Long-Term Care RN

Aptive Resources; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive Resources is seeking a Long-Term Care Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care at the Miami VA Healthcare System. The RN will deliver individualized care across three units, ensuring high-quality support for residents' health needs.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience in acute care, hold a valid nursing license, and be BLS certified. This position emphasizes compassionate care and teamwork in a patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in acute care or related fields.
• Possess an unrestricted nursing license to practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to long-term care residents.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care.
• Coordinate patient transitions and provide family education.

Skills

Clinical skills

Compassionate care delivery

Effective communication

Nursing process

Patient education

Education

BLS certification

Unrestricted nursing license

Job description

Job Title: Long-Term Care Nurse

Location: Miami VA Healthcare System (including 7 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics)

Period of Performance: 03/12/2025 – 03/11/2030

Shift Schedule: 3:30PM - Midnight or NIGHTS

Position Description

The Long-Term Care Registered Nurse (RN) delivers comprehensive nursing care to residents across three long-term care units, including two 45-bed units for long-term and short-stay residents, and one 10-bed unit providing hospice and palliative care services. 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

• Unit Description: The long-term care division is comprised of three long-term care units of which two are 45 beds with both long-term and short-stay residents, and one with ten 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. This includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care based on age-specific components; coordinating patient transition through the continuum of care; providing family education; managing patient ADLs; performing assessments; BCMA medication and procedures per established policies; applying barcode medication and administration; IV therapy; blood transfusion; monitoring blood pressure, weight and hydration; administering tube feeding; managing behavioral patients; participating in interdisciplinary teams; overseeing admissions, discharges, internal and external transfers; delegating to ancillary staff; documenting electronic medical record entries; patient transport; and emergency response procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

BLS certified and at least three (3) years of experience in acute care or other areas. Must possess an unrestricted nursing license to practice medicine in one of the States, Territories, or the United States or the District of Columbia.

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.