HEALTH CARE TECHNICIAN III (DIETARY).

Department Information

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies

This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of 3.17% from July 1st 2024 - June 30th 2025.

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About Grand Junction Regional Center

Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) exists to provide person-centered quality healthcare, activities of daily living, and an active learning atmosphere in a safe and healthy environment for intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) individuals and individuals who may have behavioral health needs in addition to IDD. This work unit provides 24-hour treatment services that comply with State and Federal regulations.

Description Of Job

This Health Care Technician III is responsible for providing direct hands-on programming to individuals assigned to the Day program area. Additionally, this position will manage and be responsible for the operation of a primary work area or job site, including organizing work or program area, and obtaining equipment and supplies. The Health Care Technician III also acts as a coordinator for residential staff and up to 15 people in a day program or work setting and will orient new staff to the work area and to individual’s programs. May take the lead role when supervisor is absent to include scheduling the day’s events and program coverage.

Additionally, as a Health Care Technician III, you can expect to:

• Update and or revise and maintain folder of Diet Orders and Diet Instruction Sheets (DIS) for the Dietary department and all Living Areas. This position will transfer all DIS into Therapy
• Routinely meet and consult with the registered dietitian regarding daily planning and prioritizing, diet orders, menus, recipes, equipment, and food safety and sanitation
• Monitor the living areas and programming area for regulatory compliance regarding but not limited to food temps, refrigerator temps and proper labeling of food.
• Work in conjunction with Dietitian or Community Integration Director to coordinate, schedule, and assist with training to meet the agency needs. Identify training needs for staff and individuals receiving services as it relates to achieving outcomes in their work area
• Monitors the production of others; communicates to assigned staff specific expectations and provides feedback. Monitors individual’s wages per Department of Labor regulations
• Assists with achieving outcomes for people in related areas as needed or as directed. This may include assisting with residential, therapy, recreation, or other needs. This may occur outside normal work hours to include evenings and weekends.
• This position may be required to work other locations and/or shifts as needed to address agency resource needs; may be required to transport individuals on state vehicles from home to programming site or to offsite work areas, as well as taking individuals on outings.
  
  

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
  
  

AND

• Two (2) years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position
  
  

Substitutions

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a

year-for-year basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to maintain required licensure/credentials (i.e. LPT or QMAP).
• Dependable, adaptable, and responsible
• Possess a current and valid LPT license in good standing
  
  

Conditions of Employment:

• Full background check: 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) and reference check required
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
• Shift Work – GJRC is a 24/7 facility, must be available to work any shift, any day and/or any area, to meet the agency needs
• Travel – Drive state car, van or bussette to various group homes, programming, admin & in community
• TB test is required, Requires Influenza and COVID vaccine
• Annual recertification is required for “CORE” skills including CPR, suctioning, transfers and lift use, wheelchair securement, Safety Care.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s 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.
  
  

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail 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.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How To Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected] .us

About Us

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
  
  

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our Values

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

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.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

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