Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU

Aura Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health is seeking an Oncology/Surgical ICU Registered Nurse to deliver complex critical care for oncology and post-surgical patients. You will perform advanced assessments and manage life-sustaining therapies, including ventilators, infusions, and central lines, while coordinating with intensivists, surgeons, and interdisciplinary teams.

You will develop individualized care plans with physicians and specialists and advocate for patients and families through education and clear

Qualifications

• RN license with ICU/critical care experience.
• Strong critical thinking and clinical judgment required.
• Experience with ventilators, infusion therapies, and central lines preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with physicians, surgeons and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex, evidence-based critical care for oncology and post-surgical patients.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans with physicians and specialists.
• Coordinate safely with intensive care, surgical and interdisciplinary teams.
• Educate and advocate for patients and families.

Skills

ICU care experience

Critical thinking

Clinical judgment

Teamwork

Patient-centered communication

Safe medication & line management

Education

Registered Nurse licensure (RN)

Job description

Oncology/Surgical ICU Registered Nurse

Provide complex, evidence-based critical care for critically ill oncology and post-surgical patients. Conduct advanced patient assessments and manage life-sustaining therapies, including ventilators, medication infusions("drips"), and central lines. Support chemotherapy and oncology-specific care protocols while coordinating safely with intensive care, surgical, and interdisciplinary teams.

Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with physicians and specialists, and serve as an advocate for patients and families through education and clear communication.

• Perform advanced assessments and ongoing monitoring
• Manage ventilators, infusion therapies, and central line care
• Follow chemotherapy and oncology-specific protocols
• Coordinate with intensivists, surgeons, and interdisciplinary teams
• Educate and advocate for patients and families

Qualifications/Skills:

Registered Nurse licensure with experience/competence in ICU care, critical thinking, strong clinical judgment, safe medication and line management, and effective teamwork and patient-centered communication.