DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

Arizona State Veterans' Home - Phoenix
4141 North S Herrera Way
Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Salary: $16.75 - $20.50 hourly (DOE) 

Grade: 13

Closing Date: November 27, 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 looking for compassionate Restorative Nursing Assistants. This important position is responsible for performing tasks related to the operation of resident restorative services.

Your rewards:
• 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!

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

• Provide restorative nursing services as designated by the Licensed Nurse and/or Therapist to assist residents to increase independence in mobility
• Assist and instruct Certified Nursing Assistants in the proper delivery of ADL care such as transfers, positioning, exercise, feeding, toileting, and the proper use of assistive devices
• Document resident’s participation and response to restorative nursing care
• Complete and record residents weights on a weekly or monthly basis
• Maintain stock or equipment and a safe, neat, and efficient working environment
• Remain actively involved in AMS processes such as 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

Knowledge of:

• Restorative practices and techniques of group and individual programs
• Principles, methods, materials and equipment used in physical therapy, occupational therapy and/ or speech language pathology
• Hazards for residents during treatment, precautions to be observed in lifting and moving residents, and if necessary, precautionary, and remedial measures
• Basic medical and rehabilitation terminology, documentation and reporting practices

Skill in:

• Motivating residents to maximize participation as deemed appropriate by individual treatment plans
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with residents, coworkers and residents' families
• Observation of resident response to interventions and programs
• Demonstrating various therapeutic interventions
• Demonstrating proper application or use of assistive devices and equipment

Ability to:

• Lift and reposition residents without restrictions
• Identify abnormal or unusual responses or conditions of residents that require reporting to the licensed nurse
• Operate a variety of therapeutic equipment

• Experience in a healthcare environment
• Previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a skilled nursing facility
• Completion of an on-the-job restorative aide orientation program

• Active certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Arizona
• A valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety
• 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).

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 psharp@azdvs.gov or (602) 781-7032 for assistance.

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