CNA (Client Care Aide II) - PT & FT Positions - Fitzsimons Veterans Community Living Center Aurora

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies, including both part-time and full-time positions.

This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of 4% from July 1st 2025 - June 30th 2026

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

Office of Adult, Aging, and Disability Services

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180-bed, skilled nursing facility serving Colorado’s veterans. We strive to honor and respect those living in our community through companionship and person-centered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons, we provide long-term care and short-term rehab and have a secured memory care neighborhood. We are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 14% staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff.

Visit us online at: www.colorado.gov/cdhs/veteranshomes/fitzsimons

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The Client Care Aide IIs provide 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. This is a fully-operational position responsible for performing the full range of client aide tasks and problem solving. These positions detect information or problems by interviewing or investigating. This position must have a Colorado CNA certification and certification must remain in good standing.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide direct resident care including bathing, dressing, undressing, assisting in and out of bed, performing personal hygiene, feeding programs, toileting programs, range of motion, transporting, and interacting socially to meet residents’ basic needs. 
• Explaining patient care before, during, and after contacts
• Answering call lights and assessing basic resident care needs
• Updating noted resident changes, reporting information to the charge nurse, and recommending routines and schedules to IDT Team
• Performing basic resident observations, such as vital signs, blood pressure, weight, intake and output, and basic skin assessments
• Providing infection control by implementing/using universal precautions and proper disposal of waste
• Cleaning linen room and equipment, stocking supplies, and completing supply forms
• Correctly using safety/positioning devices, side rails, transfer belts, and other equipment,
• Attending ongoing staff education programs.

Special Qualifications:

Must hold and maintain an active CNA certification in good standing from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, as well as a current BLS Healthcare Provider Card.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience: 

• High school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED) 
• One year of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position 

Substitutions:

• Current, valid certification as a Nurse Aide (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies will substitute for the high school diploma or GED 
• Current, valid licensure as a Practical Nurse (LPN) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or any state participating in.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a long-term care environment
• Experience working with veterans or patients who suffer from PTSD
• Experience working with patients with dementia
• Excellent communication and customer service skills

Conditions of Employment:

• Full Background 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)
• Must be willing to obtain vaccinations, as required by the State and facility
• Must be willing to test for Tuberculosis (TB)
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. driver's license
• May be required to travel/transport residents in state vehicles
• Required to have a current, valid BLS Healthcare Provider Card
• Shift Work – While every effort will be made for the schedule to reflect the shift/days agreed upon by my supervisor and me, I understand I may be scheduled on different days/shifts based on facility need. While leadership will ask for overtime volunteers as a first-line strategy to relieve staffing shortages, I understand that I may be required to work overtime as a part of this position. Shift work includes weekends, nights, holidays.
• May require on-call status, if needed, per the pay plan for this position
• 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 christine.koter@state.co.us.

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. 

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

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