Registered Nurse (RN -CN 1), Flex Shift, Medical Step Down Unit, ONA

　　Medical Step-Down Unit (MSD)- 12-bed unit

　　Population Served: The Medical Step-Down Unit (MSD) provides an intermediate level of care between the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Medical-Surgical Unit. Most commonly seen diagnoses include but are not limited to our Rapid Response patients that have deteriorated on the medical surgical floors, Renal failure, advanced respiratory illness, GIB, alcohol withdrawal, pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, medication overdoses, end-of-life care, and mental status changes of unknown origin. Bedside procedures- bronchs, desensitization, high-risk medication initiation, and titration.

　　Medical Step Down nurses provide care as follows but are not limited to: critical care assessments, patient education, cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring, medication gtts, and trach to vent patients. This unit requires nurses to be oriented in the MICU, ACLS certified, and attend a 15-week intensive course for critical care nursing. There is a collaboration of interdisciplinary teams which is essential to the care provided to these patient populations. The goal of the unit is to provide a critical care environment to stabilize sick patients with chronic and complex needs and promote wellness. MSD patients have transferred out of MSD to LTAC (Long term acute care) environment or to the med/surg floor.

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　　As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

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