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