DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

For Veterans and those who care for them.

LICENSED NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR

Job Location:

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

Posting Details:

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

Grade: E3

Closing Date: August 25, 2025

Job Summary:

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

Job Duties:

• 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, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

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/S