Job Opening: Critical Illness RN – LTAC

Position Summary

The Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) Registered Nurse provides specialized, patient-centered care to medically complex patients requiring extended hospitalization. This role supports patients with chronic critical illness, ventilator dependency, complex wounds, post-surgical complications, and multiple comorbidities. The RN will deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care while collaborating closely with physicians, respiratory therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary teams to promote recovery and prevent complications.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized nursing care plans
• Monitor and manage patients with complex medical conditions including ventilator dependency, sepsis, tracheotomies, PEG tubes, and IV therapies
• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and specialized treatments per physician orders
• Manage and monitor ventilators, oxygen therapy, and respiratory treatments in collaboration with respiratory therapy
• Provide advanced wound care, including negative pressure wound therapy and management of pressure injuries
• Interpret and respond to vital signs, lab results, telemetry, and clinical changes
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR)
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, case managers, and interdisciplinary teams
• Educate patients and families on disease processes, medications, and post-discharge care
• Implement infection control and patient safety protocols
• Participate in patient rounds, care conferences, and discharge planning
• Serve as a patient advocate while maintaining high standards of ethical and professional nursing practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ventilators, tracheotomies, wound care, and complex IV therapies
• Prior LTAC, ICU, or critical care nursing experience
• Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR)
• BSN degree