Client Care Aide II - Temporary Aide - Fitzsimons - Veterans Community Living Center - Aurora

Client Care Aide II - Temporary Aide

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180-bed, skilled nursing facility serving Colorado's veterans. We strive to honor and respect those living in our community through companionship and person-centered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons, we provide long-term care and short-term rehab and have a secured memory care neighborhood. We are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 14% staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff.

This is a part-time, temporary position estimated to end on 08 / 01 / 2026. As a Client Care Aide II you can expect to :

• Provide ADL care to residents assigned, including but not limited to i.e. : Sitter 1 : 1 with residents, ambulation, ROM, dressing, toileting, bathing, transferring, positioning, lifting, skin care, and / or assist with feeding. Care of resident belongings, room care : organized and floor areas free of clutter, moisture
• Will follow proper infection control practices via the use of standard precautions
• Communicates with others to ensure proper resident care and work completion
• Maintains resident care and equipment such as cleaning oxygen concentrators, filling portable oxygen tanks, maintaining / disinfecting tubs and showers, changing lift batteries, etc.
• Report to the charge nurse as to pertinent care issues : skin condition, falls, family concerns, and behaviors. Complete all documentation necessary for shift in the electronic health record : including but not limited to, intake sheets, bath sheets, WEIGHTS, vital signs, bowel movement.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights :

Special Qualification :

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)

One year of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position

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

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

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)

Shift Work : Days, evenings, nights, weekends, and / or holidays

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.

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