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Our nursing specialties include:
Medical/Surgical
Working in a small rural hospital Med/Surg unit is an excellent
experience for a new nurse or a nurse who wants to continually learn
and grow. At Union Hospital Clinton, you will work in a stimulating environment with
a wide variety of care opportunities.
At Union Hospital Clinton, the Med/Surg unit will give you the opportunity to care
for patients of all ages, from children to the elderly, and to give
direct patient care to patients who have a variety of disease processes,
from acute to chronic.
Because of our size, the Med/Surg unit involves total care, so you
will gain a broad-based experience. You'll learn to deal with
the complications of surgery or illness and provide ongoing patient
assessment and care. You'll develop a close relationship with
your patients and assume an important patient/family teaching role
that will help them cope with the stresses of surgery or illness
and with the lifestyle changes that may follow.
The unit provides 24-hour observation and acute care stays, as well
as swing beds.
Tele Medicine for Cardiology, Neurology and Behavioral Health is available to provide expert physician assessment while the patient remains in the facility.
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Special Care
Special care nursing at Union Hospital Clinton is a team
effort. Nurses work in collaboration with the medical staff and
other professionals to assure coordinated patient care, from crisis
intervention to routine management. We utilize advanced ICU monitoring by specialized physicians to provide an extra margin of patient safety.
The nursing staff is supported with advanced technology, including
computerized monitoring and data collection. In caring for critically
ill patients, you make decisions based not only on technical data,
but also on your individual experience and knowledge.
Surgical Services
Advanced equipment and techniques keep operating room and postanesthesia
recovery room nursing in the forefront of progressive nursing practice.
Nurses here are key members of the surgical team, building technical
expertise that allows them to handle unexpected situations efficiently.
Special areas in this department are:
- General Surgery. This is a fast-paced environment
where you will work with a range of patients: general, orthopedic,
OB/GYN, ENT, general trauma and urology. Many procedures are now
done with state-of-the-art laparoscopic equipment in all specialties.
- Endoscopy. Thanks to improved technology, endoscopy
is in great demand. Union Hospital Clinton is a fully equipped suite, performing
more than 400 procedures annually.
- Ambulatory Surgery. At Union Hospital Clinton, more than half of
all surgical procedures are performed on an outpatient basis including
podiatry, ENT, dental, urology, gynecologic, orthopedic and general
surgeries. The nursing staff provides pre- and post-operative
planning and care for each patient. Through patient/family teaching,
family members are encouraged to participate in the patient's
recovery.
- Post-Anesthesia Recovery. Nurses in this critical
care area are trained to deal with the special needs of the immediate
post-anesthetic phase of surgery. The recovery area provides nurses
an opportunity to incorporate primary nursing in the post-operative
setting and to become highly proficient in assessment and critical
monitoring skills.
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Swingbed
Union Hospital Clinton participates in a Medicare program
called “Swingbed.” The Swingbed program provides medical
care, restorative and rehabilitative services, activities and other
services based on the needs of the patient. Swingbed utilizes a multi-disciplinary
approach to individualized patient care that involves nursing, therapies,
dieticians, social services, therapeutic activities and behavioral
health care. Patients and their families are encouraged to be involved
in planning care. Patients usually stay in the same bed and are cared
for by the same staff, whether they are considered acute or skilled.
The Medicare Swingbed program is dedicated to the adult patient who
requires ongoing skilled care on a short-term basis following acute
hospitalization. Patients must meet established Medicare criteria
for admission into the Swingbed program.
The goal of Union Hospital Clinton's staff is to help
each Swingbed patient reach his or her full potential and return home.
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Ambulatory Care
Union Hospital Clinton is a provider of outpatient health care services to those patients
requiring a short length of stay within the facility. Nursing practice
includes special emphasis on patient education through individual
and family teaching. The ambulatory care unit provides 24-hour medical
and surgical nursing care for outpatients needing observation while
awaiting diagnosis or following surgery, and for patients having special
procedures such as outpatient surgeries, blood transfusions, and intravenous therapy.
Emergency Department
As an emergency department nurse, you will encounter the entire
spectrum of emergency care. Perhaps nowhere else in the hospital
will you be exposed to so many types of cases and procedures. Its facilities include two trauma rooms and nine cardiac monitoring rooms with two additional treatment rooms
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