Registered Nurse - CMHHIP

Registered Nurse I-Full Time Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)

100% In-Person. This position is required to work at the assigned work location during your scheduled work times. A Shift. Days 6:30a-7p or B Shift. Nights 6:30p to 7a – Days worked, flex days vary.

Please note:

Work arrangements are subject to change at any time. This posting will be open until filled {and filling multiple vacancies}, not extending beyond 12 months. All applications will be reviewed as they come in until all positions are filled, we advise applicants to apply early. Posting will close on May 05, 2027. This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.

About the Position:
Positions are Full Time, have a fixed schedule, and provide essential direct care of patients across various units. These units range from High Security to Low Security settings, with a diverse patient population including adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients experiencing psychiatric disorders, criminal involvement, or medical complexities. Staff may work in units featuring locked or unlocked doors, depending on the level of security required.

Responsibilities include providing care to high-acuity patients in secure environments, such as high-security buildings with Sally Ports, or in lower-security community reintegration settings.

The purpose of this position is to provide nursing oversight and direction of nursing personnel working the same shift as well as the same unit. Provide direction to all direct care nursing staff on assigned shift(s). Serve as a resource and mentor to all nursing staff on assigned shift. Promote and maintain nursing staff efficiency. Oversee the attainment and achievement of Unit/Program/Hospital/Nursing Department goals for the specified shift.

Primary duties consist of providing directions to nursing staff for the shift and providing therapeutic nursing care to mentally ill patients. Represents the Nursing Department in hospital-wide committees and work groups. Applications of knowledge, expertise and experience in providing safe and effective patient care. Provide immediate crisis intervention in the milieu and response to all emergency situations.

The Nurse I works in tandem with other staff assigned to the unit on that shift. The Nurse I works within multiple levels of patient care and is coordinated across a continuum. The Nurse I adheres to and references the professional codes of conduct, regulatory agency standards, the Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing, professional codes of ethics, and scope of discipline practice guides to ensure various levels of nursing personnel function within their scope of practice.

The Nurse I is responsible for communicating, implementing, and clarifying nursing policies at the unit level. Participates in and collaborates with the Lead Nurse to prepare nursing personnel for onsite surveys, documentation requirements, and ensures quality of care is rendered according to the State Board of Nursing, The Joint Commission, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department Personnel Rules and Regulations.

Responsibilities also include the provision of safe, appropriate nursing care on the unit by effective deployment of nursing staff resources, ensuring enough staff with licenses on each shift, coordination and timely statistical reporting of incidents, acuity, QA/PI activities, implementation of department policies and standards of care, responsible for retention of nursing staff on their shift(s).

• Responsible for the direction of all nursing staff on the assigned shift and unit while working in conjunction with the Lead Nurse
• Helps direct assignments in conjunction with the staff schedule by utilizing knowledge of acuity, and pool staff to maximize the quality of care given to unit patients on the unit. Personnel needs are communicated to the Lead Nurse immediately
• Responsible for helping the Lead Nurse to ensure all nursing services provided on the assigned unit are delivered correctly
• Ensure all nursing assignments and duties are completed and in compliance with CMHHIP policies and psychiatric and medical nursing standards, licensure requirements and governing bodies while working in conjunction with the Lead Nurse
• Unit nursing staff is notified promptly of changes to processes, policies and procedures through communication methods to include Cornerstone Rosters, meetings, email and individual contact. Individual clinical supervision sessions are conducted regularly
• Communication is conducted regularly with other disciplines, department…