Second Nurse to Head Nurse in ICU
Northwest Regional Health Authority
Port Of Spain General Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Provide constant monitoring and care for patients in seriously ill or unstable conditions.
- Ensures the highest standard of clinical care is maintained, utilizing a systematic approach to nursing.
- Review and updates nursing policies practices procedures and recommend improvements.
- Actively manage staff performance and completes objective staff performance appraisal both probationary and annual.
- Actively implement quality assessment and improvement activities within the guidelines and standards of nursing department.
- Facilitates the integration of standards of patients care specific to the unit and ensures the dignity and rights of patients are respected.
- Maintains on updates required unit/clinic documentation/records in accordance with government hospital and quality department requirements.
- Responsible for ordering new equipment and ensures effective utilization maintenance inventory and storage of equipment.
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure effective treatment.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.
- Initiates and maintains risk management assessment and performed improvement activities by units.
- Develop and submits on two goals an established unit/group norms based on input from the staff and identified needs.
- Conduct regular monthly ward meetings which include quality improvement and educational activities.
- Participate in short and long term range planning for development of patient care unit.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create patient-centered care plans tailored to individual needs.