The Long-Term Acute Care Registered Nurse provides planningand delivery of direct and indirect patient care to medically complex patientsin long-term acute settings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirectpatient care
• Responsible for providing care to medically complex patients
• Supervises care, treatment, and services of the patient(s)
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identifiednursing diagnosis, expected patient outcomes and selected nursing interventions
• Maintains confidentiality at all times with patients,medical staff and co-workers
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patientenvironment
• Adheres to and supports thepolicies/procedures/goals/objectives of the hospital in an attempt to providequality patient care
• Revises plan of care according to evaluation, changes inplan of care and nursing interventions
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities,plan of care, and facility policies and patient care outcome standards
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient carerequirements

Minimum Requirements: 

• Current RN license for the state in which the nursepractices in
• One (1) year nursing experience in a long-term acute carefacility preferred
• Experience in acute rehabilitation for vents, wound care,cardiac, and stable post trauma patients
• Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
• Participation and completion of Maxim’s Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
• Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age