What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long-Term Acute Care Registered Nurse position at Seacrest Behavioral Health?
LTAC Nurse (Long Term Acute Care)
Provide high-quality, complex patient care in an LTAC setting for medically fragile patients requiring extended hospital-level services. Manage ventilator-dependent patients, deliver advanced wound care, and monitor multiple body systems while adhering to strict clinical and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, complex patient care in an LTAC setting for medically fragile patients requiring extended hospital-level services. Manage ventilator-dependent patients, deliver advanced wound care, and monitor multiple body systems while adhering to strict clinical and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess patient needs and deliver complex nursing interventions.
- Manage ventilators and related therapies.
- Coordinate and perform complex wound care.
- Monitor and respond to changes across multiple systems.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team.
- Maintain accurate documentation and follow compliance requirements.
- Educate patients and families to support care and recovery.
- Strong clinical judgment and experience with medically complex patients.
- Competency in ventilator management and complex care protocols.
- Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Excellent documentation skills and attention to compliance.
- Strong communication and patient/family education skills.