Nursing Assistant II — Elevate Patient Care in Hospitals

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The Ventura County Health Care Agency (HCA) is an integrated public health care system committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to the diverse communities of Ventura County through its hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, behavioral health services, public health programs, and health plan. The agency includes Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC), the county's premier academic teaching hospital and designated Level II Trauma Center, and Santa Paula Hospital (SPH), a modern community hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency care and specialty services.

Together, VCMC and SPH are dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care, advancing medical education, and improving the health and well‑being of Ventura County residents.

Under the general supervision of a licensed nurse, incumbents perform a variety of clinical support and patient assistance duties in inpatient nursing units throughout Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital. Incumbents assist professional nursing staff in maintaining a safe, efficient, and patient‑centered care environment by providing support services, responding to patient needs within the scope of the classification, and performing other related duties as assigned.

The Nursing Assistant II is the journey‑level classification in this series. The Nursing Assistant Per Diem Pool (PDP) classification is distinguished from the regular classification in that incumbents receive limited benefits. Incumbents receive shift differential, standby and callback premium pay, and participate in the Ventura County Employee Retirement Association if they are assigned a work schedule of sixty‑four (64) hours or more per biweekly pay period.

Incumbents hired into the PDP classification are not guaranteed a specific number of work hours per biweekly pay period, and management has the authority to relieve them from duty when there is insufficient work.

Nursing Assistant II: $23.80 - $32.56 hourly

Nursing Assistant Per Diem Pool: $23.00 hourly

• Educational Incentive
  - Some positions may be eligible for educational incentive. This incentive may be 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% for incumbents in eligible positions based on completion of an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree that is not required for the classification.
• Bilingual Incentive
  - Some positions may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending on the applicable memorandum of agreement and the needs of the department. In order to qualify for this incentive, incumbents in eligible positions must take and pass the applicable bilingual fluency exam with a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher. Proficiency levels by exam are $0.69/hour (Level I), $1.00/hour (Level II), or $1.32/hour (Level III).
• Merit Increases
  - New employees serving their initial County service probationary period are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase upon completion of at least 1,040 hours (approximately six months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases will be upon completion of each additional 2,080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Deferred Compensation
  - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. If you participate in the County sponsored 401(k) plan, the County will match a part of your contribution up to 3% of your salary, on a per pay period basis. Following five (5) years of continuous County service, an additional 2% non‑elective contribution will be made to the 401(k) plan.
• Health Plans
  - You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical plan under the County’s Flexible Benefits Program. County now pays 100% of dental, and vision premiums.
• Flexible Spending Accounts
  - Pre‑tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan
  - Participate in the County's defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime payments to retirees. Members are "vested"…