Long-Term Acute Care Registered Nurse

Aura Health; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health in Tallahassee, FL is seeking a Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Nurse to provide high-quality, complex care for medically fragile patients requiring extended hospital-level treatment.

The role involves ventilator care, advanced wound management, monitoring vital signs, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate treatment while maintaining comprehensive documentation.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure and strong acute care experience.
• Proficiency with ventilator management and complex patient monitoring.
• Experience with complex wound care practices.
• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and patient advocacy.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Detail-oriented approach to compliance and documentation accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with complex, multi-system needs in an LTAC environment.
• Provide ventilator care and monitor respiratory status.
• Deliver advanced wound care and other high-acuity treatments.
• Monitor and respond to changes in vital signs and clinical condition.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment.
• Follow strict clinical protocols and compliance standards.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and clinical records.
• Educate patients and families on care plans and health management.

Skills

Ventilator management

Acute care experience

Wound care

Clinical judgment

Communication

Documentation accuracy

Job description

Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Nurse providing high-quality, complex care for medically fragile patients who require extended hospital-level treatment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage patients with complex, multi-system needs in an LTAC environment.
• Provide ventilator care and monitor respiratory status.
• Deliver advanced wound care and other high-acuity treatments.
• Monitor and respond to changes in vital signs and clinical condition.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment.
• Follow strict clinical protocols and compliance standards.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and clinical records.
• Educate patients and families on care plans and health management.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current RN licensure and strong acute care experience.
• Proficiency with ventilator management and complex patient monitoring.
• Experience with complex wound care practices.
• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and patient advocacy.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Detail-oriented approach to compliance and documentation accuracy.