DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

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

Salary: $121,000.00 to $127,000.00 annually (DOE) 

Grade: E3

Closing Date: August 25, 2025

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!

We are seeking an outstanding Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

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

Your Contribution:
• 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

• Administer, direct and coordinate the working of departments within the facility either directly or indirectly
• Review and evaluate departmental operations and recommend changes, as appropriate to the Assistant Deputy Director
• Interpret reports concerning departmental operations
• Prepare budgets and oversees expenditures in all departments
• Provide general and administrative support and assistance to all departments
• Oversee clinical and non clinical services of the facility
• Ensure that all departments comply with the policies and procedures of the facility and the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services.
• Ensure that the facility is in compliance with all regulatory entities, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, State Department of Health Services, State and local Fire Marshal and any other state, county or local entities having jurisprudence or regulatory control over the facility
• Ensure that 75% of the census is made up of Veterans
• Participate in coordinating programs and services of the facility with other agencies
• Coordinate contract and support agreements with the facility
• Maintain close relationships with facility residents and family councils as well as with all Veteran Service Organizations who provide services to the facility
• Transparently communicate issues to the Assistant Deputy Director
• Assist Deputy Director with strategic planning and development
• Incorporates culture change in the form of Veteran/Member- centered care and a home-like environment in the development of new programs, policies and procedures
• Participate in the presentation of the facilities annual budget
• Attend meetings, conference, etc. regarding issues related to long-term care/skilled nursing facilities and Veteran issues that impact the State Veteran Home
• Actively be involved in AMS such as huddle boards, problem-solving, job breakdown sheets, success tracking, and standardized work

Knowledge of:

• State and Federal laws governing the operations of the Arizona State Veteran Home
• Laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to long-term care/skilled nursing facility administration
• Material principles and practices as they related to long-term care/skilled nursing facilities
• Nursing home administration principles and practices
• Business Planning
• Budget processes
• Legislative process
• Relationship building
• Culture change and the creation of a home-like environment

Skills in:

• Managing and directing the overall activities of a long-term care/skilled nursing facility/State Veteran Home
• Interpretation and application of all rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of Veteran Home
• Planning and organizing
• Developing policies and procedures
• Analytical, problem solving and decision making
• Public speaking
• Negotiating and monitoring contractual agreements
• Working with others to achieve established goals and objectives
• Comprehensive management and supervisor abilities

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, develop, implement and and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures necessary for providing quality care and maintaining a sound operation
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Operate with an attention to detail and follow through

• Management experience related to the responsibilities of the job
• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration or closely related field of study
• Experience working with veteran populations

• Must have a current license to practice as a Nursing Home Administrator in 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
• This position requires the ability to drive on State business. Requires 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).

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

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

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.