Registered Nurse (Rn) Jobs

Benefits:

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs
• Medical and dental health plans
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• $7,000 sign-on bonus + 5% raise starting 7/1
• Paid life insurance
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan (www.copera.org) plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Short- and long-term disability coverage

Minimum qualifications:

• Current, valid or licensure as a Registered Nurse from any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with mental health nursing.
• Experience with correctional nursing.
• Experience with adolescent health care.

Job description:

Wednesday - Saturday 10am-8pm

This position delivers health care to detained or committed high risk adolescents in a locked, secure setting in accordance with the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC) standards and other nationally recognized standards. This position provides primary care with responsibility for a continuum of care from the initial assessment through development and maintenance of health care including physical, psychiatric, and dental maintenance. Clinic hours for this position are day/afternoon/evening depending on the shift offered.

Specific duties include:

• Works in collaboration with medical providers to obtain laboratory and other diagnostic procedures.
• Transcribes, orders, prepares, and administers medications without error per prescribed provider's orders
• Provides basic mental health intervention and refers to psychiatrist or mental health resource for further evaluation, intervention or transfer to a mental health institution in collaboration with behavioral health services staff
• Assesses and identifies the knowledge deficits regarding general health and hygiene topics presented by youth in routine and formal encounters
• Provides initial nursing assessments and triage of requests for health care submitted by youth.
• Evaluates resident's mental status/mental health condition through interview, health screen, health appraisal and observation
• Administers nursing care and provides the youth education for routine, urgent and emergent medical situations within scope of practice

Division of Youth Services: Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38.93 per hour

Benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Travel reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Disability insurance
• Dental insurance
• Referral program
• Employee discount

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Standard shift:

• Evening shift
• Day shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime
• Holidays

Weekly schedule:

• Weekend availability
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person