Technician IV - Birth Unit Specialist

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

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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.

Our campus is tobacco‑free, 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 401(k) 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 Master’s degree programs
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules
• 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 performing tasks such as registering all vital events, issuing certified copies, amending records, providing data to federal agencies, verifying marriage and divorce reports, and supporting electronic birth and death registration systems. The Office supports 63 local registrars in the registration and issuance of vital record certificates and provides training and technical support to 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 performing quality assurance for birth registrations. The role requires analyzing various types of documents submitted by applicants each day to determine whether a request should be approved and processed or denied. Responsibilities also include assisting walk‑in customers at the client‑service window, reviewing applications and supporting documentation for acceptability and eligibility, performing corrections on birth‑certificate data in computer databases, and issuing certified copies of birth certificates.

Four years of experience in an occupational field related to vital‑records documentation and management, or a combination of related education and experience equivalent to four (4) years. Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

A copy of your transcript must be submitted at the time of application (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).

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