Supervising Clinic Nurse I​/Supervising Staff Nurse

position/program information

department of health services

exam number: ysns1

open competitive job opportunity

filing start date: 11/20/2015 at 8:00am, pst – until the needs of the service are met and is subject to close without prior notice.

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all department of health services workforce members must be fully vaccinated against covid‑19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against covid‑19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed by the hiring department.

the los angeles county department of health services (dhs) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four (4) acute hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics – dhs annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 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 county's 911 emergency response system, as well as housing for health and the office of diversion and re‑entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

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to advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

provides the full range of first level supervision to a group of nursing personnel in a clinic or emergency care unit.

this position has the full‑time shift responsibility for supervising nursing employees of an inpatient care unit or ward who provide direct patient care and other services.

• plans and directs nursing activities in a unit and coordinates activities and care with the medical and other health services staff and with other facilities to provide prompt, quality patient care and services.
• interprets nursing philosophy, goals, policies and procedures governing patient care, security, safety, medications, treatments and other elements of the unit operation to employees, patients or others.
• prepares work schedules and daily assignments to nursing staff members to perform the various patient care tasks matching skills of staff and duties to be performed.
• reviews and formally evaluates employee performance; writes anecdotal notes on employee performance and counsels employees; interprets personnel and other applicable administrative policies to assigned employees.
• 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.
• evaluates procedures periodically and revises them as necessary.
• investigates and prepares reports on accidents and other incidents involving patients, employees and visitors.
• performs the duties of a registered nurse as needed.

selection requirements:

• a license to practice as a registered nurse issued by the california board of registered nursing.
• two years of experience as a registered nurse leading staff in the provision of nursing care or services.
• current certification in…