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NURSE III- Clinical Risk Manager

Salary

$8,369.00 - $11,717.00 Monthly

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

IIC 04940 07/18/2025

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OBH - CMHIFL

Opening Date

07/18/2025

Closing Date

8/1/2025 11:59 AM Mountain

FLSA

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Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

3520 W. Oxford Ave., Denver, CO 80236

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

[email protected]

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. 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 is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. This is an In-Office position.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details! (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits)

About Fort Logan:

The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan (CMHHiFL) is a 138 bed psychiatric facility located in Denver that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the community by providing mental health treatment to a civil and forensic adult population in the metro area. The mission of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to adults with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available

About this Work Unit:

The Quality Management Department exists to provide a structure to support the development and implementation of effective systems to promote and facilitate quality care in a safe environment and to ensure accreditation by the Joint Commission and certification by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services are maintained. The Quality Management Department guides the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan’s efforts to meet or exceed customer expectations by maintaining excellence in patient care and to identify opportunities for improvement through analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data-based information that enables hospital leadership to utilize resources in an efficient manner and to operate effectively under legislative mandates and administrative policies.

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Description of Job

This position will report on-site to the hospital Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)

This position will be responsible for the clinical risk management activities at CMHHIFL and will be tasked to ensure a proactive approach to Incident and Risk management is accomplished across the Hospital with consistent application of the Hospitals Risk and Incident Management Policies and Guidance. This will involve implementation of the Hospital Risk and Incident management processes including: risk assessment, incident/occurrence management, and the development of support systems and processes for incident management including communication and escalation of serious incidents (internally and to external agencies e.g., TJC, CMS, CDPHE). Also Serves as the quality management representative on various hospital committees including clinical risk management, co-chairs the work place violence committee, environment of care, on-going record review and others deemed necessary to monitor patient safety and quality of care. Keeps all committees apprised of Joint Commission and CMS updates/changes with regard to regulations and standards. .

Primary Job Duties:

Regulatory Compliance and Readiness:

Serve as a resource hospital-wide for standards, regulations, compliance trends, and propose initiatives by providing training, consultation, conceptual framework and structure to hospital staff. Work with hospital management and staff to determine the level of compliance with regulatory standards and rules and develop plans for compliance. Work with the Joint Commission and other accrediting and regulatory bodies to report and correct problems. Monitor various publications, websites, and other media for current standard changes and issues. In collaboration with the Quality Department this position develops the process for the regulatory survey visits, follow up, and corrective action plan submission. Monitor the Hospital’s Plans of Action and collaborate with Directors/Managers to ensure these plans meet regulatory requirements

Clinical Risk Management:

Responsible for the clinical risk management activities at CMHHIFL including the analysis of clinical and administrative systems, evaluation of processes, and establishing and maintaining standards to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks. Responsible for determining what recommendations to make to reduce, prevent or eliminate risks identified. This position will develop and implement risk management policies and procedures, complete targeted risk assessments based on internal, local, and national hospital trends. This position collaborates with department leaders in order to improve the management and treatment of patients; improve management of employee-related injuries; provide a database for incident analysis, correction, and continuing education.

Workplace Violence Administrator:

Serves as the Co-chair of the workplace violence committee, cultivates safer work environments by developing clear workplace violence protocols, captures and tracks workplace violence incidents from all available sources, including incident reports, IOJ’s, safety reports, human resources, and employee surveys. This position uses this data to inform quality improvement initiatives to reduce incidences of workplace violence. These initiatives may involve changes to the physical work environment, such as enhanced security and better exit routes, as well as changes to work practices or administrative procedures, such as developing workplace violence response teams

Other Duties as Assigned:

Other duties as assigned include hospital-wide ad hoc activities, milieu support, etc

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:

Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) Three (3) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position

Substitutions

Appropriate education will substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Five or more (5+) years of experience working in a clinical or hospital setting.

+ Behavioral health experience

+ Experience investigating occurrences

+ Experience in writing professional reports

+ Prior experience interacting with regulatory entities

+ Previous experience in quality improvement measures

+ Data collection and analysis

+ Experience with Google Suite Applications

Conditions of Employment:

The successful candidate in this position must be willing and available to submit to the following conditions:

+ Full Background: Name check, TRAILS, CAPS, Drug Screen and Fingerprinting

+ Due to the juvenile population served at this facility, incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.

+ 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 applicant’s 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.

Appeal Rights:

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 ([email protected]), 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 department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected] ([email protected]) .us

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being 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 a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

+ Medical and dental health plans

+ Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

+ Paid life insurance

+ Short- and long-term disability coverage

+ 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

+ BenefitHub state employee discount program

+ Employee Wellness program (https://coloradostateofhealth.com/)

+ Excellent work-life 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 https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our Values:

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 performing 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 [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...) If EIN is not available please submit your SSN Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position.

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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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Describe your knowledge of MANE allegations and have you had experience with investigating these types of allegations?

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What experience do you have with quality assurance and performance improvement?

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