Staff Nurse - ICU

Role Overview

Staff Nurse - ICU at SEHA, providing specialized nursing care in the Intensive Care Unit.

Role Purpose

Demonstrate integration of unique knowledge and technical skills required for ICU specialty practice as defined in the role-specific clinical practice definition and SEHA competency and training matrix. Provide specialized care for critically ill adults with life-threatening conditions and optimize patient outcomes through advanced monitoring, emergency response, and skilled use of specialized equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care & Monitoring

• Provide specialized care for critically ill adults with life-threatening conditions such as trauma, sepsis, respiratory failure, burns, and multi-organ dysfunction.
• Conduct advanced monitoring of critically ill patients.
• Respond to emergency situations within the ICU environment.
• Manage mechanical ventilation and ventilator-dependent patients.
• Administer vasopressor and dialysis therapies.
• Deliver complex post-operative care.
• Operate and maintain specialized equipment including ventilators, infusion pumps, cardiac monitors, feeding tubes, catheters, and central lines.

Professional Development & Learning

• Identify own professional learning needs in conjunction with the Manager, Charge Nurse, and Clinical Resource Nurse.
• Develop and maintain a learning plan as required.
• Participate in self and peer evaluation including reflective practice.
• Initiate or participate in clinical research that contributes to continual improvement in standards of care.
• Develop and maintain own Professional Portfolio.
• Obtain accredited and non-accredited Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Units in compliance with Department of Health requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing, or Associate Degree in Nursing from Canada or USA with minimum two (2) years course duration.
• Successful completion of the National exam: NCLEX-RN (USA) or Licensing Exam (Canada).
• Minimum two (2) years clinical experience required.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical skills as outlined in Clinical Competency and Training Matrix and department/unit Scope of Service.
• Advanced patient monitoring and assessment.
• Emergency response and critical care management.
• Mechanical ventilation management.
• Operation of specialized ICU equipment.
• Reflective practice and clinical evaluation.
• Clinical research participation and initiation.