Licensed Practical Nurse

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES For Veterans and those who care for them.

LICENSED PRACTICAL 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 - Phoenix

4141 North Silvestre Herrera Way

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Salary:
Up to $31.0096 hourly (DOE)

Grade: LPN

Closing Date:
December 30, 2025

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 (ADVS), 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!

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

• Provide the highest quality direct care services to veterans
• 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

• Administers medication and performs treatments on an assigned unit as ordered by the physician and within scope of license (Medications may be in a variety of forms including oral, enteral, parenteral, suppository, etc. Treatments may include sterile and aseptic wound cleaning and dressing, postural drainage and percussion, tracheostomy, gastrostomy and jejunostomy, and catheter care.)
• Observes and reports the effectiveness of medications and treatments
• Ensures an adequate amount of supplies and medication are available
• Receives and delivers a variety of information regarding the residents’ medical, social, functional and other needs
• Participates in the receiving and giving of shift reports
• Communicates with residents, family and staff as necessary to ensure the resident receives appropriate care from the interdisciplinary team
• Completes the initial admission nursing assessment tool on a newly admitted resident. Assists with the development of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, ongoing quarterly reviews, and care plans
• Supervises subordinate staff and assists as need with direct resident care for the completion of Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) including bathing, dressing, observations, treatment, and summary of resident progress.
• Conducts and participates in in-service training and staff development programs for regularly employed staff
• Attends and participates in staff meetings
• May collect and analyze data for quality improvement and infection control programs
• Trains/orients new employees
• Performs other technical duties as assigned (e.g. collects specimens, responds to emergency situations rapidly and appropriately)

Knowledge of:

• Gerontological/geriatric nursing theory and practice
• Resident condition and changing medical/physical /psychological care needs
• Effects of the aging process
• Practices and procedures of team nursing
• Practices and procedures for implementing treatment plans for resident/patient care
• Practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines
• Federal, State and agency laws, rules and regulations governing general practical nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof

Skill in:

• Practical nursing methods and techniques
• Observing and reporting behavior and progress of residents/patients
• Applying and interpreting State and agency laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices
• Assisting in the development and implementation of patient care plans within a team nursing concept
• Oral and written communication

Ability to:

• Assess client needs and evaluate usefulness or suitability of resources
• Work with difficult people; establish and maintain excellent working relationships with clients, client families, team member and service providers

One or more years of experience in a skilled nursing/ long-term care facility

• Current or…