Med Surg Registered Nurse II - Night Shift; Regular and Per Diem

Registered Nurse II

Under general direction and following established medically approved policies and procedures, implements specialized skilled nursing processes in the Medical Surgical (Med Surg) unit of the Ventura County Medical Center and/or Santa Paula Hospital.

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

• Educational/Bilingual Incentive: Incumbents may be eligible for an educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification.
• 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.
• Continuous County Service Incentive Pay: 1% for 7 years, 1.25% for 12 years and 1.5% for 17 years
• Float Nurse Premium Pay: $3.50 per hour
• Flexible Credit Allowance: Biweekly contribution towards medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from authorized plans.
• Pension Plan: Participate in the County's defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime payments to retirees. Members are "vested" after attaining five years of retirement service credit. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits: Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Wellness Program.
• To learn more about the benefits, please follow the link:
  Memorandum of Agreement CNA

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• 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 assurance/utilization review or other non-direct patient care nursing assignments.
• Performs other related duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and ensure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

Requires six (6) months of recent full-time acute care registered nursing experience in a Med Surg Unit, or completion of the Ventura County Medical Center competency requirements
* as evaluated and approved by the Chief Nursing Executive.
* These competency requirements are in conformance with the California Board of Registered Nurses nursing requirements.

Necessary special requirements:

• Must possess and maintain a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California, or Registered Nurse licensure in another state with California licensure pending.
• Possess and maintain an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Must have a current, valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification by first day of employment.
• Must have the following certifications within 6 months of hire:
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR)
• Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
• Successful completion of the Health Care Agency Pharmacology examination within three (3) months of employment is mandatory for assignments within the Health Care Agency.

Thorough knowledge of: the theory, techniques, and practices of professional nursing; medical terminology and hospital routine and equipment; and medicines and narcotics. Working ability to: plan and organize nursing care; train and supervise non-professional staff; establish and maintain the confidence of patients and staff; maintain confidentiality of patient/client information; work effectively in different healthcare and/or hospital departments or shifts as required;

establish and maintain effective interpersonal relations with other staff members, patients, and their families; communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Final filing date:
Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

To apply on-line, please refer to our website tura.gov/hr . If you prefer to…