Registered Nurse III North County

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics DHS annually provides direct care for over 500000 outstanding patients employs over 23000 staff and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

• Effectively communicates and collaborates with patients families care givers and/or co-workers pertinent information concerning discharge planning changes in patient care changes in treatment plan patient medication administration aftercare instructions and follow-up appointments to deliver the best possible patient experience.
• Completes and maintains accurate as well as legible medical documentation in a clear concise and timely manner.
• Manages relationships with internal and/or external members of a healthcare organization to connect patients with available resources within the continuum of care.
• Participates and/or leads committees/projects at the unit department facility and/or health system wide level.
• Develops conducts and implements performance improvement activities at the unit department facility and/or health system wide level which address the patient experience regulatory compliance and departmental systems/processes.
• Develops implements and adjustspatient/family educationbased on identified learning needs utilizing available teachingresources and clinical expertise.
• Delegates assigns and/or supervises the assigned work of others including Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) nursing attendants technicians clerical staff and students.
• Evaluates effectiveness of tools protocols and techniques used in patient care delivery and recommends changes as appropriate.
• Maintains knowledge of current techniques trends and professional issues; forecasts new knowledge needs for changing practice environment and/or population groups. Plans implements and evaluates strategies to meet those needs.
• Serves as a preceptor: expert or specialist who provides practical experience and training to a new graduate a new hire a re-entry or a nurse that is transitioning into a new area/role.
• Participates and leads in patient care conferences committee meetings staff development and educational programs and professional organizations increase or maintain competency and advance professional practice.
• Conducts assessment of performance of others including goal setting as well own performance assessment including learning needs.
• Serves as a liaison between committees staff and management.
• Mentors staff and students by effectively applying principles of adult learning theory and didactic concepts of novice-to-expert in order to develop staff/students for career progression.
• Collaborates with other health care providers to plan implement and evaluate patienteducational programs.
• Creates validates and/or improves tools to ensure assessment data is collected and documented.
• Participates and leads in approved clinical investigations or research studies in accordance with departmental policies.
• Anticipates potential problems and assists staff to adapt to change by setting or resetting priorities and organizing work for emergencies changes in patient status and unusual occurrences.
• Participates in product evaluation and product standardization activities.
• Monitors and evaluates the provision quality and documentation of care provided by other nursing personnel.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

1. A license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

-AND-

2. Current certification issued by the American Heart Associations Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.

-AND-

3. Six years of paid full-time registered nursing experience*. Three years of experience must be at the level of the Los Angeles County classification Registered Nurse II**.

Please see Special Requirement Information

LICENSE (S) AND CERTIFICATE(S) REQUIRED:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:Physical Class III Moderate:
Includes standing or walking most of the time with bending stooping squatting twisting and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

Training and Experience Requirements
* Paid full-time experiencemust be post-license experience only.

** Experience at the level of Registered Nurse II in the County of Los Angeles is defined as:

• Providing professional nursing care and services to patients in a variety of settings.
• Serving as an expert or specialist who gives practical experience and training to a new graduate a new hire a re-entry or a nurse that is transitioning into a new area.

Applicants claiming experience in a state other than California must attach a copy of their registered nurse license from that state to the application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days from the application filing date. Applications submitted without the required evidence will be rejected.

License and Certification Information
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.

Applicants who have a license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by a State Government Board of Registered Nursing within the United States of America may compete in this examination. However the names of such candidates will be withheld from the certification list pending receipt of the required license authorized by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Please ensure the license and certification section of the application is completed. Provide the title(s) of your required license(s) the number(s) date(s) of issue date(s) of expiration and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required license as specified in the Selection Requirements.

Applicants must attach a legible photocopy of their BLS certification to their application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days from the application filing date. Applications submitted without the required evidence of BLS certification will be rejected.

The original license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing and BLS certification must be presented during the selection process and/or prior to appointment.

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted. Additionally in order to receive credit for license(s) and/or certification(s) in relation to any desirable qualifications the license(s) and/ or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted.

***In order to receive credit for a college degree on this examination you must include a legible photocopy of your official diploma(s) official transcripts or official letter(s) from an accredited institution which shows the area of specialization at the time of filing or within 15 days of filing your application online.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:

• ***Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) or ***Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited institution.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
An evaluation of training and experience based upon application information and desirable qualifications weighted 100%.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on each weighted part of the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add and to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period oftwelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any shift

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in NORTH COUNTY ONLY.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m. PST on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Apply online by clicking the APPLY tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Falsification of any information may result in disqualification orrescissionof appointment.

Provide any relevant education training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held give the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week and description of work performed Ifyour application is incomplete it will be rejected.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach documents to your application you may email the documents to Balik Sarkissian at within 15 calendar days of filing online. Please include the exam number and the exam title.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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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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Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veterans credit please visit: September 2025