Registered Nurse II - ICU​/DOU​/Telemetry; Regular & Per Diem

Overview

Under direction, is responsible for providing professional direct or indirect nursing care to patients.

The Registered Nurse II class is the experienced level in the field of Registered Nursing and performs the full range of professional nursing duties. Employees in this class make independent nursing judgments while following orders of physicians or supervisory nursing staff and working within established nursing procedures for their assigned program. Nursing practice at this level demonstrates the application of intermediate assessment skills;

independent judgment and action; and adherence to patient privacy, confidentiality, and security guidelines. Incumbents are expected to work at the full scope of their licensure providing clinical care with a decreasing amount of supervision commensurate with their experience.

The Per Diem Nurse is distinguished from the Registered Nurse classification in that Per Diem Nurses are scheduled to work on an as-needed basis (intermittent) to supplement staffing needs.

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, that includes:

• Educational Incentive: for completion of 2.5% for an Associate's degree, 3.5% for a Bachelor's degree, or 5% for a Master's degree.
• Certification Pay: $0.813 per hour based on scheduled work week hours for each qualified certification up to a maximum of five (5) certifications. One of the five certifications may be paid at $2.00 per hour for a National Certification.
• Evening Shift Differential - 7.5%
• Night Shift Differential – 15%
• Weekend Shift Differential - $2.00 per hour
• Continuous County Service Incentive Pay
  : 1% for 7 years, 1.25% for 12 years and 1.5% for 17 years
• Preceptor Pay – $2.50 per hour
• House Supervisor Pay - $4.00 per hour
• Charge Nurse Premium Pay - $1.50 per hour
• Float Nurse Premium Pay - $2.50 per hour
• In-House Registry Pay - Non-overtime is 1.75 straight time base hourly rate. Overtime is 2 times base pay straight time base hourly rate
• Standby Premium Pay – 1/4 of regular hourly wage or Federal minimum wage (whichever is greater)
• Bilingual Incentive – Incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill.
• Flexible Credit Allowance – Biweekly contribution towards medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from authorized plans.
• Pension Plan – Participation in the County's defined benefit plan.

Agency/Department: Health Care Agency – ICU/DOU/Telemetry

Regular and Per Diem Registered Nurse II’s are represented by the California Nurses' Association (CNA) and are eligible for overtime compensation.

Note: Salary placement will be determined according to the current CNA memorandum of agreement.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular and/or Per Diem (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this position only.
There are currently five (5) Regular vacancies and one (1) Per Diem vacancy.

Opening date: 4/7/2025

Closing date: Continuous (Previously 4/21/2025)

• Uses the full scope of the Nurse Practice Act to assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients.
• Follows prescribed doctors' orders concerning treatments and medications.
• Documents patient treatment and dispensing; makes patient observations; records and reports on all pertinent information, including changes in patient condition and general progress.
• Provides follow-through on judgment within the scope of accepted nursing practice.
• Assists doctors in examination and treatment.
• Provides unit organization and is responsible for completion of all delegated and indicated nursing duties by the end of the assigned shift.
• Assists in training, supervision and evaluation of new and ancillary personnel.
• Maintains current knowledge of nursing care developments and therapeutic measures; attends department in-services and staff development programs.
• In Ambulatory Medicine areas, provides physician assistance and patient care as indicated and required.
• May participate in quality…