Group
Occupation

264337 Intensive Care Specialist

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

264337 Intensive Care Specialist

Investigates, diagnoses and treats patients in need of intensive and critical care.

Registration or licensing is required.

Alternative titles

  • Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
  • Intensivist

Skill level: 1

Main tasks

  • Examines and manages critically ill patients with life-threatening organ system failure, those at risk of clinical deterioration, as well as those requiring resuscitation
  • Manages patients in an intensive care or high dependency unit, and maintains precise patient records
  • Monitors and adjusts ventilation settings for patients on life support, and prescribes and administers medications and treatments
  • Requests laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, and analyses results with other medical information to make diagnoses
  • Oversees end-of-life care and the diagnosis of brain death
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