CNA II (Client Care Aide II) - RIFLE Veterans Community Living Center **WESTERN SLOPE**

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

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

Full-time and part-time positions available.

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

Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle

The Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Rifle is located on Colorado's western slope in the scenic Colorado River valley. Rifle offers a mild climate, with plenty of clean mountain air and beautiful blue skies. Amidst this setting, the State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle provides 89 beds of skilled nursing care, including an 18-bed Special Care Unit for residents with Alzheimer's Disease or related conditions. Serving veterans, their spouses, and eligible "Gold Star" parents, we are committed to caring for the whole person by addressing the personal and social needs of each resident, as well as their physical and medical requirements. All staff members of Rifle are committed to providing a life of quality and dignity for every resident. At the Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle, our staff is known for showing love and compassion to our residents. Giving residents a hug, holding their hand, or sitting next to them on the arm of a chair are just a few of the ways we give care that comes from the heart.

Provides basic hands-on patient/resident care in a safe, clean, infection controlled environment by bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, skin care, range of motion, positioning, ambulating, transferring, toileting programs, feeding programs, transporting, performing basic assessments (vital signs, blood pressures, weights, etc.), and charting/documenting all of the above.

Primary Job Duties:

Daily Nursing Care

• Performs basic nursing care: bathing, feeding, dressing, transferring, ambulating, positioning, lifting, range of motion, toileting, skin care, and interacting socially to meet residents' basic needs, and FMP Programs.
• Assist nursing staff in resident safety, importance of Park and Walk programs, resident transfer and mobility, assistive devices, mobility aids, equipment and gait belts. Perform CPR as needed.

Safety

• Safety of residents and others by use of correct lifting techniques, monitoring the environment and resident whereabouts/activities, use of safety devices such as lifts, etc.
• Performs basic resident assessments such as weights, bowel and bladder incontinence, intake and outputs, vital signs, and records the same.
• Records hall sheet data each shift.
• Implements proper infection control practices via the use of standard precautions.
• Equipment checks, equipment maintenance, and placement of equipment, i.e. mattresses on beds, foot cradles, etc.

Communication

• Communicates with others to ensure proper resident care and work completion.
• Inform RN's and LPN's of findings and changes in resident condition.
• Maintains therapeutic milieu through appropriate interpersonal skill use, monitoring of environments and assisting residents to maintain rooms and possessions.
• Maintains resident care and equipment such as cleaning oxygen concentrators, filling portable oxygen tank, maintain/disinfect tubs and showers, changing lift batteries, etc.
• Participate in restorative meeting/GAPA meetings.

Transports

• Transports residents for medical appointments, etc. in state vehicles when the need arises.
• Attends educational training and staff meetings to maintain current on techniques and policies.
• Provide adequate inter-shift communication.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED ~and~ At least one (1) year of professional experience as a CNA or performing similar duties/assignments of a CNA. 

Education and Work Experience Substitutions:

• A valid nurse aide certification (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies for the high school diploma or GED ~or~ A valid practical nursing license (LPN) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or any state participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact for the nurse aide certification (CNA) can be substituted for the education and work experience

This position requires the following as conditions of employment:

• Must pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigations and a Federal Bureau of Investigations background check as a condition of employment. Included in the background check is a current and/or previous employer check. Your current and/or previous employers within the past 10 years at a minimum must be listed on your job application (most recent in descending order), even if the job or duties are unrelated to the position for which you are applying. Incomplete employer information (address, phone number, and supervisor) or omission of former employers may result in a disqualification of your application.
• Must pass TB test.
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must possess a Colorado Driver's License.
• Must maintain a current and active CNA License.
• 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 has shift work: day, evening and night shifts to include holiday and weekends as needed.
• This position requires on-call work on weekends.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Department Information:

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:

• Employee wellness programs
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Paid life insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• 10 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training opportunities, and more 

Our Culture & Environment:

Our vision is that the people of Colorado will be safe, healthy, and prepared to achieve their greatest aspirations. Through our core values listed below, CDHS staff are committed to:

• Making decisions with, and acting in the best interests of the people we serve, because Colorado's success depends on their well-being
• Sharing information, seeking input, and explaining our actions because we value accountability and transparency
• Managing our resources efficiently because we value stewardship
• Promoting a positive work environment, and supporting and developing employees, because their performance is essential to Colorado's success
• Meaningfully engaging our partners and the people we serve because we must work together to achieve the best outcomes
• Committing to continuous learning because Coloradoans deserve effective solutions today and forward-looking innovation for tomorrow

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~