Chief Nursing Officer III

EXAM NUMBER
Y5309B

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
We welcome applications from anyone!

FILLING DATE
The application filing period will begin on February 17 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (PT) Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Reviews recommends and maintains a practice environment that enables the implementation of evidence-based nursing practices across the organization and aligns with the organizations overall quality improvement plan.
• Develops and implements programs to improve the quality of patient experiences and nursing excellence.
• Develops and monitors operating and capital budgets within nursing services.
• Integrates analytical processes to ensure balanced initiatives focused on clinical excellence and financial performance.
• Applies specialty based national standards of professional nursing practice to ensure the availability of a well-educated nursing workforce to meet the needs of an increasingly complex patient population and that nurses at all levels of the organization remain competent in the care they provide to patients.
• Provides 24-hour direction of the nursing service.
• Delegates assignments to key personnel to develop specific measurable goals for each area of nursing care.
• Participates in strategic planning for the organization and is responsible for strategic planning in the Department of Nursing.
• Administers general personnel management matters and actions including appointment of designated department heads or other senior nursing positions.
• Ensures overall adherence to licensure and regulatory standards.
• Actively participates in local and national organizations to represent the facility.
• Authorizes and directs the writing of grant proposals.
• Confers regularly with appropriate health professionals to review current operations recommend appropriate action in meeting existing needs and resolving specific problems and to advise on the establishment of long and short-term goals and objectives and priorities.
• Interprets and communicates organizational policies procedures and priorities internally and to various agencies in the community.

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
Three (3) years of experience at the level of Clinical Nursing Director* directing the nursing staff of a large hospital** or a large correctional institution(s)*** delivering complex medical services or an equivalent assignment.****

A Masters degreein Nursing or Administration ***** will be accepted for one (1) year of the required experience in directing nursing staff.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

• A current active license***** to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• A current Basic Life Support (BLS)***** for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Please ensure the Certificates and Licenses Section of the application is completed. Provide the title(s) of your required certification(s) and/or license(s) the number(s) date(s) of issue date(s) of expiration and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required certification(s) and license(s) specified above. Required certificates and licenses has to be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:

• A Doctorate in Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursing from an accredited program.*****
• Nurse Executive Advanced Certification (NEA-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).*****
• Experience analyzing benchmark quality data to determine the overall level of nursings clinical performance using a database that collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals.
• Experience directing the nursing staff of a large hospital** or a large correctional institution(s)*** delivering complex medical services or an equivalent assignment**** beyond the requirement.

PHYSICAL CLASS:Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION:
*For this examination Clinical Nursing Director is defined as:administering multiple major programs or organizational areas with full responsibility for planning organizing staffing budgeting directing and controlling the accomplishment of both short and long-term nursing service objectives.

****Complex medical services include but are not limited to emergency medical surgical critical perioperative perinatal psychiatric and outpatient services. An equivalent assignment may include but is not limited to a healthcare network or outpatient/ambulatory care centers or comprehensive health centers offering multiple ambulatory care services.

*****In order to receive credit for a degree certificate and/or licensure include a legible copy of your official diploma official transcript or letter/certificate/licensure from an accredited institution or issuing agency within your application. If you are unable to attach the required document(s) to your application please email a copy to Germine Margosian via within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online. The document should show the date the degree was conferred the area of specialization and be in English. Applicants with degrees from foreign universities may need to provide an evaluation of U.S. equivalency and official translation of the degree to English.

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do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This assessment type will evaluate the training experience desirable qualifications and education you list on your application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This assessment is worth 100% of your total score. The passing score for the assessment is 70%.

ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION:
Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

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

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail fax or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the Apply green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely! The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet theREQUIREMENTS. Provide relevant job experience including employers name and address job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

EMAIL VERIFICATION INFORMATION:
We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails it is possible to view notices by logging into and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicants responsibility to take steps to view correspondence and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number so include yours when applying.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
No Sharing of User ID e-mail and Password: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
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.

ANTI-RACISM 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 Health Services is committed to promoting Anti-racism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.

• For any inquiries about the position or assistance with the application process please contact Germine Margosian at . Germine is here to guide you every step of the way.
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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