JOB
Under general direction of the Chief Nursing Executive or Associate Chief Nursing Executive, the Nursing Operations and GI Lab Manager is responsible for the delivery of quality nursing care, management of patient care operations and supervision of personnel in Gastrointestinal Lab, Rapid Response, Break Relief, and Float Pool Nurses. The incumbent is responsible for the 24/7 operations of these departments, including scheduling, payroll, performance improvement and quality initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience both in nursing operations and also in procedural nursing.PAYROLL TITLE: Hospital Nurse Manager ICERTIFICATION PAY: Incumbents in this classification are eligible for certification pay at a rate of $0.813 per hour based on his or her scheduled work week hours and not to exceed the scheduled work week hours for each qualified certification possessed up to a maximum of five (5) certifications. NATIONWIDE CERTIFICATION: Incumbents in this classification who acquire and maintain one of the nationwide certifications (Management Resolution Sec. 805 A) are eligible to receive certification pay per shift of $2.00 per hour compensated. EDUCATIONAL/BILINGUAL INCENTIVES: 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. Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Health Care Agency – Ventura County Medical Center Hospital Nurse Manager I is a management classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation.The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OPENING DATE: 3/29/2024 CLOSING DATE: 4/15/2024
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Duties may include but are not limited to the following.Assumes 24-hour accountability for staffing and quality of care of the Nursing Unit consistent with hospital standards.Develops annual nursing goals for the gastrointestinal lab, including plan of action, timetable, and evaluation methodology, consistent with Nursing Department and hospital goals.Recruits, hires, orients, directs, supervises, evaluates, and manages a staff development program for nursing staff.Evaluates prospective and active team members to maintain and develop optimal staff performance in recruiting and retaining top talent.Fosters a positive work environment by facilitating team motivation, employee growth, and team success.Reviews, recommends, and establishes nursing and unit specific practice standards and initiates changes as needed; assesses training, competency, and educational needs of staff in coordination with Nursing Education for improved services and processes.Promotes the best practices of the nursing profession and encourages staff to continue to develop and acquire additional nursing skills. Serves as a mentor to encourage their continued education and certification in the nursing field as it relates to their career goals.Maintains clear, effective communication between nursing, medical, and ancillary staff, and departments.Communicates and administers hospital policies and procedures and participates in the development of new policies and procedures specific to nursing operations.Participates in the planning of change and manages the change within an interdisciplinary health care delivery system such as restructuring/streamlining workflow/processes, technological advances, the physical environment of the unit, and trends in the focus of health care delivery appropriate to the specific service line.Coordinates nursing care by reviewing hospital and employee notification reports, problem identification reports, and unit specific performance improvement projects.Prepares quarterly status and Performance Improvement ("PI") reports for the Performance Improvement Coordinating Council.Ensures nursing care is coordinated with prescribed medical plan of care and maintains effective communication for collaborative planning with the medical staff.Makes daily rounds to identify patient needs, assesses quality of care and serves as a staff resource for resolving patient issues.Responds appropriately, investigates patient complaints in a timely manner, and takes appropriate corrective action. Ensures complicated complaints are escalated appropriately to the Chief Nursing Executive and/or Medical Director.Ensures notification forms are investigated, completed timely, submitted to the Nurse Executive, and appropriate action initiated.Participates in department and hospital committees; chairs assigned committees, guides, and oversees progress toward goals and objectives, develops studies, participates in specialty projects.Perform other related duties as assigned.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
FINAL FILING DATE: Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday April 15th, 2024. To apply on-line, please refer to our website at www.ventura.org/jobs . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009. Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application. INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER CANDIDATES: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here for additional information. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration. APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process. TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION: A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process. NOTE: The selection process may consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded by or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as "See Resume" or "Refer to Resume" are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation. ORAL EXAMINATION – 100%: A job-related Oral Examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates' knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list. If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, an oral examination will not be conducted. Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list. Applicants successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for up to a period of one (1) year. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. For further information about this recruitment, please contact Brett Ramirez by email at Brett.Ramirez@ventura.org or by phone at (805) 654-2277.