The Medical Intensive Care Unit provides exceptional care for critically ill adult patients. Patients may require frequent critical care assessments, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drug therapy, continuous renal replacement therapy, and rapid sequence intubation.
The major diagnoses cared for in the Medical Intensive Care Unit include, but are not limited to, respiratory failure requiring ventilator support, severe sepsis/septic shock, anaphylaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, renal/liver failure, accidental/intentional overdose, behavioral health, and DKA/HHS on insulin infusion.
- One year Patient Care tech experience in a hospital or acute care setting.
- Current BLS card (CPR)
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing Assistant Course.