Job: LPN (Health Care Tech III)

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Hourly

Wage: $20.61-$$24.85/hr.

Location: Florence, CO.

Job Description

This position will be paid biweekly.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Direct Nursing Care

• Plans and coordinates basic nursing care and provides skilled level of nursing to residents.
• Reviews and audits specific care activities to determine compliance with policies and standards of care as part of a department quality assurance activity.
• Provides a broad range of medical and nursing treatments to residents as prescribed within scope of practice and determines most effective methods to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Utilizes supplies and resources judiciously.
• Notes changes in resident condition that need to be assessed by a registered nurse.
• Documents treatments and gathers data to determine response to treatment.
• Participates in work teams to establish best practice protocols for common treatments or procedures.
• Administers specialized and routine nursing services such as medication and treatments.
• Documents care provided in the medical record and other appropriate documents.
• Evaluates residents upon admission and throughout the clinical stay when critical incidents, emergencies, change of condition or acute illness and behavior changes to identify nursing interventions.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the care /treatment given.
• Explaining patient care before, during and after contacts; answering call lights; and assessing basic resident care needs; updating noted resident changes; recommending routines for patient and family.
• Provide input and orientation for new employees.

Medication Administration and Assessments

• Competently administers medications to residents within scope of practice while observing the five rights of safe medication administration, resident rights, infection control standards, and appropriate nursing policies.
• Documents all medications given and justification for scheduled medications not given.
• Appropriately identifies changes in resident’s conditions that need to be assessed by a registered nurse.

Infection Control

• Provide infection control, implementing/using universal precautions, disposal of waste.
• Clean linen room and equipment, stock supplies, complete supply forms.
• Identifies high-risk residents for falls, skin breakdown, or other potentially harmful situations and assures appropriate interventions are initiated to correct problems.

Devices and Training

• Identifies and corrects problems as appropriate.
• Consults or communicates with other team members as needed to correct problems.
• Maintain updated skills, knowledge, abilities and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, on-going staff education programs, clinical supervision, literature review and participating in discipline and team development.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) AND Two years of experience working in a hospital or healthcare setting.

Special Qualifications

• Must maintain a Licensed Practical Nurse license in good standing.
• While Colorado residency is a requirement for this position, licensure will be considered within Colorado or in any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

* If using education as a substitute, you must attach your transcripts to your application. Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a pro-rated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience in a long-term care/assisted living environment
• Experience working as an LPN
• Relevant State of Colorado experience

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be willing to submit to a background check
• Tuberculosis (TB) test required.
• Essential Services Designation - Must be available for call back to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency without delay or interruption.
• May be required to work overtime as a part of this position.
• Shift work includes weekends, nights, holidays.
• While every effort will be made for the schedule to reflect the shift/days agreed upon by supervisor and employee, employee may be scheduled on different days/shifts based on facility need.
• Must possess or obtain a CPR card.
• 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.
• As a condition of employment, this position is required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Continued employment is therefore contingent upon your receiving the first dose of a two-dose vaccine, or a single dose vaccine, within the first 30 calendar days of [first day of work] and becoming fully vaccinated based upon the timelines associated with the vaccination type. Until fully vaccinated, you will be required to follow all testing and PPE protocols. Be advised that “fully vaccinated” means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health Environment

Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation will be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, please contact [email protected]

*Reminder: This job announcement will serve as an application pool for available positions that now exist or may exist in the future, including part and full-time positions.

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 ([email protected]), 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.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all of your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Note: Current and former employees (transfers, voluntary demotions and reinstatements) are required to apply and participate in the comparative analysis process.

Comparative Analysis Process:

The comparative analysis process for this position may consist of a structured application review, and a structured interview depending on the number of qualified applicants.

For recruiting questions, please contact [email protected].

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADAAA Accommodations: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

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 [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791. Toll Free Applicant Technical Support: If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first, ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files, and second, close the document before you attempt upload (attach) it.

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “Visit” below for more detail on this specific job.