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Registered Nurse I - Fixed Pool - CMHHIP Nursing - Pueblo $25,000 Sign On Incentive
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Registered Nurse I - Fixed Pool - CMHHIP Nursing - Pueblo $25,000 Sign On Incentive
Salary
$3,435.20 - $4,808.00 Biweekly
Location
Pueblo, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
IIB 06095 08/16/2024
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OBH - CMHIP
Opening Date
08/19/2024
Closing Date
9/2/2024 12:00 AM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo, 1600 W. 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
Corbet Heyn @
Type of Announcement
A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
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Department Information
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.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
*$25,000 Sign On Incentive
**This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of 8%
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)
As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner.
CMHHIP is a 24 hour behavioral health acute care facility that is intended to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues. The services provided include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, and the goal of this facility is to return patients to their optimal level of functioning and assist them in returning to the community as appropriate.
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Description of Job
We are seeking an exceptional individual interested in working with Adolescents and Adults. This position is a full-time Nurse on the Fixed Pool and will have the opportunity to work on any unit located on the CMHHIP campus. Patients on these units have psychiatric disorders with concurrent criminal involvement or are highly dangerous, requiring inpatient care in a secure setting. This population of patients has acute symptoms of mental illness. Severe and persistent mental illness and/or personality disorders concurrent with criminal involvement.
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Provide direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of treatment. This could include: family involvement, case management, formulation of individualized nursing care plans, implementing infection control measures, delivering crisis intervention, providing direct patient contact in individual and group therapy sessions, teaching patients and co-workers, and providing direct care in emergency situations
Assess, evaluate, and communicate changes in mental status related to medication effectiveness and adverse reactions
Documents and updates patient records per nursing department standards
Evaluate patient care on an ongoing basis to ensure continuity of care
Monitors infection control including equipment sterility
Employs de-escalation techniques, counseling, and intervenes with Therapeutic Interventions for Physical Safety to control assaultive or self-destructive behavior
May be responsible to explain work processes, train, and assign task to Psychiatric Care Technician, Licensed Practical Nurse, Mental Health Clinician and/or Client Care Aide
Perform other related duties as required or assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a valid, active Registered Nurse License issued by the State of Colorado (Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) OR any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Substitutions: None
Preferred Qualifications:
In addition to the Minimum Qualifications and Required Skills outlined above, our ideal candidate will possess the following Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to understand and apply the nursing process to provide adequate patient care
Demonstrated ability to understand treatment plans and provide appropriate interventions
Demonstrated ability to direct the shift through training, mentorship and development
A strong work ethic based on a foundation of: self-motivation, loyalty, honesty, and integrity.
Dependable, responsible, and adaptable
Essential Attributes:
Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security Work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations
Must be able to lift up to 50+ pounds on occasion
Conditions of Employment:
May work various shifts
Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare
2-step TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire
This position will be paid biweekly
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 misdem
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