Medical Specialty Registered Nurse - Outpatient

Job Summary

Job Title: Medical Specialty (Outpatient) RN Location: Miami VA Medical Center: 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL 33125 Period of Performance: 08/12/2025 – 08/11/2030 Shift Schedule: PRN; eight (8) hour day shift Position Description: The Meical Specialty Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality, patientcentered care. This role supports Veterans in a multidisciplinary outpatient environment by combining clinical expertise, care coordination, patient education, and procedural assistance. You will work closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals to support patient-centered care, focusing on wellness and disease management. Your expertise will be essential in assessing patient needs and coordinating healthcare services to ensure optimal patient outcomes. You will also be expected to respond to urgent clinical situations, including escalating care and escorting Veterans to the Emergency Department when medically necessary. Ideal candidates are confident in clinical decision-making, possess strong assessment skills, and capable of navigating multiple service lines while maintaining a focus on compassionate, Veteran-centered care.

Primary Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Unit Description: The Miami VAMC Medical Specialty clinics consist of: Dermatology, PM & R, Cardiology, Nephrology, CT/MRI, Neurology, Allergy, GYN, Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Hematology-Oncology, and Hepatology. Skills: The Medical Specialty RN collaborates with multiple specialty care providers in scheduling and providing care to our Veterans. He/ she implements the nursing process to include: • Performing physical and psychosocial assessments • Completing assessment in required timeframe and identifies priority needs • Participates in the development, review, and ongoing revision of an interdisciplinary plan of care to reflect the changing needs of the patient • Performs telephone triage • Satisfies applicable clinical performance measures • Prepares patients for injections and minor procedures • Assesses for subtle changes in patient's condition that indicates an impending emergency and takes appropriate action • Provides individualized patient/family and group education inclusive of health promotion information • May function in a team leader and/or charge nurse role, supervising multiple areas including licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel • Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care in an • outpatient clinic setting • The incumbent should be self-directed, reliable, and flexible, organized and have excellent assessment skills to detect any abnormal reports and follow up accordingly • Must possess excellent customer service and effective communication skills to promote the team concept in the delivery of patient care. • Responsible for patient assessments, medication administration, IV therapy, interdisciplinary team coordination, telemetry monitoring, admissions, and discharges, internal and externaltransfers, delegating to assistive personnel, electronic medical records documentation, patient transport, and emergency response procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements: • Licensure: Current, unrestricted RN license from any state in the United States. • Certification: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA). • Experience: At least three (3) years nursing experience within an outpatient setting, as well as experience in telemetry and acute care • Education: ASN accepted; BSN preferred. o Education must have been completed at a school accredited by the ACEN or CCNE.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements: This role requires the ability to stand, walk, and move throughout patient care areas for extended periods, often during long shifts. The employee must be able to lift, transfer, or reposition patients and equipment up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance, and frequently bend, kneel, reach, and push or pull wheeled equipment. The role also requires manual dexterity for tasks such as administering medication, operating medical equipment, and documenting patient care, as well as the ability to respond quickly in emergency situations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

About Aptive

Arrow ARC supports Veterans Health Administration facilities and offices across the U.S. with health care staffing and program support via the 10-year Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP). We provide staffing solutions to address critical shortages in VHA medical facilities caused by turnover, recruitment issues, seasonal needs, surges or emergencies.

Arrow is a certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between Artemis ARC and Aptive Resources, two award-winning companies that share an agile, mission-focused, results driven approach in the federal sector.​ Arrow provides management consulting services and specializes in working with federal government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Office of Personnel Management.​

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.