Nursing Supervisor - Nurse III - Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (S. Denver)

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 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds and 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 CMHIFL staff is committed to:
Individual dignity and respect;
Person-centered evidence-based care;
Trauma-informed recovery;
Multidisciplinary collaboration;
Diversity and inclusion;
Strong family and community partnerships

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• Coordinates patient care in collaboration with nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Directs and consults with other RN IIIs and subordinate staff in their provision of patient care.
• Provides support for the delivery of patient care and provides clinical leadership.
• Assures the provision of adequate staff coverage across the hospital on off-hour shifts.
• Makes frequent rounds to each of the inpatient units and dining areas. Covers on units when necessary.
• Reassigns staff to other units when the situation dictates.
• Obtains coverage for call-offs or when additional staffing is required due to acuity.
• Communicate with multiple departments such as dietary operator lab hospital security and housekeeping.
• Functions as a liaison between off-hour nursing staff and nursing service administration and communicates incidents injuries and critical incidents to nursing and hospital administration.
• Participates in staff meetings and hospital/nursing committees.
• Assist staff in handling complications about off-hour admissions.
• May escort patients to activities and appointments on the grounds and in the community including driving patients to appointments.
• Assumes responsibility for paperwork assuring confidentiality.

• Promotes staff development and training at shift level by supporting staff compliance with hospital-wide mandatory training (i.e. CPR infection control safety medication review and seclusion/restraint) attending Code Blue events and drills fire drills and in-services.
• Assures ongoing assessment of staff training needs and provides in-the-moment training as needed.
• Coordinates with Nurse Managers to provide employee orientation to new staff.
• Provide direct supervision for 4-8 internal float pool staff.
• Participates in job interviews and provides input into decisions about hiring staff.
• Monitors for compliance with standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care.
• Monitors staff performance coaching and counseling and performance management reviews.

• Assumes leadership role in crises.
• Respond immediately to all psychiatric and medical emergencies i.e. Code Blue accidents injuries fires and all other disasters.
• Proactively identifies the potential impact of non-routine or non-predictable events on the usual routine i.e. suicide attempts serious assaults admissions or discharges and makes changes to address these events safely and appropriately.
• Oversee the utilization and appropriate implementation of seclusion/restraint emergency medications etc.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of incidents injuries etc.
• Assists staff in handling angry or impaired visitors.

• Monitors for quality care assuring the delivery of patient care according to nursing hospital and accreditation standards.
• Complete specific quality improvement monitors/audits for the Nursing Service office.
• Keep staff informed of changes in hospital and division policies.

• Ensures iNotify documentation is completed and documentation of the incident is in the patients medical records as needed.
• Transcribe physicians orders give shift reports and chart medication and their effectiveness when providing coverage on the team.
• Complete the Off-hour Nursing Supervision report for each shift worked assuring that the report is sent to Hospital Management and other staff as indicated.

• Maintains updated skills knowledge abilities and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education clinical supervision clinical/administrative supervision and literature review to ensure that nursing practice is evidence-based best practice and within the standards of professional nursing practice.

• May need to cover for nurses on treatment teams.
• Other duties as assigned for this position.
  
  

• Experience in long-term care or assisted living facility; experience with staff development.

• Experience as a supervisor

• Experience working with individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities;

• Experience working with individuals with mental health diagnoses.

• Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing assignments;

• Caring supportive accountable leader;

• Willing to work on an interdisciplinary team and problem-solve solutions to improve services.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess a valid unrestricted US Drivers License.
• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check ICON Colorado court database Medicare fraud database Reference
  Checks Professional License verification (licensure requirements) Drug Screen PREA (Division of Youth Services) Trails check (direct contact with children) CAPS (direct contact with adults Mental Health Institutes Regional Centers Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Shift Work: May work days evenings and nights
• Use Handling or Exposure to hazardous materials: May be exposed to bodily fluids or caustic chemicals
• Travel: May need to travel to other state locations; transport patients to appointments within the community
• Special Qualifications Explain: Maintains active and unencumbered Colorado Registered Nurse License. *Due to the juvenile population served at the MHI facilities incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must maintain a current CPR Card and perform CPR adequate compressions and ventilations per CPR guidelines.
• This position is Essential Service Designation: you will be required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health safety and welfare.
• 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 applicants prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

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.

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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 ADAA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call 1-.