Answering the Call: Aptive Nurses and the Veterans They Serve

Across VA facilities in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, more than 80 Aptive-affiliated nurses begin each shift with the same commitment: to deliver the best possible care to America’s Veterans.

National Nurses Week, May 6 through May 12, is a time to pause and recognize the people behind the stethoscopes, the care plans and the quiet reassurances that matter more than most patients ever say out loud. At Aptive, and with our joint venture partner, Artemis ARC, that recognition means something specific.

Our nurses are embedded in VA medical facilities across the Southeast, providing hands-on clinical care to Veterans who have earned the very best. RNs managing complex care pathways. LPNs handling the essential day-to-day. CNAs offering comfort and dignity in every interaction. Specialty nurses bringing deep expertise into critical, acute and rehabilitative settings.

Serving Those Who Served

Working within the Department of Veterans Affairs is not like working anywhere else in health care. Veterans come in carrying a lifetime of service, often layered with service-connected health needs, mental health considerations and the kind of bond that forms between people who have shared real sacrifice. Aptive nurses understand that. They chose these roles. They stay in them.

“These are not just patients,” one Aptive nurse said. “These are people who gave something for all of us. You carry that with you.”

Nurses in Every Role, at Every Level

Aptive’s nursing team runs deep in both specialty and experience. Registered nurses lead complex care and serve as the clinical backbone across wards and outpatient settings. Licensed practical nurses handle critical monitoring, medication administration and patient communication. Certified nursing assistants deliver the kind of direct, personal care that patients often remember long after the clinical details fade. Specialty nurses bring highly trained expertise to some of the most demanding corners of the VA system.

Together, they don’t just fill positions. They build trust with patients who have often seen the best and worst of what health care can be.

Nurse Spotlight: Claire Bonhomme, RN, FNP

Claire Bonhomme has spent a decade in nursing across some of the most demanding care environments in the field, including long-term care, corrections and shelters. A registered nurse and certified family nurse practitioner, she brings that dual expertise to the Miami VA Medical Center, where she currently works in long-term care.

For Claire, the work is personal. She is drawn to the unique physical and mental health needs of the Veteran population and finds meaning in pairing clinical skill with the kind of compassion and trust that makes a lasting difference.

“I enjoy working at the VA because it allows me to care for Veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country,” she says. “I find it rewarding to build trust and make a positive impact in Veterans’ lives.”

Outside of work, Claire enjoys traveling and cooking. She and her fiancé, who is also a registered nurse and future psychiatric nurse practitioner, live in Homestead, Florida, with their two children.

A Week to Recognize What Never Goes Unnoticed

National Nurses Week closes on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. It’s a fitting date. Her legacy wasn’t just clinical innovation; it was the conviction that patients deserve to be treated with dignity and that real care is grounded in evidence. That philosophy hasn’t gone anywhere. It shows up in the work of nurses across the country, and in the work of Aptive nurses every day.

Aptive is proud to support a nursing workforce that is skilled, committed and deeply tied to the mission of Veteran care.

Careers in Nursing

We are always looking for talented, mission-driven nurses to join our team across Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. If you are passionate about Veteran care, we would love to hear from you.