LIYANA HEALTH CARE Plc (LHC) is an Integrated Health Care Solutions Company that provides high quality, advanced & a yet accessible and affordable specialized clinical services, import and distributes pharmaceuticals, teaching health fields and manufacturing factory products in Addis Ababa and Hawassa cities.

Position Summary

The ICU Nurse is accountable to ICU department Head and is responsible for delivering vital care to seriously ill or injured patients in Intensive Care Unit of the center include evaluating the patient’s conditions, administering treatment, and providing constant support during recovery.

He/she will be highly trained to treat patients who have suffered strokes, heart attacks, or undergone invasive surgery, perform a range of tasks including performing diagnostic tests, conducting follow-up visits, monitoring patient recovery, and responding to medical emergencies.

Responsibilities:

• Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures upon patient’s clinical status.
• Evaluate patient’s vital sign and investigations to determine emergency intervention needs.
• Administer blood and blood products and monitor patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
• Advocate for patients and family’s needs or provide emotional support.
• Set up and monitor medical equipment’s and devices, such as cardiac monitor, mechanical ventilator and alarms, Oxygen.
• Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
• Assess patient’s psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep pattern, anxiety, grief, anger, and support system.
• Collaborate with other professionals to develop revise treatment plans, interventions, outcomes or assessment data.
• Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
• Prioritize Nursing care for assigned critical ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
• Identify sudden or subtle changes in a patient’s medical condition.
• Deliver regular updates to doctors, patients, and their family members.
• Begin treatment and monitor doses.
• If necessary, respond to a medical emergency and alert the appropriate doctors.
• Care for patient needs throughout their recovery in the ICU unit.
• Complete all necessary paperwork before transferring a patient.
• Identify malfunctioning of devices available in ICU.
• Maintain patient records.
• Create and implement effective care plans.

Salary & Benefits: – Organization scale

Requirements

Qualification and Work experience

• BSc Degree in Emergency and Critical Care Nurse or
• BSc Degree in Nursing plus ICU training certificate or
• BSc Degree in Nursing and worked in ICU for 2 years and above and can bring experience letter.
• Available to work 12- hour day and night shifts.
• Demonstrate intense empathy and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a stressful and emotional environment.
• Having valid professional license.
• Knowledge of MS Office.

Key skills

• Comprehensive education and hands-on technical ability.
• Ability to work on a team.
• Passion for the job.
• Ability to evaluate ever-change situations.
• Plan for self-care