Health Care Tech IV - (Eastbrook) - Grand Junction Regional Center

Health Care Technician IV

The Health Care Technician (HCT) IV plays a critical leadership role in residential services, ensuring a safe, supportive, and home-like environment for individuals with developmental disabilities or dual diagnoses. This position oversees residential programming, supervises direct support staff, and ensures services are implemented effectively to promote personal outcomes and quality of life.

Additionally, as a HCT IV you can expect to :

• Supervise up to 15 Health Care Technicians, providing direction, coaching, and performance management to ensure quality care and staff development.
• Serve as a role model by engaging in hands-on care and instruction in daily living activities to support individual outcomes.
• Monitor and implement individualized support plans, including behavioral, social, recreational, vocational, and therapeutic programming.
• Respond to behavioral challenges using approved intervention strategies while maintaining a safe and respectful environment.
• Ensure compliance with physician, nursing, dietary, and therapy orders, as well as agency policies and procedures.
• Oversee the residential environment, including safety, housekeeping, and environmental checks, while supporting individuals in personalizing their living spaces.
• Manage resources such as staff scheduling, transportation, supplies, and budget allocations for assigned homes.
• Ensure best possible health outcomes by administering medications, implementing treatments, and coordinating with health professionals during emergencies.
• Complete required documentation and administrative tasks in compliance with licensure and certification standards.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate staff in required competencies, including CORE skills such as CPR, transfers, Safety Care, and emergency response.
• Participate in committees, work groups, and in-service trainings to maintain professional knowledge and contribute to program improvement.
• Act as a liaison between staff, management, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication and service delivery.

Minimum Qualifications : High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) AND Three (3) years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, such as providing direct care services to developmentally disabled individuals. Substitutions : Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Special Qualifications : SBON Psych Tech license (LPT) or Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) required for this position; valid, current and unrestricted. Preferred Qualifications :

Conditions of Employment :

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 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.

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 (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 :

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 EMPLOYE