Nurse Practitioner

Reporting to: Deputy Nursing Superintendent The Nurse practitioner assumes responsibilities for the care of all patients in the intensive care unitin conjunction with the attending physician assistants other consultants. The practitioner provides continuous vigilance; early intervention and ongoing care with goal to decrease ICU related morbidity and mortality. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assessing the patients Checking chest x-ray Writing progress note or observations care Receiving patients from OT Shifting stable patients from ITU to Ward as per protocol Analyzing ABG & Correcting Electrolytes Checking Lab investigations & appropriate action Receiving unstable patients from ward and do initial assessment Demonstration in BLS/ ACLS/ NALS/ PALSwhen patient got arrested Inserting CVP line & Monitoring Inserting Arterial line & Monitoring Inserting Peripheral line & Monitoring Inserting Foleys Catheter & checking cardiac output Inserting Dialysis Sheath & Monitoring Assisting procedures like TracheostomyBronchoscopy Inserting Ryle s tube & checking on Nutrition Monitoring of Hemodynamic Monitoring Hemodynamics & changing inotropes accordingly Weaning the patients from Mechanical Ventilation Intubation Removal of IABP Follow up Medication & Documentation Aspects on Hand Hygiene / Infection control in the ICU Aspect on Safety of patient in the ICU in different aspects NIV application & Monitoring Participate in the educational programs for the critical care unit personnel Responsible for training ICU nurses to increase their skills in treating critically ill patients Participate in monitoring the qualitysafety and appropriateness of patient care as requested by the director or designee. Processing patient samples for ABGVBGGRBSCARDIAC SOB ACT & PT INR on POCT devices. Performs Allen s testdraws arterial blood and perform Arterial Blood Gas and Venous Blood Gas analysis for Patient samples. Monitors and update the critical value reporting documents for all POCT reports. Informing panic value to treating consultants and document the same.