Registered Nurse Long Term Acute Care RN LTAC Jobs
RN Registered Nurses take care of people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. They care for patients by assessing, planning, intervention, implementing, and evaluating, under general supervision, and following established practices and philosophies. Registered Nurses work with other professionals to ensure patient care is delivered effectively to achieve desired patient outcomes.
The RN must effectively interact with the patient and family members while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. There are many travel assignments and jobs available for the Registered Nurse as the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that nursing is one of the top 10 occupations with the most significant job growth. Where would you like to visit? Work in a great environment and enjoy free time seeing places you have always wanted to visit. Many great opportunities await the Registered Nurse in today’s market!
LTAC nurse career in Georgia is bridging the transition from intensive care to home. LTAC patients usually transfer from an intensive care unit and are receiving ventilator assistance. Some patients have large open wounds or other acute problems. The patient may be on inotropic agents and require careful monitoring. Most patients in these units, age 18 and up, have an average stay of 25 days or longer.
LTAC RN’s state that one of the most challenging aspects of caring for these patients is the management of multiple, long-term, complex medical conditions, multiple system failures, and the patient’s anxiety. LTAC is the final stop when trying to wean patients off a respirator, and most patients in these units have been in the hospital for many months by the time they reach this phase. It is a long, hard road for them, and some are nearing wit’s end by the time they reach this point in their recovery.
The LTAC RN must spend considerable time with family members in addition to caring for patients. Family members may be frustrated by their loved one’s perceived lack of progress. Some may also have traveled long distances to visit their loved one and can be unfamiliar with Long Term Acute Care.
Critical thinking skills and independence are essential in this setting. Unlike the Intensive Care Unit, the physician on call is not in the unit. Therefore the LTAC nurse may work more autonomously than typical in a critical care setting. RN LTAC must be able to manage stress appropriately, make decisions under pressure, and manage the anger/fear/hostility and violence of others appropriately. RN’s may be exposed to toxic/caustic chemicals and detergents and extreme hot and cold conditions. Exposure to infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, and exposure to dust/fumes and gases are also possibilities.