RN - Registered Nurse - MICU and SICU

Part Time / Full Time , Day/Night rotating , 7a-7p/7p-7a Rotating, Every Other Weekend and Holiday

Aultman Hospital

The Aultman Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional nurse that provides direct, primary nursing care to patients/residents. The RN delegates and coordinates patient care, based upon a documented assessment of the patient’s/resident’s needs. The RN supervises the care provided by individuals such as licensed practical nurses, patient care technicians/state tested nursing assistants/nurse aides, medical assistants, and etc., if applicable.

SICU and is located on the second floor, east wing of the Memorial Building and has 18 private rooms with one designated for Airborne Infectious Isolation. Rooms are equipped with hardwire monitoring with the capability to perform acute dialysis. The Surgical Intensive Care Unit is designed for care specializing in trauma, thoracic, neurosurgery, orthopedics, major abdominal surgeries including urology, and post-airway management surgeries.

The care may include pre-operative care, post-operative care, post anesthesia recovery phase, or deteriorating clients from step-down or medical-surgical units.

• Neurosurgery
  - Including but not limited to emergent craniotomies, evacuation of subdural hematomas with drain insertion, insertion of intra-cranial pressure monitoring or ventriculostomies.
• Orthopedics-Including but not limited to post hip/knee arthroplasties, cervical and lumbar laminectomies.
• Major Abdominal/Urology
  - Including but not limited to total abdominal hysterectomies, s/p C-Section complications, colectomies with colostomies or ileostomies, perforated bowel with sepsis, and TURP’s with continuous bladder irrigation.
• Any nose or throat complications intra-operatively or preventative care post-operatively-thyroidectomy or tracheostomy.
• Other common admissions include but not limited to respiratory distress, sepsis, neurological change, acute hemodynamic changes, Lifebanc patients preparing for donation, and post anesthesia recovery of surgical patients.

MICU is located on the third floor, east wing of the Memorial Building and consists of 20 rooms, with two rooms designated for Airborne Infectious Isolation. Rooms are equipped with hardwire monitoring with the capability to perform acute dialysis. The Medical Intensive Care Unit is designed for care specializing in critically ill patients requiring advanced life support and close monitoring, including those with respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, severe metabolic disturbances, acute neurologic events, toxicologic emergencies, renal failure requiring CRRT, multi-organ dysfunction, septic shock, and the need for continuous titration of high-risk intravenous medications.

• Patients who require acute ventilatory assistance
• Hemodynamically unstable gastrointestinal bleeding patients
• Unstable patients with diabetic keto acidosis
• Ischemic stroke patients requiring TNK administration/Post Intervention
• Unstable drug overdose and/or suicidal patients
• Patients requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Patients with multi-system organ failure
• Patients with diagnosis of unstable septic shock.
• Patients whose condition requires IV infusion and titration of medications with vasodilator, vasopressor or anti-arrhythmic effects .

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current, active licensure as a Registered Nurse through the Ohio Board of Nursing.
• Obtain and maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) training in Basic Life Support (BLS) utilizing Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) is required.
• Certification preferred for…