Critical care unit manager vs critical care nurse

Differences between critical care unit manager and critical care nurse duties and responsibilities

Critical care unit manager example responsibilities.

• Manage skil unit, audits, staff education, patient/family education, risk management, QA, MDS assessments
• Minnesota-Base start-up organization commit to the design and manufacture of resuscitation systems for cardiac arrest patients.
• Serve as an inter-mediator for any physician concerns involving patient care in the ICU.
• Perform tracheotomy and intubation care.
• Conduct follow-up phone interviews on recently discharge patients.
• Participate in preparation and successful rehabilitation specialty certification initiative.
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Critical care nurse example responsibilities.

• Interpret laboratory results, EKG readings, cardiac monitors, managing medication drips, and ventilator settings.
• Monitor chemotherapy and administration of oral chemo medication, obtain laboratory specimens to manage client status via central lines.
• Work on the general units of rehabilitation, geriatrics, and telemetry.
• Work in critical care floors ranging from MICU to SICU to regular ICU.
• Perform emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Care for patients with a wide variety of critical illnesses and are CCRN certify for many years.
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