Critical Care Resident RN

About the role

The Critical Care Residency Program aims to foster nurse growth and critical care skills in a team‑oriented environment. It is a supervised rotational residency tailored to the needs of new graduate nurses. Participants will rotate through the following intensive care units:

• 4 Heart Intermediate Intensive Care Unit (4H IICU) – 16‑bed unit providing continuous hemodynamic and cardiac monitoring; comprehensive medical management of complex conditions including LVADs, trach vents, neurological and gastrointestinal disorders, alcohol withdrawal (CIWA), fluid and electrolyte imbalances; and peritoneal dialysis. The team emphasizes early recognition and timely intervention for clinical deterioration, collaborates with critical care and multidisciplinary services to stabilize patients, prevent escalation to higher levels of care, and facilitate safe transitions to lower acuity settings.
• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) – 14‑bed unit caring for a broad mix of critically ill medical patients, including sepsis, respiratory failure, shock, renal failure, and complex metabolic or neurologic conditions. Provides full critical care support – mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, invasive monitoring, and dialysis.
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) – Growing 12‑bed unit (up to 16 beds) focused on cardiovascular conditions such as acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, arrhythmias, and post‑cardiac arrest care. Offers continuous hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical circulatory support, ventilatory support, and advanced cardiac therapies with a multidisciplinary team experienced in high‑acuity cardiac care.

Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) / Medical Center, MUSC Columbia. Worker Type: Employee (Regular). Cost Center: CC003730 COL – ICU (Intensive Care Unit) (DMC). Pay Rate Type: Hourly. Pay Grade: Health‑27.

Job Summary/Purpose: Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized, goal‑directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the nursing process; delivers safe and effective care and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results. After 100 days of employment, nurses are assigned a permanent unit and begin unit‑specific orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, goal‑directed patient care utilizing the nursing process.
• Deliver safe and effective care while interacting with the health care team to achieve desired outcomes.
• Participate in unit‑specific orientation after permanent unit assignment (following 100 days of employment).
• Engage in continuous hemodynamic and cardiac monitoring, management of complex conditions, and support therapies as dictated by the assigned ICU.
• Recognize early signs of clinical deterioration and intervene promptly.
• Collaborate with critical care and multidisciplinary services to stabilize patients and facilitate safe transitions.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (mandatory