Technician IV - Birth Unit Specialist

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .

Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play.

Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco‑free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, the Glendale City Center, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short‑and long‑term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college‑level courses including Masters degree programs
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
• A variety of employee resource groups

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.

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This position is housed in the Center for Health and Environmental Data (CHED) which is comprised of two offices, the Office of E‑Health and Data and the Office of the State Registrar and Records. The Office of the State Registrar and Records is responsible for the stewardship and preservation of Colorado vital records and the administration of the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry.

The Vital Records Program ensures the administration of the Colorado Vital Statistics Act by 1 ) registering all vital events including births, deaths, fetal deaths and induced terminations of pregnancy,
2) issuing certified copies of births, deaths, and fetal deaths,
3) amending and correcting records of all vital events,
4) providing data to Federal agencies including the National Center for Health Statistics and the Social Security Administration,
5) receipt and verification of reports of marriages and divorces,
7) implementation and support of electronic birth and death registration systems and electronic issuance systems at the state and local level, and computerization of historic vital records. The Office supports 63 local registrars in the registration and issuance of vital record certificates and provides training and technical support for data providers such as local registrars, hospitals and funeral directors.

This position works within a high production operational unit and is responsible for processing birth and specialty (adoption/parentage) certificate registrations, modifications to birth certificates and performs quality assurance for birth registrations. The nature of this position consists of unique, specialized practices and procedures that require a level of complexity that is higher due to the level of decision making. This includes the skills and knowledge needed to analyze the various types of documents submitted by applicants each day to determine whether a request should be approved and processed or denied.

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