Registered Nurse , RN - Campus at Lookout Mountain, Youth Services Center - Golden

Department Information

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies (including both part and full time positions).

• Aspire Youth Services Center
• Golden Peak Youth Services Center
• Summit Youth Services Center

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.

DYS also contracts with numerous private residential and non‑residential service providers throughout the State. For pre‑adjudicated youth, DYS is responsible for the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a state‑funded program that provides services to youth at risk of further progression into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, DYS administers juvenile parole services throughout the State. For more information visit DYS website.

Only Colorado state residents are eligible for this position.

Delivers health care to detained and committed youth within the nurse’s scope of practice. Primary care is provided by independent practitioners with responsibility for a continuum of care from the initial assessment through development and maintenance of health care including physical, psychiatric and dental maintenance.

• Clinical Duties: Conduct initial nursing assessments and triage medical requests submitted by youth; review admission medical information; administer nursing care and educate youth on routine, urgent, and emergent medical situations; obtain and review laboratory and diagnostic results; initiate nursing/medical treatment plans; complete health appraisals, physical exams, vision/hearing screenings, lab testing, and immunizations per DYS policy; document all encounters in the electronic medical records system;
  
  maintain confidentiality per HIPAA; initiate referrals to mid‑level providers or physicians when indicated; respond to emergent situations, administer CPR/First Aid, and activate 911 when necessary; deliver medications; fulfill other nursing duties as ordered by DYS physicians or mid‑level providers.
• Medication and Treatment: Order, prepare, and administer medications; maintain Medication Administration Records; monitor for medication errors; educate youth and staff on medication compliance; investigate and document instances of medication refusal; assist in ordering and maintaining stock supplies, medications, and equipment; monitor inventory; ensure proper storage and handling of vaccines per CDC and FAP protocols; maintain First Aid Kits, AEDs, and pharmaceutical refrigerators.
• Mental Health: Evaluate residents’ mental status and behavioral health conditions; provide basic mental health interventions; refer to psychiatrists or mental health resources; involve parents and legal guardians as appropriate.
• Health
  
  Education:
  
  Assess and address health knowledge deficits; provide individual and group education on health promotion, disease and injury prevention, hygiene, dental care, STI prevention, safe sexual practices, contraceptive options, injury prevention, and other youth‑specific topics; provide ongoing education to staff on medication administration, infection prevention, and other health topics.
• Other Duties As Assigned: Perform duties delegated by DYS physicians or mid‑level providers and other assignments as necessary.

• Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of domestic violence.
• Unable to hold a felony or domestic‑violence conviction; full background check required.
• Must maintain a current…