Mid-level Provider - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Gilliam Youth Services Center

Posting number: IKA 02237 07/21/2026

Department: Colorado Department of Human Services

Division: OCYF - Gilliam Youth Services Center

Job classification: Mid-Level Provider

Posting type: Open

Categories: Nursing, Human Services, Medical/Dental

Summary

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

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

About the Division of Youth Services:  The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State.  For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.
 
We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys

Examples of duties

Purpose of this Position:
Deliver health care to detained, pre-trial, and committed youth. Primary care is provided by licensed independent practitioners/Mid Level Providers with responsibility for a continuum of health care from initial assessment through development and maintenance of health care including physical, psychiatric, and dental maintenance. 



Clinical Management. Ensuring that health screens, health appraisals, histories and physicals, and SOAP notes reflect accurate assessments and appropriate treatments and referrals.  Supervising the health screens, health appraisals, and physical exams of all youth admitted to the facility through observation and review of documentation by medical clinic staff.  Ensure that communicable diseases are detected in a timely manner and appropriate action is taken to prevent their spread within the facility.  Reports to the CDC/State Health Department per requirements in applicable cases. Serves as the facilities’ lead decision-maker during emergency medical situations.  Approve and monitor the effectiveness of plans and adjust them as indicated. Responsible for overseeing the accuracy of pharmacy orders.  Communicates pertinent and appropriate health information to facility staff, families, supervisors, and administration to ensure ongoing optimal health care for all youth in the youth center.  Functions in the medical clinic as the first line resource for staff when evaluating case complexity. Determines the need for referrals to other physicians and/or specialists for medical, dental, and specialty problems beyond the scope of the facility clinic in a fiscally minded manner. Main contact with the DYS Medical Director for consultation and collaboration on individual cases. Oversees and monitors the necessity, coordination, and transportation of youth to specialty medical services off campus.  Supervises the coordination of appointments for specialty care and recommendations made by providers.  Collaborates directly with the DYS Medical Director and/or other providers to determine referrals to other specialty providers in the community and that necessary follow-up is completed to ensure ongoing and continuing care o