Long-Term Care RN

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: Rotating eight (8), ten (10) and twelve-hour (12) tours on rotating day, night, and evening shifts, to include weekdays and weekends. Unlikely to require holiday coverage.

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

• 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.
  
  

About Aptive

Aptive is a modern federal consulting firm focused on human experience, digital services, and business transformation. We harness creativity, technology, and culture to connect people and systems to impact the world. We’re advisors, strategists, and engineers focused on people, above all else.

We believe in generating success collaboratively, leaving client organizations stronger after every engagement and building trust for the next big challenge. Our work inspires people, fuels change and makes an impact. Join our team to be part of positive change in your community and our nation.

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.