(Part-Time) Temporary Aide - Nurse II - Homelake Veterans Community Living Center

Department Information

Description of Job

• Assess, plan implement and evaluate and provide direct care to residents in a skilled nursing care unit and/or a domiciliary unit.
• Coordinate duties as appropriate for specific disciplines and monitors work progress and completion i.e.: RN, LPN, C.N.A.
• Monitor resident’s condition and be attuned to any change of condition. Monitor safety of residents and act to resolve problems and notify MD and team of care needs
• Complete documentation in residents’ charts and provides continuity of care through this documentation. Administers medications and treatments per MD orders.
• Meet psychosocial needs of the residents by direct contacts and counseling.
• Assess and meet functional needs of residents with nurse assessments and planning.
• Facilitate medical appointments and assist to coordinate medical transports. Assigns duties as necessary to meet these. Documents residents’ healthcare status completes forms and documents the resident’s status. Completes all necessary agency documents and maintains the electronic medical record. Provides continuity of care through documentation.
• Coordinate care with other nursing staff.
• Complete admissions, acts as resident advocate, educates residents and significant others and documents teaching.
• Interact with other health care professionals (MD, OT, PT, SW, etc.) to ensure resident health care needs are met. Transcribes MD orders, completes required forms.
• Contribute to care plan process with inter-disciplinary team on care needs of the residents. Acts as resident advocate.
• Educate residents on health care concerns/changes in care plan. Etc. Coaches/educates staff on health care issues.
• Attend educational workshops and in-services to maintain and update knowledge of changing procedures, methods, policies/procedures, laws, and regulations relating to nursing practice.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

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  Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)

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  Two (2) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work
  assigned to the position
  
  Substitutions:
• Appropriate education will substitute for up to two (2) years of the required
  experience on a year-for-year basis

• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference
  Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services),
  Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional
  Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Shift Work: Days, evenings, nights, weekends and/or holidays
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
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  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

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.

ADA 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 ADA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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