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About Fort Logan
The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHIFL 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. CMHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients generally between the ages of 1859. The hospital currently has 94 adult inpatient beds over four treatment units and is scheduled to open an additional 44 beds (2 units) in August 2022. The two forensic units will be dedicated to providing psychiatric stabilization and restoration treatment to individuals opined incompetent to proceed as a result of their mental illness. Medical services occupational therapy neuropsychologicalrehabilitation services and traumainformed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.
Through our core values listed below CMHIFL staff is committed to:
Individual dignity and respect;
Personcentered evidencebased care;
Trauma informed recovery;
Multidisciplinary collaboration;
Diversity and inclusion;
Strong family and community partnerships. Description of Job
- Work Schedule: Monday Friday: 8:00 am 4:00 pm
Please note: work schedule is subject to change based on business needs
About the work unit:The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHIFL 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. CMHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients generally between 1859. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services occupational therapy neuropsychologicalrehabilitation services and traumainformed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.
This position performs advanced and complex office management duties of a technical interpretive and administrative nature as well as highlevel clerical assignments for the Nursing Service Administrators I & II (Assistant Directors of Nursing and Director of Nursing) the Staffing Coordinator/ Manger of CMS and the OffHours Nursing Supervisors. The position requires a variety of interpersonal computer and mathematical skills; a high degree of tact discretion and initiative. This position requires a great deal of independent judgment and critical decisionmaking.
Job Duties:- Prioritizes tasks to ensure the workload operational requirements deadlines and expectations for CMHHIFL nursing department hospitalwide unit schedules are being met.
- Coordinates information from various locations/patient units; leads staffing office and activities in a confidential efficient and timely manner; develops strategies to ensure the most effective processes are utilized.
- Assures each unit schedule is complete with the correct clinical skill mix to required staffing numbers according to established schedule templates.
- Analyzes presented problems in the area of staffing patterns and unit schedules. Coordinates coverage for/in the Staffing Office.
- Actively participates and/or designs methods to collect synthesize interpret data for decision making by the Staffing Office Coordinator or Chief Nursing Officer.
- Assists actively and often independently to understand what data to collect how to collect the data systematize and determine the structure and algorithm for analysis and be able to interpret and present the information.
- Working with the Staffing Office Coordinator actively seeks opportunities to improve operational and scheduling processes.
- Performs as a primary contact in the Staffing Office for any issues related to scheduling.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of both the Staffing Office operation and processes and the needs of the nursing units to understand the impact scheduling patterns and skill mix has on patient care.
- Demonstrates superior tact and diplomacy to establish a cooperative and close working relationship between the Staffing Office and the nurse managers/staff of the CMHHIFL nursing units.
- Develops and fosters relationships with other stakeholders of the Staffing Office including CMHHIFL nursing leadership relief pool staff.
- Proactively solves conflicts and addresses issues that occur between the Staffing Office and other departments.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
OR
Four years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to four (4) years
Conditions of employment:- Full Background Name check TRAILS and Fingerprinting
- Must beat least 21 years of age or older
- 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.
Comply with CDHS vaccination requirements
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 () 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 departments action.
For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303); or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 8011 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes atunder Rules.
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About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference consider joining the dedicated people of theColorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety independence and wellbeing of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work we offer:
Strong secure yet flexible retirement benefits including aPERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Planplus 401(k) and 457 plans
Employer supplementedHealth Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short and longterm disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
Excellent worklife programs such as flexible schedules training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information go to Values:
We believe in a peoplefirst 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 preemployment 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 or call.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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