Find a Long Term Acute Care ICU Travel Nurse Job

A long term acute care intensive care unit (LTAC-ICU) nurse offers highly specialized medical care for patients requiring extended long-term monitoring and treatment. The typical responsibilities of a long term acute care ICU nurse are:

• Execute long-term care plans for patients, carefully track progress, and make adjustment to treatment strategies as patients’ health status changes
• Manage medical technologies and treatments, such as ventilators, tracheostomies, and complex wound healing
• Educate patients and families regarding progress and care strategies
• Document patient histories, as well as treatment interventions, treatment interventions, medication responses, and overall progress
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to create treatment plans