NURSE SUPERVISOR - DAY SHIFT
12-hour shifts with every other weekend off (6:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.)
Job Location:
Arizona State Veteran Home - Yuma
6051 East 34th Street
Yuma, AZ 85365
Posting Details:
Salary: Up to $43.49 hourly (DOE)
Grade: N2
Closing Date: April 4, 2025
Job Summary:
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 a Nurse Supervisor (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:
- Supervise nursing staff assigned to shift
- Complete performance appraisals in a timely manner
- Counsel staff
- Recommend discipline as needed
- Oversee and assist with admissions to and discharges from the facility
- Make rounds of Veteran/Member areas to ensure proper level and quality of care
- Follow- up on all Veteran/Member issues
- Provide direct care as required
- Perform more difficult nursing procedures
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and State, Federal, and Veteran's Administration regulations
- Oversee daily staff assignments to ensure that the facility is appropriately staffed to meet the Veteran/Member needs in the most efficient and effective manner
- Participate in the selection of nursing staff
- Interview and make recommendation regarding hire
- Assist with the planning and delivery of in-service training for assigned shift
- Assist with quality assurance audits
- Take appropriate actions in emergency situations
- Contact the Director of Nursing Services and/or Administrator with significant issues (e.g., abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property or funds, fire or police involvement, elopements, etc.) in accordance with facility policies and regulations
- Assist in conducting investigations
- Obtain, assign and maintain inventory of supplies, equipment and medications during the hours that the warehouse is closed
- Actively participate in AMS processes such Huddle Boards, Problem Solving, Job Breakdown Sheets, Success Tracking, and Standardized Work
- Participate fully in the QAPI process, our Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program mandate by CMS which incorporates AMS
- Serve on committees
- Other duties as assigned as related to the position
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge of:
- Gerontological/Geriatric nursing theory and practices
- Resident condition and changing medical/physical/psychological care needs
- Community and medical resources necessary to provide quality care
- Practices and procedures of developing treatment plans for resident/patient care
- Practices and procedures of pharmacology and medicines
- Federal, State, VA, and agency laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of nursing within a skilled nursing facility, general professional nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof
- Effective supervision
Skill in:
- Professional nursing methods and techniques
- Problem-solving
- Verbal and written communication
- Supervision and leadership
The ability to:
- Listen, observe, assess and respond to medical emergencies
- Evaluate, analyze, make independent decisions and follow up regarding client health problems
- Respond to medical issues/inquiries in a professional manner
- Establish and maintain effective work relationships
- Learn, implement, and monitor Arizona Management System (AMS) methods
Selective Preference(s):
One or more years of skilled nursing facility or long-term care experience preferred
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Current or temporary 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
- Must be able 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
- Possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on State business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see A.AC. R2-10-207.11).
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 Veterans' Services offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
- Sick leave
- Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- 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 and (602) 781-7032 for assistance.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
