Client Care Aide I, Flex Pool (Part Time) - Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo

Client Care Aide I, Flex Pool (Part Time)

Salary : $21.06 - $29.50 Hourly

Location : Pueblo, CO

Job Type : Part Time

Primary Physical Work Address : Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, 1600 W. 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Description of Job

Shift Times : All shifts at the facility are twelve (12) hour shifts. Depending on the FTE of the position they are selected for, staff will be required to work a set number of days within a two week cycle. Shift times available include day, night shifts.

This position exists to deliver nursing care and therapeutic interventions under the supervision of a registered nurse. The Client Care Aide I (CCA I) provides nursing care, which often revolves around assistance with activities of daily living, self-maintenance, and hygiene. A CCA Is main responsibilities include patient observation and reporting, assisting with patient care as directed, and unit maintenance and security.

Client Care Aides have a flex schedule and provide essential care across various units. These units range from High Security to Low Security settings, with a diverse patient population including adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients experiencing psychiatric disorders, criminal involvement, or medical complexities. Staff may work in units featuring locked or unlocked doors, depending on the level of security required. Responsibilities include providing care to high-acuity patients in secure environments, such as high-security buildings with Sally Ports, or in lower-security community reintegration settings.

Duties

Clinical Skills :

• Responsible for administering nursing care, both psychiatric and medical crisis interventions under the direction and supervision of an RN
• Monitors the milieu for needed interventions
• Utilizes therapeutic interventions to manage crisis situations and management of assaultive and disruptive behaviors
• Promptly responds to patient's psychiatric and / or medical crisis
• Understands and practices knowledge of when to report changes in patient condition or complaints such as pain or other medical needs to the RN
• Maintains awareness of all 1 : 1, special precautions, and medical and psych issues for each patient
• Responds to duress alarm
• Assures all assigned duties are complete and documented each shift
• Follows and maintains Infection control standards and regulations
• Responsible for CCA duties including changing linen, assisting with bathing, feeding, and lifting / turning / transferring patients
• Organizes time daily to assure timely completion of assigned tasks

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Other Duties as Assigned :

Responsible for the performance of assigned tasks and duties within the scope of practice for this position that does not fall within the realm of duty statements

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

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