Lead Mid-Level Provider​/Nurse Practitioner - Marvin Foote Youth Services Center

Lead Mid-Level Provider / Nurse Practitioner - Marvin Foote Youth Services Center

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This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non‑residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre‑adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non‑residential service providers throughout the State. For pre‑adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a State‑funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./dys

Work Schedule: Sunday‑Saturday, flexible shifts, possible weekends, hours TBD during interview and based on needs of facility.

Deliver health care to detained, pre‑trial, and committed youth. Primary care is provided by licensed independent practitioners/Mid‑Level Providers with responsibility for a continuum of health care from initial assessment through development and maintenance of health care including physical, psychiatric, and dental maintenance.

• Functions as the facility responsible health authority (RHA). Ensures health screens, health appraisals, histories and physicals, and SOAP notes reflect accurate assessments and appropriate treatments and referrals.
• Supervises the health screens, health appraisals, and physical exams of all youth admitted to the facility through observation and review of documentation by medical clinic staff.
• Ensures communicable diseases are detected in a timely manner and appropriate action is taken.
• Reports to the CDC/State Health Department per requirements in applicable cases.
• Serves as the facility’s lead decision maker during emergency medical situations and approves and monitors effectiveness of plans.
• Oversees accuracy of pharmacy orders and communicates pertinent and appropriate health information to staff, families, supervisors, and administration.
• Functions as the first line resource for staff when evaluating case complexity and determines the need for referrals to other physicians and/or specialists.
• Coordinates all medical, dental, and mental health care with outside providers and serves as the main contact with the DYS Medical Director.
• Selects a candidate to represent medical on a number of committees (facility management, medical leadership, mental health, special management program, EHR, EAC, and safety).
• Supervises and trains clinic staff on the evaluation of mental status and mental health conditions of youth, oversees appropriate referrals and interventions, and collaborates with supervisors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health clinicians.
• Ensures coordination between clinic and contracted psychiatric services and obtains psychotropic medications as ordered.
• Oversees and monitors the necessity, coordination, and transportation of youth to specialty medical services off campus.

• Provides ongoing supervision of assessment and diagnostic skills of the medical clinic staff through regular observation of practice and review of documentation in the electronic health record.
• Supervises clinic staff on proper documentation and safe legal protocols for preparing and administering medication.
• Handles hiring,…