Supervising Clinic Nurse I / Community Programs
Supervising Clinic Nurse I / Community Programs
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TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
Open Competitive EMERGENCYEXAM NUMBER:
Y5329AEAFIRST DAY OF FILING:
Wednesday May 7 2025 AT 12:00 p.m. PTThis opportunity will remain open until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.NO OUTOFCLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATIONThe LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness and the County is working to revise and expand its response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us address issues like housing mental health and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County this may be the opportunity for you.
Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Supervising Clinic Nurse I Community Programsvacancies related to the homelessness crisis.
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before your initial work period ends you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment as Supervising Clinic Nurse I Community Programs.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the secondlargest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers four acute hospitals and an expanded network of community partner clinics DHS annually provides direct care for 600000 unique patients employs over 23000 staff and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) the University of Southern California (USC) and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU) DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the Countys 911 emergency response system as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Reentry each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.
For additional information regarding DHS please visitABOUT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:
Community Programs at the Department of Health Services (DHS) supports a range of programs that provide healthcare services and resources to the most vulnerable patientsacross Los Angeles County. The Community Programs Unit includes Housing for Health Office of Diversion and Reentry My Health LA and other community programs.
THE MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:
Provides the first level of supervision to a group of nursing personnel in a clinic dispensary infirmary or emergency care unit.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class work in Health Services Agency or Probation Department clinics dispensaries infirmaries or emergency units and are responsible for performing the full range of firstlevel administrative and technical supervisory functions over nursing personnel including registered nurses. Positions require knowledge of essential supervision and professional nursing techniques and procedures for the assigned unit. Positions are accountable for exercising supervisory nursing judgment when evaluating the performance of personnel assessing the quality of care being provided and determining the effectiveness of nursing and administrative procedures for their units. Supervising Clinic Nurses I may supervise employees on the same or a different shift. Positions in this class work under the general direction of either higherlevel supervisory nurses or physicians in conformity with the established policies and procedures of the facility or unit. Supervising Clinic Nurse I may perform direct patient services as a part of their overall duties.Essential Job Functions
- Plans and directs the nursing activities in a unit and coordinates activities and care with the medical and other health services staff and with different facilities to provide prompt quality patient care and services.
Prepares work schedules and makes daily assignments to nursing staff members to perform the various patient care tasks matching staff skills with duties to be performed.
Review work performed by nursing personnel observe for quality of care formally evaluate employee performance write anecdotal notes and counsel staff about performance.
Investigate and prepare answers to and recommend the adjustment of employee grievances and disciplinary cases.
Establishes priority for patient care prepares and revises patient care schedules and observes for disruptions in the even flow of patients through the unit deciding and initiating corrective action as necessary.
Meets with nursing supervision and physicians to plan develop or assist in designing and developing nursing procedures and needed supplies and equipment to modify existing services or initiate new ones.
Interprets and explains new services procedures equipment or supplies to employees.
Evaluate procedures periodically and revise them as necessary.
Investigate and answer complaints about patient care and explain to patients who complain why other patients receive treatment out of turn.
Maintains safe conditions and control over patients employees and visitors in the area; investigates and prepares reports on accidents and other incidents;
Verifies that all nursing tasks and ordered treatments have been performed by nursing staff and that physicians orders have been charted and checked as needed with physicians before signing off charts.
Coordinates patient care with other clinics and facilities and may authorize or direct transfer of patients to other facilities.
Develop and conduct training to orient new nursing employees to the units policies and procedures and familiarize them with new procedures as needed.
Interprets nursing philosophy goals policies and procedures governing patient care security safety medications treatments and other elements of the units operation to employees patients or others.
Perform duties of clinic nurses or other nursing personnel incidental to the duties described above as needed.
Requirements
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
1. One (1) year experience as a registered nurse leading staff in providing nursing care or services.*
AND
2. Alicense to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.**
AND
3.Current certification by the American Heart Associations Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.
LICENSE(S) AND CERTIFICATE(S) REQUIRED:
**To compete in this examination process applicants must have a license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing OR have a license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by a State Government Board of Registered Nursing within the United States of America.The required license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs California Board of Registered Nursing will be verified at the following website: .
Applicants claiming experience in a state other than Californiamust provide their Registered Nurse License Number from that state on the application. Experience outside of California will not be considered if the license information for the state where the experience was gained is not provided.Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted. Additionally to receive credit for a license(s) and/or certification(s) the license(s) and/ or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted.
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PHYSICAL CLASS II Light:
This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort including occasional light lifting to a 10pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*For this examination lead experience is defined as assigning coordinating and reviewing the work ensuring proper work methods are followed and providing technical assistance and training.Additional Information
OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before the end of your initial work period you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible candidates for this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services (Community Programs).
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.
APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only.
Many essential notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add the following email addresses to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam junk or clutter mail.
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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
ANTIRACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI):The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Antiracism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address race inequalities and disparities. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE
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CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE
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DEPARTMENT CONTACT
Sylvia Jaimez Exam Analyst
Email Address:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
