Specialty Hospital of Lorain is located on the second floor of UH Amherst Health Center at 254 Cleveland Avenue in Amherst.

Not only does Specialty Hospital of Lorain provide excellent care, we strive to anticipate the needs of our patients. We take care of our patients as if they are one of our own family. Specialty Hospital of Lorain is the only long term acute care (LTAC) facility in Lorain County. It features 28 beds for patient care and is staffed with nurses who are certified in advanced cardiac life support.

Job Summary: Responsible for coordinating and providing high-quality patient care, supervising non-professional team members, and participating in an interdisciplinary team effort of care planning, evaluation, coordination, and discharge planning. Maintains competency in providing nursing care to patients from young adults to geriatric age.

Education: Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years in an acute hospital preferred. Strong technical and interpersonal skills.

License: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio and Certified in Basic Life Support.

OUR VALUES

Compassion to service with mercy and tenderness

Excellence to be the best in the quality of our services and the stewardship of our resources

Human Dignity to be respectful of all persons

Justice to act with integrity, honesty and truthfulness

Sacredness of Life in reverence to all life

Responsibilities:

• Exhibits ethical behavior in the performance of job duties.
• Adheres to all aspects of Grace Hospital's Compliance Program.
• Respects the rights of patients, including privacy and confidentiality.
• Follows Hospital infection control protocol and reporting guidelines.
• Complies with safety and emergency response protocols.
• Maintains competence and licensure/certification on a continuous basis.
• Completes all education required by the Hospital.
• Acquires, stores, and processes information according to the requirements of position.
• Respects the rights of patients to be informed of and to make decisions regarding their care.
• Adheres to Hospital protocols in the assessment and reassessment of patients.
• Supports special needs, including victims of abuse, substance abuse, and behavioral disorders.
• Participates in the development of patient care plans.
• Performs patient care as detailed in individual care plans.
• Provides age-appropriate patient education and training.
• Participates in pain assessment and management processes.
• Monitors restraint utilization and promotes alternatives to use of restraints where feasible.
• Adheres to protocols for the administration and monitoring of sedation.
• Follows protocols for the appropriate discharge of patients.
• Complies with protocols in the performance of waived testing.
• Adheres to protocols for storage, ordering, transcription, preparation, dispensation,
  administration, and monitoring of medications.