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• Extensive experience of XX years inall areas of critical care; proficient in the use of patient monitoring equipment; strong knowledge of infection control procedures; sound familiarity of medical software applications; ability to train support staff in all aspects of critical care
• Skilled in managingpatient care team to providefull range of patient services; providing complex clinical assessments, diagnostic testing and therapies for acutely ill patients; evaluatingpatients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs
• Adept in monitoringpatients’ progress and alerts attending physicians when sudden changes occur that calls for emergency intervention; performing approved and prescribed diagnostic procedures based on patient’s clinical status
• Deft in evaluatingpatient’s assessment record and lab data results to determine whether an emergency intervention was necessary; educatingfamily members on treatment methods, medications and discharge procedures
• Instrumental in assessing patients' psychosocial status and needs including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems; administering medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods

Key Result Areas:

• Assess a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans
• Ensure that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
• Order diagnostic tests; collaborate with fellow members of the critical care team
• Respond to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
• Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
• Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions
• Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families
• Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines
• Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances
• Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions; assess patients' pain levels and sedation requirements

Key Highlights:

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained????Major assignments handled????
• Any unique initiative taken to improvecustomer satisfaction level?Any major accounts/clients handled?
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????

Key Result Areas:

• Prepared and administered prescribed medications orally, subcutaneously or intravenously
• Managed medication doses, anesthesia and ventilator support to patients; delivered regular updates to patients and family members to help them arrive at decisions regarding treatments
• Changed dressings, bathed patients and provided post mortem care
• Analyzed which patient can be transferred out to either stepdown or the floor
• Collaborated with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data
• Compiled and analyzed data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.

Key Highlights:

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained????Major assignments handled????
• Any unique initiative taken to improvecustomer satisfaction level?Any major accounts/clients handled?
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????