IC Nurse

As an IC nurse, you maintain an intensive collaboration with medical specialists and are responsible for patients in highly complex nursing situations. Complex treatments and a patient's health status often involve situations that can change drastically from one moment to the next. Guiding patients and families in these situations is right up your alley.

Marleen and Lianne are both in love with the profession. Providing the best possible care in an acute and hectic situation. That is what makes their hearts beat faster. Lianne: 'I feel fulfilled when you pull out all the stops to help a patient.' Marleen: 'Literally using all the knowledge you have, that gives so much energy. A case that still stays with me is a patient who didn't do well on the ward, developed pneumonia, and whose organs began to fail one by one that same evening. You have such short lines of communication with the intensivist, who you are sometimes even one step ahead of. Because you are the one constantly with the patient. I was fully on alert. In this case, all facets of the IC came together. All possible equipment was deployed. A true IC patient.'

Role of IC nurse in training

The IC at Frisius MC suits me well because of the highly complex care. That appeals to me. I want to take charge, take action, and learn.

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The Centrum Intensive Care Leeuwarden has 20 beds. Patients of all occurring specialties are treated, with the exception of intracranial surgery and children. There is a lot of attention within the department for professional development. Our Intensive Care functions as a core IC (formerly IC-level 3) and works continuously on improvement and innovation.

In the IC, we train many IC nurses. Pytsje Merkus (clinical instructor and IC nurse) is proud of the fact that the IC is fully committed to training people and involving them in the often complex IC world. ''In the recent period, we have trained an enormous number of people, more than ever before. We do this together, and that characterizes our IC. Normally, we trained three to four trainees twice a year; now we strive to train five three times a year. More than a doubling, then. That sometimes means you have eighteen to 25 trainees walking around the department."

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic colleague who enjoys learning. Every workday is a learning day! We want to continue to develop and professionalize the care we provide, and you will play an important role in this. Our team is characterized by a relaxed atmosphere, open communication, and humor.

Your knowledge and experience

• You hold an IC nurse diploma.
• You have recent work experience as an IC nurse.

We would love to get in touch with you! Would you like to come and have a cup of coffee or tea with us? It is also possible to shadow an IC nurse for a day (or part of a day). If you are interested in this, please contact us so we can coordinate together which day would be suitable for you. Applying via the button below is also, of course, allowed!

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