Department Information

Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility dedicated to serving those who have served us. Our Eden Mission is to honor and respect those living and working in our home through companionship, empowerment and individualized care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live.

Description of Job

• Provides activities on a daily basis that expands and enhances the lifestyle of each resident in the seven categories required by the State and Federal regulations of creativity, physical, emotional, spiritual, group, individual and social.
• Facilitate resident visits with family and friends, following all guidelines associated with outdoor and/or indoor visits including scheduling, infection control protocols, monitoring visit if necessary, etc.
• Develop, plan and lead stimulating activities to residents as determined through resident preference, ability, and interest. Maintains daily documentation for the activity department through resident records, progress notes, one-to-one sheets, participation records and behavior charting. Ensures that all activity department, facility and division policies are maintained. Responsible for daily documentation of participation records, sensory stimulation records, and one-to-one participation sheets.
• Responsible for offering variety of activity choices, maintaining scheduled activities as planned, and facilitating spontaneous activities that meet psycho-social, spiritual, emotional, physical, and creative needs of all residents. Responsible for preparing in advance of the scheduled event, setting up necessary supplies, communicating to residents the activity is about to begin, assisting residents to/from the activity, provides encouragement to residents throughout the activity, maintains positive atmosphere that enhances participation. Seeks guidance for difficult residents, supplies that are not readily available, and any other special needs. Assists with activities of daily living (ADL) care during activities or as needed including but not limited to answering call-lights, and other duties as needed.
• Provides back-up transportation for medical purposes including hospital transfers or appointments.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience:

• None

Substitution:

• None

Special Licensing Requirement: This position requires CNA licensure from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Please upload your or list your license number on your application.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in assisting residents during activity meals.
• Dependability
• Excellent Oral Communication Skills
• Problem Solving
• Participating as an Active Team Player
• Experience working in a long-term care unit.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Shiftwork required to include, weekends, nights, split shifts and Holidays.
• Must submit to a Standard background check - Name check, CAPS, Drug Screen and Fingerprinting
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted Colorado Driver's License
• Must possess a valid CNA license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.
• May be required to transport residents to appointments.
• 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.
• On or after October 31, 2021, each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees 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. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of first dose prior to providing care.
• 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, Moderna or Novavax vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.
  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 CDHS_HumanResources@state.co.us

Supplemental Information

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  Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

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 cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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