Colorado State Hospital Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $3,863.20 - $5,302.40 Biweekly
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IIC-02425 06/22/26
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: OBH - CMHIFL
Opening Date: 06/22/2026
Closing Date: 7/3/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: curtis.padilla@state.co.us
Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
Primary Physical Work Address: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan3520 W. Oxford Ave. Denver, CO 80236
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
*This position is open only to Colorado state residents.*
New Compact Rule:
Starting Jan. 2, 2024, if you have a multistate license and change your primary state of residence to another state within the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), you must apply for a license in that state within 60 days.
If this latter step is not completed within the allotted time frame, your previous license may expire. This puts you at risk of practicing without a license. As an example, if you are a registered nurse with a multistate license from Arizona practicing in Colorado and you move to Colorado, you have 60 days to apply to Colorado's Board of Nursing for a new multistate license. These changes were part of the final rules passed by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators at its annual conference in August. The eNLC allows for mobility and creates a more robust workforce by allowing nurses to practice in Colorado with licenses from other compact states.
Please note: This posting will be used to fill multiple postings. Position shifts available for: Days, Nights, Weekend, and Float.
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
About Fort Logan:
The Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 138 adult inpatient beds, over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.
Through our core values listed below, CMHHIFL staff is committed to:

• Individual dignity and respect.
• Person-centered, evidence-based care.
• Trauma informed recovery.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Diversity and inclusion.
• Strong family and community partnerships

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Description of Job
Location: 3520 W Oxford Avenue, Denver, CO 80236
Full-Time, On-Site
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies and shifts.
This position exists to provide supervision, clinical/administrative nursing consultation, and direction to registered nurses and nursing assistive personnel on the assigned shift to assure the delivery of quality patient care through the nursing process per the nursing and hospital-wide standards. Responsible for maintaining safe, adequate coverage for the inpatient units on the assigned shift. Serves as a resource or guide by advising others on how to use processes within a system or as a member of a collaborative problem-solving team.
Primary Job Duties
Supervision and Coordination of Patient Care:

• Coordinates patient care in collaboration with nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Directs and consults with other RN III's and subordinate staff in their provision of patient care.
• Provides support for the delivery of patient care and provides clinical leadership.
• Assures the provision of adequate staff coverage across the hospital on off-hour shifts.
• Makes frequent rounds to each of the inpatient units and dining areas. Covers on units when necessary.
• Reassigns staff to other units when the situation dictates.
• Obtains coverage for call-offs or when additional staffing is required due to acuity.
• Communicate with multiple departments, such as dietary, operator, lab, hospital security, and housekeeping.
• Functions as a liaison between off-hour nursing staff and nursing service administration and communicates incidents, injuries, and critical incidents to nursing and hospital administration.
• Participates in staff meetings and hospital/nursing committees.
• Assist staff in handling complications about off-hour admissions.
• May escort patients to activities and appointments on the grounds and in the community, including driving patients to appointments.
• Assumes responsibility for paperwork, assuring confidentiality.

Staff Supervision and Staff Development:

• Promotes staff development and training at shift level by supporting staff compliance with hospital-wide mandatory training, (i.e., CPR, infection control, safety, medication review, and seclusion/restraint), attending Code Blue events and drills, fire drills, and in-services.
• Assures ongoing assessment of staff training needs and provides in-the-moment training as needed.
• Coordinates with Nurse Managers to provide employee orientation to new staff.
• Provide direct supervision for 4-8 internal float pool staff.
• Participates in job interviews and provides input into decisions about hiring staff.
• Monitors for compliance with standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care.
• Monitors staff performance, coaching and counseling, and performance management reviews.

Responds and Provides Leadership in Emergency Situations:

• Assumes leadership role in crises.
• Respond immediately to all psychiatric and medical emergencies, i.e., Code Blue, accidents, injuries, fires, and all other disasters.
• Proactively identifies the potential impact of non-routine or non-predictable events on the usual routine, i.e., suicide attempts, serious assaults, admissions, or discharges, and makes changes to address these events safely and appropriately.
• Oversee the utilization and appropriate implementation of seclusion/restraint, emergency medications, etc.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of incidents, injuries, etc.
• Assists staff in handling angry or impaired visitors.

Monitors Quality of Patient Care:

• Monitors for quality care, assuring the delivery of patient care according to nursing, hospital, and accreditation standards.
• Complete specific quality improvement monitors/audits for the Nursing Service office.
• Keep staff informed of changes in hospital and division policies.

Document reports and maintain records:

• Ensures iNotify documentation is completed and documentation of the incident is in the patient's medical records as needed.
• Transcribe physician's orders, give shift reports, and chart medication and their effectiveness when providing coverage on the team.
• Complete the Off-hour Nursing Supervision report for each shift worked, assuring that the report is sent to Hospital Management and other staff, as indicated.

Maintains Skills/Competency:

• Maintains updated skills, knowledge, abilities, and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, clinical supervision, clinical/administrative supervision, and literature review to ensure that nursing practice is evidence-based, best practice, and within the standards of professional nursing practice.

Other duties as assigned:

• May need to cover for nurses on treatment teams.
• Other duties as assigned for this position.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:
Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) Three (3) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position
Substitutions
Appropriate education will substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis
Special Qualification:
Maintains active and unencumbered Colorado Registered Nurse License
Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in long-term care or assisted living facility; experience with staff development.
• Experience as a supervisor
• Experience working with individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities;
• Experience working with individuals with mental health diagnoses.
• Experience multi-tasking and prioritizing assignments;
• Caring, supportive, accountable leader;
• Willing to work on an interdisciplinary team and problem-solve solutions to improve services.

Conditions of Employment:

1. Disclose that information on the application.
2. Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
3. Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

CDHS Selection Process Explanation:
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs. per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

• Preferred Qualifications & Competencies:
• Relevant years of state service experience.

Minimum Qualification Screening Process
A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position. You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process. You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."
You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.
Comparative Analysis Process - Structured Application Review
After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.
Your Work Experience/Job Duties
Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.
If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.
Supplemental Questions
Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).
Appeal Rights
You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.
• You can find the official appeal form here.
• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
  
  • By email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), or
  • Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or
  • Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or
  • Faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At (303) 866-3300, or
• Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Ap