.
• Assess consciousness using appropriate tools, such as the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).
• Monitor cardiac rhythms, urine output, fluid balance, and pain levels.
• Identify early signs of deterioration and promptly inform the treating physician.

2. Medication administration

• Administer prescribed medications, including antibiotics, sedatives, analgesics, insulin, and vasoactive drugs.
• Verify the correct patient, medication, dose, route, and time.
• Independently double-check high-alert medications according to hospital policy.
• Monitor therapeutic effects, adverse reactions, and infusion rates.

3. Ventilator and respiratory care

• Monitor ventilated patients and assess respiratory status.
• Check ventilator settings, alarms, oxygen delivery, and connections within the nurse's scope of practice.
• Provide airway care, suctioning when indicated, and oral hygiene.
• Follow ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention protocols.
• Assist with intubation, extubation, and weaning procedures as directed by the treating team.

4. Emergency and life-support management

• Recognize cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, shock, and other life-threatening conditions.
• Initiate the hospital's emergency response and assist with CPR and advanced resuscitation.
• Ensure emergency equipment, oxygen, suction, and defibrillator availability.
• Assist with stabilization procedures and implement prescribed emergency interventions.

5. Infection prevention and patient safety

• Follow hand hygiene and standard, contact, droplet, and airborne precautions as indicated.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly.
• Maintain aseptic technique during invasive procedures and line care.
• Prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and pressure injuries.
• Follow safe patient identification, medication safety, and fall-prevention practices.

6. Documentation and reporting

• Maintain accurate nursing notes, observation charts, medication records, and intake-output charts.
• Document procedures, clinical changes, interventions, and patient responses promptly.
• Report abnormal findings and critical laboratory results to the appropriate clinician.
• Complete structured shift handovers and incident reports as required.

Preferred candidate profile

• GNM / B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Valid nursing registration.
• Good clinical and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Willingness to work rotational shifts, including night duties.
• Compassionate, responsible, and patient-focused attitude.