RN Full-time
State of Arizona

REGISTERED NURSE - HIRING INCENTIVE!

State of Arizona Flagstaff, AZ, US
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

For Veterans and those who care for them.

REGISTERED NURSE - DAY SHIFT
12-hour shifts with every other weekend off (6:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.)

Job Location:

Arizona State Veterans' Home - Flagstaff
2100 North Gemini Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Posting Details:

Salary: $31.0377 - $37.5723 hourly (DOE) 

This position may be eligible for a $5,000 hiring incentive.

A shift differential is paid for night shift at 10% of base pay.

Eligible weekend shifts receive supplemental pay at 10% of base pay.

Grade: N1

Closing Date: April 14, 2026

Job Summary:

This position may be eligible for a $5,000 hiring incentive!

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps veterans thrive? At the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (AZDVS), we are committed to serving and honoring veterans, service members, and their families by ensuring that they receive the highest quality services so they can thrive for a lifetime!

We are looking for a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN).

Your rewards:
• The opportunity to receive a pension and healthcare benefits for a lifetime
• Generous paid time-off benefits
• Wellness, employee assistance programs, and so much more!

Your Contribution:
• Provide direct care services to veterans to improve their quality of life
• Participate in facility meetings, training sessions, and the implementation of the Arizona Management System (AMS) to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency
• Use and develop your potential within a supportive team environment

Job Duties:
  • Administer medication and perform treatments on an assigned unit, as ordered by the physician and within scope of license
  • Receives and delivers a variety of information regarding the residents’ medical, social, functional and other needs
  • Communicates with residents, family and staff as necessary to ensure the resident receives appropriate care from the interdisciplinary team
  • Performs the initial admission nursing assessment on a newly admitted resident; assists with the development of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, ongoing quarterly reviews and care plans
  • Maintains appropriate clinical and administrative documentation regarding diagnosis, assessments, treatment and summary of client progress
  • Leads and performs limited supervision of subordinate staff and assists as needed with direct resident care for the completion of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) including bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, personal hygiene mobility
  • Conducts and participates in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff and other duties as assigned
  • Utilizes AMS concepts and tools for problem solving and continuous work/process improvements and efficiency
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Gerontological/geriatric nursing theory and practices
  • Residents’ condition and changing medical/physical/psychological care needs
  • Effects of the aging process
  • Practices and procedures of team nursing
  • Practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines
  • Federal, state and agency laws, rules, and regulations governing general professional nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof

Skill in:

  • Observing and assessing behavior and progress of patients
  • Applying and interpreting state and agency laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices
  • Effective oral and written communication
  • Building interpersonal relationships

Ability to:

  • Learn, implement and monitor AMS methods, and to use AMS concepts and tools for problem solving and continuous work/process improvement and efficiency
Selective Preference(s):

One or more years of skilled nursing facility or long-term care experience preferred

Pre-Employment Requirements:
  • Possession of an active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona
  • Current Negative Tb skin test (Mantoux skin test) within the last twelve months or a written statement from a physician, physician’s assistant or a Registered Nurse Practitioner indicating freedom from tuberculosis, if in the past has had a positive skin test or tuberculosis
  • Ability to obtain and retain a fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety
  • Current CPR card that was obtained by physical assessment
  • May be required to drive on state duty, valid driver's license is required

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).  Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Paul Sharp at recruiting@azdvs.gov or (602) 781-7032 for assistance.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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