RN Long Term Acute Care LTAC

Long-Term Acute Care Registered Nurse

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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient 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 identified nursing 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 patient environment
• Adheres to and supports the policies/procedures/goals/objectives of the hospital in an attempt to provide quality patient care
• Revises plan of care according to evaluation, changes in plan 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 care requirements

Minimum Requirements:

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

Benefits At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs