Registered Nurse -Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan-Denver

Overview

Department Information

Please note:
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

New Compact Rule

Starting Jan. 2, 2024, if you have a multistate license and change your primary state of residence to another state within the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), you must apply for a license in that state within 60 days.

If this latter step is not completed within the allotted time frame, your previous license may expire. This puts you at risk of practicing without a license. For example, if you are a registered nurse with a multistate license from Arizona practicing in Colorado and you move to Colorado, you have 60 days to apply to Colorado’s Board of Nursing for a new multistate license.

These changes were part of the final rules passed by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators at its annual conference in August. The eNLC allows for mobility and creates a more robust workforce by allowing nurses to practice in Colorado with licenses from other compact states.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

About Fort Logan

The Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential.

CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds, over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.

Location: 3520 W Oxford Avenue, Denver, CO 80236

Full-Time, On-Site

Please note:
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies and shifts.

This position provides nursing leadership and direction for staff and provides therapeutic work in the psychiatric care of mentally ill patients hospitalized mary responsibilities include applying nursing knowledge, expertise, and experience to provide safe and effective nursing care.

Duties include:

• Assesses plans, coordinates, provides and evaluates nursing care of patients with psychiatric and medical conditions, documenting all pertinent data
• Utilizes nursing theory and concepts to develop nursing plans of care and therapeutic interventions to support patients’ recovery (individual counseling, psycho educational and teaching groups, milieu management)
• Communicates the nursing plan of care to the interdisciplinary team
• Ensures appropriate documentation is completed and information is shared between shifts; performs rounds to assess patient status
• Notifies medical staff of changes in patient condition and need for evaluations and orders
• Reports patient care concerns to supervisor and physicians as indicated
• Directs, coordinates and implements medical and psychiatric crisis interventions in clinical emergencies, ensuring compliance with nursing standards and policies (e.g., de-escalation, seclusion/restraint, CPR)
• May escort patients to activities and appointments, including transportation to appointments
• Assumes responsibility for paperwork and patient confidentiality
• Determines if the needs of a patient returning from a general hospital can be safely met by nursing staff
• Collaborates with Nurse Manager and treatment team; may recommend scheduling changes to benefit patients

• Keeps a safe, therapeutic environment by planning and implementing milieu management techniques
• Functions as Charge Nurse on certain shifts, providing clinical and administrative supervision of nursing staff; coordinates replacement and extra staffing as needed

• Evaluates and administers medications considering need, effectiveness, side effects, and interactions
• Follows policies for medical order…