Intensive Care Unit & High Dependency Unit Nurse at Lagoon Hospitals

Job Summary

• To assist clients restore their health and wellbeing in the ICU / HDU. This role is available in our Ikoyi facility.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Implementing Nursing care plan for patients in the ICU/HDU.
• Close observation and monitoring of patients’ vital signs and general well being with necessary follow up.
• Managing and ensuring that life support equipment such as ventilators, syringe pumps and feeding tubes function properly.
• Performing such tasks as medication administration and inserting catheters.
• Maintains concise and complete records and reports.
• Provide health education and support to the patient and their relatives .
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment always.
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies / adherence to quality standards.

Key Result Areas/ Performance Goals:

• Reduced mortality and morbidity in the ICU.
• Nursing care plan and assessment implementation.
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation.
• Confidentiality.
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards.

Job Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in General Nursing (ICU nursing Diploma and experience is an added advantage)
• Post Basic Nursing Diploma.
• Valid nursing practicing license.
• 2 - 4 years experience in a related role is desired.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills.
• Knowledge and ability to use life support equipment.
• I CARE attitude.
• Attention to details and empathetic.
• Good interpersonal and communication Skills.
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situations.