Assistant Nurse Manager - Nurse III - Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (S. Denver)

This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of (8% or 3.17%) from July 1st 2023 - June 30th 2024.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

About Fort Logan
This position is located at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Fort Logan (CMHHIFL). CMHHFL is a 94 bed psychiatric facility located in Denver that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the community by providing mental health treatment to adult clients in the metro area.  The mission of CMHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons of with complex, serious and persistent mental illness within the resources available.

Our goal is to assist patients in returning successfully to the community as soon as possible. The treatment program is designed with the Recovery Philosophy as the basis for the various therapy modalities offered, which include but are not limited to: Individual and group therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Medication & health teaching, Family therapy & education, WRAP groups – wellness recover action plan (integrate WRAP (individual disposition planning), Work therapy, Mindfulness skills – deep breathing, Substance abuse education and Chaplain Services. Our goal is to be a partner in treatment with patients and their families, assisting them on their road to recovery. We attempt to maintain a safe, kind, and supportive environment of healing through our respectful customer service.

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Additionally as an Assistant Nurse Manager, you can expect to:

• Coordinates patient care in collaboration with nursing staff and other disciplines’. 
• Provides support for the delivery of patient care and provides clinical leadership.
• Functions as a liaison between off-hour nursing staff and nursing service administration and communicate incidents, injuries, and critical incidents to nursing and hospital administration.  
• Participates in staff meetings and hospital/nursing committees.
• Promotes staff development and training at shift level by: supporting staff compliance with hospital-wide mandatory training, (i.e., CPR, infection control, safety, medication review and seclusion/restraint), attending Code Blue events and drills, fire drills and in-services.  
• Coordinates with Nurse Managers to provide employee orientation to new staff.
• Provides direct supervision for 4-8 internal float pool staff. 
• Participates in job interviews and provide input into decisions about hiring staff. Monitors for compliance with standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care.
• Assumes leadership role in crisis situations. 
• Responds immediately to all psychiatric and medical emergencies, i.e., Code Blue, accidents, injuries, fires and all other disasters. 
• Oversees the utilization and appropriate implementation of seclusion/restraint, emergency medications, etc.,
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Three (3) 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

Special Qualification:
Maintains active and unencumbered Colorado Registered Nurse License


Preferred qualifications: 

• Experience in long-term care or assisted living facility; experience with staff development.  

• Experience as a supervisor

• Experience working with individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities; 

• Experience working with individuals with mental health diagnoses.   

• Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing assignments;

• Caring, supportive, accountable leader;

• Willing to work on an interdisciplinary team and problem-solve solutions to improve services.

Conditions of Employment: 

• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License (for positions that require a Driver's license) 

• Full Background check: 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), TB test
  Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

• May work days, evenings and nights

• Must maintain a current CPR Card and perform CPR adequate compressions and ventilations per CPR guidelines.
• This position is "Essential Service Designation": you will be required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
• This position requires on-call work on weekends.

• May need to transport patient to appointments; travel to other state locations

• Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials

• 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.

Appeal Rights: 

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact Stephanie.karle@state.co.us

Sign-On Incentive:    

Upon approval, a sign-on incentive based on position, ranging from $2,000 to $14,000 (prorated if a part-time position), will be given in three payments: within two pay cycles of when the new employee starts at CDHS, 180-day anniversary, and 270-day anniversary with CDHS. These incentives will be available to the first 1,000 new employees in select high-need positions.

About Us: 

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• 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

• 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

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.

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

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

Salary : $95,580