Job: Temporary CNA (Client Care Aide I)

Job Description

Job Type: Temporary (9 month or less), Part time, Hourly

Wage: $16.88/hr.

Location: Florence Co.

Job Description

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

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

About the Bruce McCandless Veterans Center:

Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility dedicated to serving those who have served us. We strive to provide excellent customer service and to respect and honor resident choices regarding bathing, rising, bedtimes, and other personal decisions. Our philosophy is to provide residents a home where life and love abound.

Shift Information: Temporary Position within 24/7 Veterans Living Community Center. Shift times are subject to change based on the needs of the program.

We are seeking exceptional and caring health care workers to provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. This position will provide basic nursing care to residents of varying mental, physical and health conditions; assists in meeting the activities of daily living, ambulation, range of motion, vital sign assessments, etc. As an employee, you will experience an atmosphere of "culture change" as we operate on a simple principle, "What's in the best interest of the resident?" Dream for and achieve a higher standard of care for our residents by joining our team!

Duties required may include, but not limited to:

• Performs Assisted Daily Living (ADL) care to residents assigned, including but not limited to ambulation, ROM, dressing, toileting, bathing, transferring, positioning, lifting, skin care and/or assist with feeding.
• Cares for resident belongings
• Maintains room cleanliness
• Follows proper infection control practices via the use of standard precautions.
• Communicates with others to ensure proper resident care and work completion.
• Maintains resident care equipment such as cleaning oxygen concentrators, filling portable oxygen tank, maintain/disinfecting tubs and showers, changing lift batteries etc.
• Reports issues to charge nurse, including skin conditions, falls, family concerns, and certain behaviors.
• Completes all documentation necessary for shift in the electronic heath record: including but not limited to, intake sheets, bath sheets, weights, vital signs, and bowel movement.
• Will occasionally transport residents
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment Appeal Rights Education:

• A high school diploma or GED
• Substitution: A valid Certified Nurse Aide license (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, or proof of completion of a board approved CNA program, will substitute for high school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience assisting residents with their Assisted Daily Living (ADL) care in a long-term care setting
• Experience in resident transfers
• Experience in resident ambulation
• Experience recording intake and output measurements
• Experience in assisting residents during meals

Required Competencies:

• Dependability
• Excellent Oral Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Participating as an Active Team Player

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.
• Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
• A Tuberculosis Test (TB) will be required upon hire.
• 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.
• Effective September 20, 2021, this position will require documented proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. New employees will be required to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination within thirty (30) business days of hire.
• Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation shall 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] Note: 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 most recent State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health Environment.
• On or after October 31, 2021, each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees, direct contractors, or support staff members are fully vaccinated at the time of hire, or receive their first dose of a two-dose protocol, or a single-dose vaccination, prior to providing any care, treatment, or other services for the facility and/or its clients.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected]

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 [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

~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.