Physical Plant Supervisor - Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons - Aurora.

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons

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, short term rehab and have a secured memory care neighborhood and 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.

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The purpose of the position is to provide Facility Management service to the Colorado State Veterans Home on the Fitzsimons Campus, to include planning, operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds, capital improvements, utility management and facility fleet management. This position ensures that all life safety systems are in full compliance; manages preventive and routine maintenance of the building, equipment and grounds, meeting and or exceeding local, state, and federal standards.

• Collaborate with administration to execute the facility’s vision and lead maintenance staff in alignment with the mission and organizational goals.
• Develop and implement strategic plans, departmental policies, and day-to-day procedures to optimize facility operations.
• Oversee quality assurance programs and monitor practices to ensure strict adherence to long-term care regulations, ethics, and safety laws.
• Manage the departmental budget and utilize data-driven reporting to present operational insights to leadership and regulatory surveyors.
• Oversee the physical plant, grounds, and equipment using the Maximo system to prioritize work orders and manage routine and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Direct maintenance, housekeeping, and laundry staff by managing work schedules, conducting new employee orientations and staff trainings and providing performance documentation or corrective actions.
• Serve on the leadership team and quality committees, specifically developing Life Safety Plans of Correction for State Health Department and VA regulatory surveys.
• Manage the departmental budget, inventory, and State Purchasing Card, including the preparation of monthly spenddown reports and verification of employee timesheets.
• Determine scope of work necessary for a project.
• Determine appropriate trades for the project.
• Determine how to utilize appropriate procurement rules to complete work.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• Five (5) years of experience in Long Term Care or Residential Treatment Care Facilities, three (3) of which must have been at the level of a unit supervisor or equivalent.

• NONE

• Experience in trades such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or Pipe Fitting
• Experience with State and Federal Life Safety Regulations

• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  Full Background Check: 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 adult Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application.
  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
  • Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination, and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

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.

Minimum Qualification Screening Process

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