Salary : $3,716.00 Biweekly
Location : Jefferson County, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IJC 00320 07/07/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: OAADS - Wheat Ridge Regional Center
Opening Date: 07/27/2026
Closing Date: 8/9/2026 12:00 AM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 10285 Ridge RoadWheat Ridge, Colorado 80033
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
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 to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Residential & Reintegration Services - Wheat Ridge Regional Center

This work unit provides comprehensive services and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This work unit's focus is on providing services and supporting an active learning approach. The work unit is also focused on creating and promoting a safe and healthy environment for individuals supported. This work unit provides 24-hour treatment services that are in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
The Wheat Ridge Regional Center is looking to hire motivated, hard-working individuals to provide direct support services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Some of the individuals we serve have high medical needs, while others need significant support around behavioral and mental health needs. Once hired on, there are many opportunities for promotion and career growth.
Mission

Our mission is to offer people with disabilities the necessary supports in order to promote the personal values of individual growth, participation, contribution, and capability
Description of Job
The Nurse II position exists to provide specialized nursing services that meet the healthcare needs of complex medical and psychiatrically challenged developmentally and intellectually disabled individuals who live in ICF-IID group homes. This position provides supervision/guidance of health services to on-duty Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPT), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), and QMAP as required by the LPN & LPN scope of practice.
Additionally, as a Nurse II you can expect to:

• Triage - receives calls and determines action for resident health issues, approves PRN medications and treatments, and unscheduled health care services, and responds to resident behavioral problems that may put the individual or others in harm's way.
• Travels to the community homes or program settings as needed.
• Arranges for and assists medical providers with physical examinations.
• Documents the provision of services in accordance with nursing and agency standards and protocols.
• Transcribes medical orders according to nursing protocols and electronic systems.
• Provides Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPT) and Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) supervision as required in the Board of Nursing scope of practice for LPTs and QMAPs.
• Responds to reports of acute illness or trauma situations by analyzing data, considering all individual aspects of the situation, and making decisions that result in intervention and treatment of the resident.
• Formulates various levels of intervention when general policy and practices are relevant only through analogy.
• Must disseminate and evaluate treatment plans of care to determine effectiveness and make modifications that maintain health in situations of chronic and acute patient illness, injury, and medical or psychiatric decompensation for individuals served at the WRRC
• Provides supervision of medication administration and the delivery of health care services provided by the Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) and Licensed Psychiatric Technicians and Licensed Practical Nurses who are working in the assigned areas. This supervision/oversight is required by the LPT and LPN scope of practice.
• Directs workflow related to medication administration and scheduled tasks related to health services, resolves nursing and health care issues, provides oversight, training, consultation, and guidance for health problems and nursing skills such as medication and treatment administration, and delegated tasks such as blood sugar testing, external ventilators, trach care, oral suctioning, and a multitude of other health-related tasks.
• Reviews Medication Administration Records, provides direct observations as well as patient record reviews to determine effectiveness of formulated treatments.
• Conducts nursing skills review training as assigned.
• Develops and trains medical protocols to be implemented by the Direct Care Providers, including the QMAPs, LPTs, and LPNs, such as Seizure Protocols, Diabetic Protocols, and Skin Care Treatment plans.
• Administers medications and treatments that fall outside the LPT/direct-care scope of practice, such as medications administered via intramuscular and intravenous routes of administration (IM and IV medications).

Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants must possess a valid, active Registered Nurse License issued by the State of Colorado (Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) OR any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

AND

• Two (2) years of professional nursing experience

Substitutions:
Additional appropriate education will substitute for the experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of full-time inpatient nursing experience.

Conditions of Employment:

• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults - Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• Motor Vehicle Check, if the employee will drive a state-owned vehicle, either in an ongoing capacity while performing their normal day-to-day job duties, OR on occasion for training/meetings/client visits/etc.
• Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License or a non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border
• Out-of-State Driver's License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of employment start date.
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Pre-employment Physical/Test: Must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, bend, squat, etc., and perform physical interventions proficiently (pre-employment and continuously throughout employment).
• Influenza and other vaccines as required by the State of CO
• A Tuberculosis Test (TB) will be required upon hire
• WRRC is a 24/7 facility; therefore person in this position must be available to work any shift, any day, and/or any area, to meet agency needs.
• Must travel to remote work sites and must utilize a state vehicle, if available. If not, must utilize personal vehicle and submit for mileage reimbursement. Position is required to use a state vehicle to transport residents.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:
  • Disclose that information on the application.
  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.
  • 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 all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

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).