Local LTAC RN provides high-acuity, long-term acute care for medically complex patients.
Key responsibilities:
- Perform thorough patient assessments and develop/implement nursing care plans.
- Administer medications and manage complex therapies.
- Provide advanced ventilator management and respiratory care.
- Deliver advanced wound care and monitor healing progress.
- Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
- Maintain accurate electronic documentation.
- Educate patients and families on care needs and treatment plans.
Qualifications & skills:
- RN licensure with experience in high-acuity/long-term acute care.
- Strong clinical judgment, assessment, and medication administration skills.
- Competence in ventilator and complex respiratory care.
- Proficiency in advanced wound care practices.
- Effective communication and teamwork with clinical partners.
- Accuracy and accountability in electronic medical record documentation.