Specific Care Nurse Icu Nurse - Los Angeles, United States - Presidential Staffing Solutions, LLC

Presidential Staffing Solutions, LLC
Presidential Staffing Solutions, LLC
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Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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We are looking for a Specific Care Nurse to join our team.


Specific critical care nurse or ICU nurse duties and responsibilities can include:

  • Monitor exact, detailed reports and records of the critical ICU patients.
  • Monitor and record symptoms and changes in patients' conditions and information to the physician.
  • Order, interpret and evaluate diagnostics tests to identify and assess the patient's condition.
  • Carefully observe and document patient medical information and vital signs.
  • Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.
  • Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
  • Consult and coordinate with health care team members about whole patient care plans.
  • Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patient's response and conditions.
  • Monitor the critical patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
  • Administering intravenous fluids and medications as per doctor's order.
  • Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
  • Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
  • Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
  • Direct and supervise lessskilled nursing/health care personnel, or supervise a particular unit on one shift to patient's response and conditions.
  • Treating wounds and providing advanced life support.
  • Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardioversion.
  • Ensuring that ventilators, monitors, and other types of medical equipment function properly.
  • Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
  • Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
  • Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
  • Responding to lifesaving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
  • Critical care nurses may also care for preand postoperative patients when those patients require ICU care.
  • Besides, some act as managers and policymakers, while others perform administrative duties.
  • Assess patients' pain levels and sedation requirements.
  • Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
  • Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.
  • Acting as a patient advocate.
  • Providing education and support to patient families.
  • ICU nurses must be able to draw ABG Blood and interpret the report correctly.

Position Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current licensure with the State Board of Nurse Examiners. License must be in good standing. 2-year minimum of nursing experience in a position that specializes in intensive care nursing. Ability to work independently, make decisions, meet deadlines, multi-task and solve problems; working under a moderate to high degree of pressure
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