DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

For Veterans and those who care for them.

Arizona State Veterans' Home - Tucson
555 East Ajo Way
Tucson, Arizona 85713

Salary: $16.75- $20.50 (DOE) 

Grade: 13

Closing Date: July 9, 2026  

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 a compassionate Restorative Nursing Assistant. This integral position assists nursing and rehab professionals carry out restorative programs for individual and groups of residents.

Your rewards:
• The opportunity to receive a lifetime pension and healthcare benefits!
• Generous paid time-off benefits
• Wellness, employee assistance programs, and 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 day-to-day activities such as mobility, eating, and grooming
• Assist and instruct Certified Nursing Assistants in the proper delivery of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) care such as: transfers, positioning, exercise, feeding, toileting, and the proper use of equipment and assistive devices such as braces, splints, walkers, lifts and prostheses
• Document resident’s participation and response to restorative nursing care and report changes in resident condition to the charge nurse or the restorative nurse
• Complete and record residents weights on a weekly or monthly basis
• Maintain stock or equipment and maintain a safe, neat, and efficient working environment Attend meetings and in-services as directed by facility (i.e. restorative rehab meetings)
• Be 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
• Basic needs and problems of nursing home residents
• The principles of resident's rights, infection control, and personal and resident safety

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
• Oral and written communication
• Observation of resident response to interventions and programs
• Demonstrating various therapeutic interventions

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
• Identify and seek out resources of information to assist in problem solving
• Tactfully and effectively interac