Critical Care Nurse RN - Surgical ICU

**If you are a current University Health or University Health Physicians employee and wish to be considered, you must apply via the internal career site.** Critical Care Nurse RN \- Surgical ICU 101 Truman Medical Center**Job Location** ================ ,**Department** ============== SICU UHTMC**Position Type** ================= **Work Schedule** ================= **Hours Per Week** ================== 0**Job Description** =================== ### **University Health is seeking Critical Care RNs for our Surgical ICU department.** * ### **Based on specialized nursing knowledge, the highly trained Critical Care Nurse RN, Surgical ICU works in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, manages the conditions of patients who have serious, complex, or life\-threatening conditions;** * ### **Manages multiple traumatic injuries involving more than 2 major systems (e.g., head, chest, abdomen);** * ### **Makes decisions regarding care escalation, use of aggressive interventions;** * ### **Assesses rapid hemodynamic and respiratory conditions and intervene promptly to mitigate complications of pneumothorax in critically injured trauma patients;** * ### **Manages protocol for sedating patients in accordance with the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT), administering Daily Sedation Interruption (SATs) and Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBTs);** * ### **Manages shock protocol when organ dysfunction occurs and administers inotropes if in cardiogenic shock;** * ### **Manages protocol involving central lines and arterial lines in Trendelenburg for internal jugular or subclavian treatment, monitoring for pneumothorax, bleeding, or air embolism;** * ### **Delivers Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) by assessing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), priming CRRT circuits, and managing electrolytes;** * ### **Treats cardiogenic shock, acute coronary syndrome, severe heart failure with Intra\-Aortic Ballon Bump (IABP) Protocol, executing hemodyna