WHat is considered acute care experience?

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Hello everyone!!! There is a job fair at this LTACH in my area, when I called the recruiter he said I could go and give it try. But the manager only wanted RNs with at least 1 year of experience with vents and trachs. I found the link for the job fair and it's saying you have to have one year of acute care experience. Well I have 10 months experience as a RN and I work on a post acute care floor at my current employment. We get ppl on PD, TPN, trachs, NGs, chest tubes, IV ATBs n fluids, post op ppl, etc. Is that considered acute care??

Thank you everyone for all the comments!!! It has encouraged me. I'm a little nervous so I'm definitely going to practice what I'm going to say so I can sell my experience and skills. I'm confident in my abilities if given the chance and definitely eager to learn.

The cover letter I will work on too.

Your current job is sub acute. Please list as sub acute not post acute on your resume. It is in the wording to sell it. LTAC is long term ( extended) acute care not long term care. People get that confused.

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I've been thinking the SAME thing.

Hospitals won't hire me because I don't have acute care experience,but I work in home health with vents,trachs,and central lines.

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I forgot to add,that what I listed above isn't considered acute care.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Still sell those points smartnurse...or if possible, wt into sub-acute with those same skill sets.

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I'm getting nervous thinking about this job fair. ESP since on the website it's saying "1 year minimum experience required at this time". It's so easy to talk myself out of going. I've been reading about the nursing care of vent patients and other critical care forums. To my benefit I did have a clinical rotation for 6 weeks in MICU and with my preceptor cared for two vented patients. So I know a little something.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

What's a "ppl"?

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Ppl means people. Short hand way to say people when texting or online

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Yet another reminder of why we don't use text/chat speak here. :)

Great comments and advice. Let us know how it all works out!

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Hey everyone!!! I wanted to update everyone that commented on my thread. After the job fair I did receive an offer that I gladly accepted!!!!! :-D

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Congrats!!!

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Thanks!!! I'm so excited!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Rehab.

Great job! Take every opportunity to learn something new because there will be tons! LTAC is a hard environment to work in but you'll learn a ton and be able to work anywhere afterwards!

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