Sub-Acute Nurse (Sub Acute Care RN)

Sub-Acute care RN offer more intensive than long-term care, and less intensive than acute care, Subacute Nurses provide goal-oriented treatment for patients with AIDS, brain injuries, and more. As a Subacute Nurse, you’ll treat patients in need of 24-hour supervision, in subacute units of a hospital, or in a long-term care facility. You can treat patients of all ages; however the majority will be elderly. LTC RN’s can work in a variety of settings includes camps, clinics, schools, and ambulatory care centers but typically work at Sub Acute Care or Skilled Nursing Facilities

Education/Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): 4-Year Education 
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN): 2-Year Education 
• You must earn an ADN or BSN degree and pass the NCLEX to apply for a license as a RN. 
• RN‘s can only work with an active state license.