The UMMC Midtown Campus Post-Acute Specialty Program (PASP) provides a family-oriented environment for patients requiring long term care beyond the acute phase.

PASP has a close-knit team of dedicated physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, patient care technicians, rehabilitation and respiratory therapists, dietitians, and other health care practitioners that provide individualized, around-the-clock patient care.

The team approach to patient care is multidisciplinary and collaborative, and ensures patients' and their families' goals are reached.

Our 22-bed Post Acute unit provides:

• Rehabilitation Services
• Chronic Medical Care
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

• Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
• Provides independent care to unit specific patient population; serves as clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit (such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc).
• Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
• Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
• Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
• Serves as clinical resource for others.