Critical Care Resident RN

Job Description Summary

Goal:
This program’s goal is to foster nurse growth and critical care skills in a team-oriented environment.

Goal:
This program’s goal is to foster nurse growth and critical care skills in a team-oriented environment.

4 Heart Intermediate Intensive Care Unit (4H IICU)

A 16-bed unit that provides continuous hemodynamic and cardiac monitoring; comprehensive medical management of complex conditions including LVADs, trach vents, neurological and gastrointestinal disorders, alcohol withdrawal (CIWA), and fluid and electrolyte imbalances; and the provision of peritoneal dialysis. The IICU team emphasizes early recognition and timely intervention for clinical deterioration and works collaboratively with critical care and multidisciplinary services to stabilize patients, prevent escalation to higher levels of care, and facilitate safe transitions to lower acuity settings when appropriate.

Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

A 14-bed unit that cares for a broad mix of critically ill medical patients, including sepsis, respiratory failure, shock, renal failure, and complex metabolic or neurologic conditions. This unit provides full critical care support – mechanical ventilations, vasopressors, invasive monitoring, and dialysis.

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

A growing 12-bed unit (up to 16-beds) that provides specialized critical care focusing on cardiovascular conditions, including acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, arrhythmias, and post-cardiac arrest care. This unit provides continuous hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical circulatory support, ventilatory support, and advanced cardiac therapies, with a multidisciplinary team experienced in high-acuity cardiac care.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Employee

Regular

CC003730 COL - ICU (Intensive Care Unit) (DMC)

Hourly

Health-28

40

• $10,000 Sign on Bonus**

MUHA (Medical University Hospital Authority/Medical Center) MUSC Columbia

36 (40 hours for the first 12-weeks d/t 4-hour classroom sessions)

3 twelve-hour shifts per week, 7p-7a, every other weekend.

Critical Care Nurse Residency Program - Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

You will be assigned a permanent unit after 100 days of employment. At that time, you will be notified of your permanent unit assignment, and you will begin unit specific orientation.

Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.
** Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) also required for most nursing areas within the hospital, however, this will be awarded during the Critical Care Residency program.

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb…