What are the responsibilities and job description for the NURSE II - Wheat Ridge Regional Center PAY DIFFERENTIAL position at State of Colorado Job Opportunities?
Department Information
This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
Wheat Ridge Regional Center
Mission:
Our mission is to offer people with disabilities the necessary supports in order to promote the personal values of individual growth, participation, contribution and capability.
Organizational Focus:
This work unit exists to provide quality health care, personal hygiene maintenance and an active learning atmosphere in a safe and healthy environment for developmentally disabled and mentally ill individuals. This work unit provides 24-hour treatment services that are in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
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Description of Job
Primary duties include:
- Triage – receives calls and determines action for resident health issues, approves PRN medications and treatments and unscheduled health care services and responds to resident behavioral problems that may put the individual or others in harm’s way.
- Travels to the community homes or program settings as needed.
- Arranges for and assists medical providers with physical examinations.
- Documents provision of services provided in accordance with nursing and agency standards and protocols.
- Transcribes medical orders according to nursing protocols and electronic systems.
- Provides Licensed Psychiatric Technician’s (LPT) and Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) supervision as required in the Board of Nursing scope of practice for LPT’s and QMAPs.
- Responds to reports of acute illness or trauma situations by analyzing data, considering all individual aspects of the situation, and making decisions that result in intervention and treatment of the resident.
- Formulates various levels of intervention when general policy and practices are relevant only through analogy.
- Must disseminate and evaluate treatment plans of care to determine effectiveness and make modifications that maintain health in situations of chronic and acute patient illness, injury and medical or psychiatric decompensation for individuals served at the WRRC
- Provides supervision of medication administration and the delivery of health care services provided by the Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) and Licensed Psychiatric Technicians and Licensed Practical Nurses who are working at the assigned areas. This supervision/oversight is required by the LPT and LPN scope of practice.
- Directs workflow related to medication administration and scheduled tasks related to health services, resolves nursing and health care issues, provides oversight, training, consultation and guidance for health problems and nursing skills such as medication and treatment administration and delegated tasks such as blood sugar testing, external ventilators, trach care, oral suctioning and a multitude of other health-related tasks.
- Reviews Medication Administration Records, provides direct observations as well patient record reviews to determine effectiveness of formulated treatments.
- Conducts nursing skills review training as assigned.
- Develops and trains medical protocols to be implemented by the Direct Care Providers including the QMAPs, LPTs and LPNs such as Seizure Protocols, Diabetic Protocols and Skin Care Treatment plans.
- Administers medications and treatments that fall outside the LPT/direct-care scope of practice such as medications administer via intramuscular and intravenous route of administration (IM and IV medications).
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must possess a valid, active Registered Nurse License issued by the State of Colorado (Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) OR any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
AND
Two (2) years of professional nursing experience
Substitutions:
Additional appropriate education will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of full-time inpatient nursing experience.
Conditions of Employment:
- Current/Valid and unrestricted US Driver’s License throughout employment
- Must complete reference check
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Pre-employment Physical/Test: Must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, bend, squat, etc., and perform physical interventions proficiently (pre-employment and continuously throughout employment).
- Influenza and other vaccines as required by the State of CO
- A Tuberculosis Test (TB) will be required upon hire
- Must be available to work any shift, any day and/or any area, to meet agency needs, including weekends and holidays
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Must travel to remote work sites and must utilize a state vehicle, if available.
If not, must utilize personal vehicle and submit for mileage reimbursement. Position is required to use a state vehicle to transport residents. - Must be available to work any shift, any day and/or any area, to meet agency needs
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
Supplemental Information
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact joel.drahos@state.co.us
About Us:
- Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
- BenefitHub state employee discount program
- Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
Our Values:
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
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