Long Term Care Registered Nurse (PRN)

Aptive; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive is seeking a Long-Term Care Nurse for the Miami VA Healthcare System to deliver comprehensive nursing care across long-term care units. Responsibilities include assessing and administering care, coordinating patient transitions, and providing family education. Candidates must have a valid nursing license, BLS certification, and at least three years of experience in a long-term care setting. This role is essential for enhancing the quality of life for residents and requires excellent communication and clinical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of current nursing experience.
• Unrestricted license to practice nursing in a state.
• BLS certification accredited by AHA.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components.
• Coordinate care focused on patient transition through the continuum.
• Provide family education and support.

Skills

BLS certification

Experience in long-term care

Communication skills

Clinical skills

Education

ASN or BSN from accredited school

Job description

Job Summary

Job Title: Long-Term Care Nurse
Location: Miami VA Healthcare System (including 7 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics)
Period of Performance: 08/12/2025 - 08/11/2030
Shift Schedule: PRN; Twelve (12) hour shifts 7:30-8:00; day shift vs night shift

Position Description: The Long-Term Care Registered Nurse (RN) delivers comprehensive nursing care to residents across three long-term care units. The RN is responsible for providing individualized, age-specific care that focuses on enhancing quality of life, promoting comfort, and supporting residents' health needs throughout their stay. This role requires strong clinical skills, compassionate care delivery, and effective communication to meet the unique needs of long-term care residents and their families in a supportive and patient-centered environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Unit Description: The long-term care division is comprised of three (3) long-term care units of which two (2) are 45 beds with both long-term and short-stay residents, and one (1) with ten (10) beds that provide hospice and palliative care. Skills: The Long-Term Care registered nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care.

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care
• Provides family education
• Takes responsibility for patient ADLs (activities of daily living), assessments, BCMA medication and procedures per established policies and guidelines (i.e.)
• Barcode medication and administration, IV therapy, blood transfusion, monitor blood pressure, weight and hydration
• Administration of tube feeding
• Management of behavioral patients
• Participate in interdisciplinary team participation
• Complete admissions, discharges, and internal and external transfers
• Delegate to ancillary staff
• Completion of electronic medical record documentation
• Patient transport
• Emergency response procedures

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements:

• BLS certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Unrestricted license to practice nursing in one of the States, Territories, or Commonwealths of the United States or the District of Columbia
• Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of current nursing experience, including experience within a long-term care unit
• Education: ASN accepted; BSN preferred. Education must have been completed at a school accredited by the ACEN or CCNE

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class.

Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.