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Client Care Aide I - Homelake Veteran's Community Living Center - Monte Vista, CO

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Client Care Aide I - Homelake Veteran's Community Living Center - Monte Vista, CO

Salary

$1,684.80 Biweekly

Location

Rio Grande County, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

ILB 00141 07/22/2025

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OAADS - Colorado State Veterans Center at Homelake

Opening Date

07/22/2025

Closing Date

8/10/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

[email protected]

Type of Announcement

This is a temporary position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Primary Physical Work Address

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center 3749 Sherman Avenue Monte Vista, CO 81144

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.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

COLORADO STATE VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER – HOMELAKE:

To ensure a safe, sanitary, well maintained, comfortable living and working environment for residents of a 60-bed skilled nursing home and 50-unit domiciliary, staff and visitors. The facility has embraced the Culture Change and Eden concepts. We strive to provide exemplary service to the residents by fulfilling daily and special requests that the residents may have. Exemplary care is given in cleaning and sanitizing and in keeping the resident rooms and their atmosphere clean, organized, homelike and safe. We need to provide the residents with the kind of service that they need and deserve.

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Description of Job

This work unit exists to provide continuous 24-hour care to NH residents requiring skilled nursing services and providing services to the 50 unit domiciliary as needed. The goal is to maintain residents at their highest level of functioning and provide quality-nursing care

Additionally, as a Client Care Aide I you can expect to:

+ Performs basic nursing care; bathing, feeding, dressing, transferring, ambulating, positioning, lifting, range of motion, toileting, skin care, etc

+ Safety of residents and other by use of correct lifting techniques, monitoring the environment and Resident whereabouts/activities, use of safety devices such as lifts and enabler bars, etc

+ Performs basic resident assessments such as weights, bowel and bladder incontinence, intake and outputs, vital signs, and records the same. Records hall sheet data each shift. Implements proper infection control practices via the use of standard precautions

+ Communicates with others to ensure proper resident care and work completion

+ Keeps RN’s and LPNs informed of findings and changes in resident condition. Maintains therapeutic milieu through appropriate interpersonal skill use, monitoring of environments and assisting residents to maintain rooms and possessions

+ Maintains resident care and equipment such as cleaning oxygen concentrators, filling portable oxygen tank, maintain/disinfecting tubs and showers, changing lift batteries etc.

+ Transports residents for medical appointments, etc. in state vehicles when the need arises

+ Attends in-house and off-site educational training, cornerstone online training and staff meetings to maintain current on techniques, policies adequate inter-shift communication

+ Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Special Qualifications:

+ Current & active Certified Nurse Aide license renewal required and be CPR certified, Vaccinations as required by State and facility

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:

+ High school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED).

Substitutions:

+ Current, valid certification as a Nurse Aide (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience in assisting residents during meals.

+ Dependability

+ Excellent Oral Communication Skills

+ Problem Solving

+ Participating as an Active Team Player

+ Experience working in a long-term care setting.

+ Experience in resident transfers, ambulation and recording intake and output measurements.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

+ 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)

+ Current/Valid and unrestricted US Driver’s License

+ Travel: Off-site training, transportation. Transports residents for medical appointments, etc. in state vehicles when needed

+ 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.

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])

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

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#technical-support)

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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Your legal name is used in the hiring process for background checks. Did you use your full legal name in your application?

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Describe your experience working in a long-term care facility. If none, please type NA.

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). 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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Define what a team environment means to you. Describe how you would contribute to a team environment.

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Are you willing and able to work days, evenings, nights, weekends, and Holidays?

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Are you willing and able to work in Monte Vista, Colorado?

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This position requires you have a valid, US Driver's license. Can you provide this?

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+ No

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Do you possess a current and valid Colorado CNA license? If yes, list your CNA license number and expiration date below.

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