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Job Description

Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.03

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Critical Care Nurses”.

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Tasks for “Staff Nurse, ICU Resource Team (Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Resource Team)”

Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.
Provide post-mortem care.
Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.
Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.
Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.
Collect specimens for laboratory tests.
Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.
Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.
Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.
Coordinate patient care conferences.
Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.

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Desktop computers
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Personal digital assistants PDA
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Chest drains
Nasal suctioning equipment
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Patient restraints

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