Custodian I - Rifle Veterans Community Living Center - Rifle, CO

Department Information

This is a temporary position. This posting may fill part-time and full-time vacancies. Applications will be considered from residents of Colorado.

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

Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services

Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle

Colorado State Veterans Homes are State-owned and operated skilled nursing facilities dedicated to serving those who have served us. We strive to provide excellent customer service and to respect and honor resident choices regarding bathing, rising bedtimes, and other personal decisions. Our philosophy is to provide residents with a home where life and love abound.

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Description of Job

Shift Work: Day, evening, and night shifts to include holiday & weekends as needed

Please note: Shifts will vary based on the needs of the department.

The purpose of the work unit is to provide a safe, clean, and sanitary facility that is well-maintained and comfortable for the residents who reside here. This work unit also exists to assist in compliance with all required Federal, State, and local rules and regulations about the operation of a healthcare facility.

The purpose of this position is to provide the hands-on service of cleaning, and disinfecting and to assist in the overall process of controlling odors that are prevalent in a healthcare facility. This position also restocks cleaning supplies as needed and performs all floor maintenance as required.

DUTIES:

Cleaning

• Sweeps and mops floors, dusts all horizontal surfaces, removes trash throughout the facility, cleans and sanitizes all restroom fixtures, completes work orders as needed, stocks toilet paper and paper towels, and fills soap dispensers.

• Strip linen from all beds and disinfect bedframes.

• Clean and dust room light fixtures, bathroom light fixtures, and hallway lighting.

• Clean and disinfect all furniture.

• Clean handrails and door hardware.

• Clean and dust door frames, stairwells, and fire extinguisher cabinets.

• Clean windows inside and out.

• De-scale pipes and fixtures, buff floors.

• Know and follow Universal Precautions and all established Facility safety standards.

Laundry

• Handle, sort, load, unload, fold, assign, hang, iron, stock, label, and distribute Resident's laundry and Facility linen, etc.

• Utilize approved disinfectants, cleaners, detergents, bleaching agents, soft/sour agents, spotters, and associated chemicals.

• Know and follow Universal Precautions as well as the programming of all Laundry Equipment. Keep work-related records.

• Follow all established facility safety standards.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only:

Three (3) months of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to

this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a long-term care environment

• Ability to work effectively as a team member

• Detail-Oriented

• Ability to Clean, sanitize, sort, and complete laundry.

Conditions of Employment:

• Full Background: CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, CAPS (direct contact with adults - Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

• Must pass tuberculosis (TB) test.

• Shift Work: Day, evening, and night shifts to include holidays & weekends as needed

• This position may require use, handling, or exposure to hazardous materials, including disinfectants, cleaners, detergents, bleaching agents, soft/sour agents, spotters, and associated chemicals.

• This position is classified as "essential services." Positions under this classification provide support services directly necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of patients, residents, and inmates of state institutions or state facilities. May be required to perform the essential and/or emergency services of the department without delay and/or without interruption.

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and explain as to why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination, or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact annette.torrez@state.co.us

• 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 cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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