Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse I-*$14,000 Sign On Incentive* Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan-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.
This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of (8% or 3.The Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds, over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.
Through our core values listed below, CMHHIFL staff is committed to:
* Person-centered, evidence-based care.
* Diversity and inclusion.
* Strong family and community partnerships
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Provides nursing leadership and direction for staff. Provides therapeutic work in the psychiatric care of mentally ill patients hospitalized at CMHHIFL. Primary responsibilities are applications of knowledge, expertise and experience in providing safe and effective nursing care to patients.
Patient Care:
Assesses plans, coordinates, provides and evaluates nursing care of patients with psychiatric and medical conditions, documenting all pertinent data. Utilizes nursing theory and concepts to develop nursing plans of care and therapeutic interventions to support patients' recovery, such as individual counseling, psychoeducational and teaching groups, and milieu management. Communicates the nursing plan of care to the interdisciplinary team. Assures that essential information is shared from shift to shift and makes rounds to assess patients' psychiatric and medical statuses. Notifies medical staff (physicians and licensed independent practitioners) of changes in patient condition and need for evaluations and orders. Reports patient care concerns to supervisor and physicians, as indicated. Directs, coordinates and implements medical and psychiatric crisis intervention in clinical emergencies assuring compliance with nursing standards and policies/procedures (e.g., May escort patients to activities and appointments on grounds and in the community, including driving patients to appointments. Determines whether the needs of a patient returning from a general hospital can be safely met by the nursing staff in terms of staff competency, appropriate equipment and level of staffing during own shift and proximal shifts. Assures a safe, therapeutic environment for patients using nursing theory and judgment by planning and implementing milieu management techniques such as pro-actively anticipating problems, planning interventions strategies and assigning responsibilities. During specific shifts, functions in the role of Charge Nurse and provides clinical and administrative supervision of nursing staff on duty. Assures that the care provided meets or exceeds community and professional standards. Coordinates provision of replacement staff and extra staff for high acuity, as indicated.
* Determines what assignments and duties are appropriate for nursing staff, newly hired employees, nursing students, and supplemental nursing staff during assigned shifts.
Evaluates and administers medication in terms of need, effectiveness, side effects and drug interactions using nursing judgment, standards of care and policy and procedure. Follows all policies and procedures for medical order transcription and medication administration documentation.
* Selecting appropriate medications (ordered PRN, or as needed) based on the assessment of the patient's needs and the specific indications of the order.
Supervision and Delegation to Licensed and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel:
Accountable for the work of nursing staff, mental health clinicians, nursing students, orientees and others through delegation of work assignments, assuring timely completion of work, providing clinical leadership and teaching clinical interventions. Functions as the Charge Nurse, when assigned, and provides clinical and administrative supervision of nursing staff on duty during specific shift.
* Determines what assignments and duties are appropriate for nursing staff, newly hired employees, nursing students, and supplemental nursing staff during assigned shifts.
* Identifies training needs for staff, provides appropriate coaching and direction in the moment, and recommends to Nurse Manager strategies to improve staff skills in the areas of both medical and psychiatric nursing.
Assesses and teaches preventative health care, illness management, coping skills, social skills, living skills, and indications/side effects of medications to patient and family. Supports patients in building skills and improving their sense of self-efficacy through patient teaching.
* Determines patient's learning needs, monitoring both the patient's verbal responses and non-verbal cues, to build an approach that is most effective.
* Interdisciplinary treatment planning and treatment implementation:
Provides nursing input, as a member of the inter-disciplinary team, into treatment planning and unit programming. Serves as a liaison/communication link between patient, family, doctor, other health professionals, ancillary staff, and supervisors exchanging information and clarifying rationales for plans and interventions.
* Integrating assessment information, patient's presenting behavior and patient's input into an effective plan of care.
* Utilizing the strategies and interventions from the treatment plan as indicated and providing feedback to the treatment planning process when strategies/interventions are not effective and need to be modified.
Maintains updated skills, knowledge, abilities and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, clinical supervision, literature review and participating in discipline and team development.
* Determines what materials and information is appropriate to pass along to colleagues and nursing staff.
Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or
Due to the juvenile population served at the MHI facilities, incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.
Applicants must be available to complete shift work- nights, evenings, back-to-back, weekends and holidays shifts as needed
* Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials - May be exposed to bodily fluids or caustic chemicals
* Travel - May need to escort patients to medical appointments or attend training
* 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. co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.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.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. Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
* Medical and dental health plans
* Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
* Short- and long-term disability coverage
* 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
* Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
* Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
* 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 take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. 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.