CDOC TEMPORARY AIDE - Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) / Medication Administraction (QMAP) - (DENVER)

About the role

This temporary position is located in Denver, CO at the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center. The role is responsible for assisting patients with activities of daily living, reporting changes in patient condition, maintaining medical records, and supporting the healthcare team in a correctional clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, ambulation, and feeding
• Obtain and record vital signs for review by staff nurse
• Provide and assist with patient transfers, turning in bed, and reporting changes in skin condition or health complaints
• Empty catheter bags, offer fluids, record intake and output, and apply external catheters
• Orient patients to person, place, and time; respond to call lights and inmate requests
• Assist with meal distribution, linen changes, and maintaining a clean patient environment
• Perform dressing changes, soaks, finger stick blood glucose measurements, vital signs, and pulse oximetry under RN supervision
• Maintain tool and materials control and accountability; participate in patient plan of care development
• Assist with restraining inmates for medical reasons when required
• Provide clerical support: answer phones, take messages, transcribe medical orders, and file medical records
• Retrieve and enter kites in computerized kite log; schedule sick line and chronic care visits
• Assist with medication delivery, receive/verify/store/prepare return pharmaceuticals, and maintain inventory

Requirements

• One year of full-time experience as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
• Valid, active Nurse Aide Certification (CNA) from the State of Colorado
• Valid, active QMAP certification from an approved CDPHE training entity (attach copy to application)

Substitutions

• Current, valid LPN licensure from Colorado or a Nurse Licensure Compact state substitutes for the experience requirement

Required Competencies

• Self-control and resilience in stressful, potentially violent situations
• Ability to remain alert, emotionally stable, and observant throughout shifts
• Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction with diverse inmate populations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with inmates and staff
• Strong oral and written communication in English; ability to create accessible documents
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery systems and critical problem-solving
• Ability to work independently within CNA scope and as part of a healthcare team
• High integrity handling confidential inmate health records
• Basic computer system knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a CNA in a correctional environment
• Current CPR and First Aid certifications
• Experience working with patients with multiple disabilities (physical and mental)
• Experience with senior populations or hospice care

Benefits

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system
• Strong, secure retirement benefits via PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

Pay

This position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.

Schedule

This is a temporary position (9 months or less) located in Denver, CO. The posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.