CNA II / Client Care Aide II - Bruce McCandless - Florence, CO
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CNA II / Client Care Aide II - Bruce McCandless - Florence, CO
Salary
$22.12 - $30.97 Hourly
Location
Fremont County, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
ILC 00129 8/21/2025
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OAADS - Bruce McCandless State Veterans Home at Fl
Opening Date
09/02/2025
Closing Date
9/9/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
903 Moore Drive Florence, CO. 81226
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
melissa.hamilton@state.co.us
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.
Description
Benefits
Questions
Department Information
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
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)
Client Care Aide II - Bruce McCandless Veterans Home
Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled nursing facility dedicated to honoring and respecting those living and working in our home through companionship, empowerment, and individualized care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live.
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Description of Job
This is a full-time, in-person, essential services designated position that requires a CNA licensure through the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Must be able to work 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. with every other weekend off. May be required to work varied shifts and days of the week to include holidays and weekends as needed to meet facility needs.
Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.
This position exists to provide direct hands-on resident care by hands on performance or assistance as needed with activities of daily living. Provide environmental needs by arranging and adapting personal care items such as food or clothing and/or physical environment needs, e.g. wheelchair, walker, etc. Gently guide and instruct residents as needed in self-care activities.
Primary Job Duties Include:
Resident Care
Provide direct resident care by hands-on performance or assistance as needed with activities of daily living.
Provide environmental needs by arranging and adapting personal care items such as food or clothing and/or physical environment needs, e.g. wheelchair, walker, etc.
Gently guide and instruct residents as needed in self-care activities.
Assists, orients, and serves as a preceptor to new CNAs to the facility, residents, policies and procedures, and routines.
The CCA II is a resource to the CCA I for suggestions and guidance in dealing with care for resistive residents.
Determine changes in the resident's @type of care required; i.e., variance in resident's individualized routine care due to change in resident's condition or observation in health status.
Nutrition and Hydration Care
When required for a specific resident, provide assistance with eating and drinking by cutting up food and feeding the resident, adding thickening agents to liquids, cueing residents, and reminding them of the proper swallowing techniques and strategies suggested by the therapist.
Documents percentages of food and fluids taken by residents on the hydration flow sheets.
Recommends observation of specific residents who may need dietary changes, e.g. from regular diet to pureed or regular liquid to thickened liquid.
Organize daily work so required care is provided despite unexpected occurrences to provide quality nursing care.
Safety
Monitor safety needs by supervising residents' whereabouts, interactions, and conditions and refer to the charge nurse if necessary
Hygiene Care
Collaborate with the charge nurse and other nursing personnel to provide and exchange information regarding resident care status, and evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the Treatment Care Plan, inform the charge nurse of refusals of hygiene care.
Document observations and care provided on various residents' records.
Psychosocial, Transport, Educational Requirements
This position will be required to deliver lab specimens, drive a resident to a doctor's appointment, or to the hospital (if not transported by ambulance) utilizing a State vehicle.
Maintain education by attending mandatory and non-mandatory in-services and workshops to keep current as mandated by state law and VA regulations and facility policy and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
Education/Licensure/ Certification/Experience:
High school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED) AND One year of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the
position
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Must have a valid Colorado CNA license upon entry into the position
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.
Substitutions:
Current, valid nurse aide license (CNA) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies will substitute for the high school diploma or GED.
Current, valid licensure as a Practical Nurse (LPN) from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or any state participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact will substitute for the experience requirement.
Required Competencies
Skill in initiating, performing, and completing assigned duties in providing care to residents.
Possess good verbal, listening, and written communication skills with all health care providers, residents, families, and multidisciplinary team members.
Demonstrated ability to display professional conduct at all times when dealing with fellow staff members, residents, families, and the general public.
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Long-term care/nursing home experience is highly desirable.
Effective problem-solving skills.
Preferred Competencies
Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned resident care based on the residents' conditions; to use judgment and to accurately recognize report, and record relevant resident information.
Knowledge and ability to explain assigned resident care best practices to peers with less experience.
Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent resident care situations, seek guidance and direction of the RN and/or Supervisor/DON, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
Knowledge of quality standards, procedures, and protocols.
Knowledge of specialized client care applicable to the work situation.
Ability to effectively work with a resident population of varying physical, mental, and emotional abilities and staff from multiple work units in the facility to achieve quality care planning and delivery.
Conditions of Employment:
Full Background - Name check, TRAILS, CAPS, and Fingerprinting
Shift Work: Must be able to work a flexible schedule including day, evening, and graveyard (night) shifts, as well as weekends, and holidays, as needed.
This position requires the ability to perform various physical movements, including but not limited to lifting and transporting residents.
Must possess a valid US Driver's License.
Current, valid CNA License through the Department of Regulatory Agencies
Pre-employment Physical: Must pass TB test which will be given before employment at employer's expense.
Travel - May deliver blood draws to the lab and/or transport residents to appointments, etc.
This position is considered essential services and therefore this employee must report to work without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency
services to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of clients.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation as to 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.
Other - Explain: Must pass TB test. Vaccinations as required by state and facility
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 (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), 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 acknowledgment 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 contactmelissa.hamilton@state.co.us
About 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 MotivateMe
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 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.
~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~
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This position requires the following as conditions of employment: - Must pass TB test. - Must possess a Colorado Driver's License. - Must maintain a current and active CNA License. - 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. - This position has shift work: day, evening and night shifts to include holiday and weekends as needed. - This position requires on-call work on weekends. - Full Background - Name check, TRAILS, CAPS and Fingerprinting Failure to meet these conditions of employment may result in termination of employment. I have read and understand the above conditions of employment.
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