ICU Staff Nurse

Job Title: ICU Staff Nurse

Job Summary

NABH standards

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Provide direct nursing care to ICU patients as per clinical protocols.
  
• Monitor vital signs, ventilators, infusions, and critical parameters.
  
• Administer medications and treatments accurately.
  
• Assist doctors during rounds, procedures, and emergencies.
  
• Maintain infection control practices as per NABH guidelines.
  

Clinical Documentation

• Record patient assessments, interventions, and observations in EMR/clinical charts.
  
• Update nursing notes, intake/output charts, and monitor sheets.
  
• Ensure documentation accuracy as per NABH standards.
  

Equipment Handling

• Handle ICU equipment such as monitors, syringe pumps, infusion pumps, ventilators, defibrillators, etc.
  
• Report malfunctioning equipment to the biomedical/concerned team.
  

Patient Safety & Protocol Compliance

• Follow emergency codes (Code Blue, Code Red, etc.)
  
• Maintain strict hand hygiene and aseptic techniques.
  
• Ensure safe medication administration.
  
• Adhere to ICU protocols, SOPs, and NABH guidelines.
  

Coordination & Communication

• Communicate effectively with doctors, nurses, and allied teams.
  
• Provide updates to patient attendants as per policy.
  
• Coordinate patient transfers, admissions, and discharges.
  

Training & Development

• Participate in regular nursing skill training and audits.
  
• Attend mandatory NABH and safety training sessions.
  

Qualifications & Requirements

• GNM / B.Sc Nursing / M.Sc Nursing.
  
• Karnataka Nursing Council registration (valid).
  
• ICU experience preferred.
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) mandatory; ACLS preferred.
  
• Good communication and critical-thinking skills.