NURSE III - Rifle Veteran's Community Living Center

Garfield County

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. Day or Evening shifts available. Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time. Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home at Rifle is a 89-bed, long-term care facility serving the nation’s veterans. It provides skilled nursing services 24/7 and maintains quality of life, safety, and effective care for a diverse and complex population of men and women with varied medical and psychosocial issues. This House Supervisor position exists to provide 24-hour accountability for management and oversee the delivery of nursing services on a day-to-day basis. This position will assist in the coordination of care for residents who have acute/chronic health problems, physical and/or mental limitations and are unable to live independently or at a more independent level of care. This position participates in facility-wide oversight as designated by the Director of Nursing Services/designee. Supervise and Resource Team. Supervise and direct subordinate staff in their delivery and directing of patient care. Examples: define job expectations, provide feedback in individual and group supervision, assess individual learning needs and provide staff training, resolve staff conflicts, act as a resource, refer staff to appropriate programs, prioritize and delegate job duties according to patient needs and staff qualifications, participate in job interviews, maintain compliance with standards of nursing practice, develop performance plans and complete appraisals (PMP), referrals for personnel actions. Maintain compliance with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental Services (CDPHE) and US Department of Veteran’s Affairs regulations. General Management Collaboration Collaborate in the provision of patient care with a multidisciplinary team. Maintain documentation of various systems, which include, but are not limited to skin, falls, weight loss, and others. Examples are: notify appropriate physician of changes in patients mental or physical condition, obtain necessary physician’s orders, facilitate shift reports, act as liaison between shift, head nurse and other clinical management staff, communicate incidents and injuries, etc., attend professional staff meetings, communicate with dietary, operator, lab, hospital, security, housekeeping, etc. Command Crisis. Assumes leadership in crisis situations. Examples include: respond immediately to all psychiatric and medical emergencies, i.e., Code Red, accidents, injuries, fires and all other disasters; notify appropriate personnel of incidents, injuries; file appropriate reports in compliance with regulations, etc. Quality Assurance. Includes 24-hour accountability for delivery of nursing care for each neighborhood. Takes on-call rotation as defined in the facility protocol. Monitor quality improvement at shift and neighborhood level by: taking responsibility for the delivery of patient care according to nursing, nursing home and accreditation standards, compliance with charting by nursing staff (daily and weekly), keep staff informed of changes in nursing home and division policies. Quality improvement reports provided to the Performance Improvement Committee as assigned. Direct Nursing Care. Act as a Charge/ Floor Nurse and assume all the duties of that role, including being on the on-call rotation, the treatment and care of a neighborhood unit and directing employees. Responsibility includes addressing attendance and performance/behavior issues and reporting the incident to their designated supervisor. Continuing Education. Maintain updated skills, knowledge, abilities and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, clinical supervision, literature review and participating in discipline and team development. Performs other related duties as assigned. Other Duties as Assigned: Other Duties as Assigned

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