Administrative Nurse II

Salary : $224,018.08 - $287,069.12 Annually
Location : Throughout the County of Santa Clara, CA
Job Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Job Number: 23-S80-C2
Department: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Opening Date: 12/29/2023
Closing Date: 1/12/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: 92
Description
Under general supervision of the Director of Nursing is responsible for monitoring and coordinating administrative and nursing services on an assigned shift; perform special functions as assigned, e.g. nurse recruiter.
Submission of a valid California Registered Nurse License is required.
Better Health for All!
The County of Santa Clara owns and operates a Hospitals and Clinics Delivery System that includes Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, O'Connor Hospital, St. Louise Regional Hospital and the Custody Health Services in the County Jail.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - 731 bed tertiary level acute care hospital provides the highest level of adult and pediatric emergency medical and trauma services, a regional high risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, an ACS-verified Burn Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center, a CARF-accredited Rehabilitation Center, emergency and acute inpatient psychiatric services, as well as a range of other specialized services - in some cases the only such treatment in the region.
O'Connor Hospital -358 bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to more than 1 million residents of San Jose. O'Connor Hospital was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in Santa Clara County.
St. Louise Regional Hospital - 93 bed acute care facility, affectionately known as South County's community hospital, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, St. Louise is one of the largest employers in the community.
The established list may be used for full-time/part-time/extra help vacancies as they occur. Locations include: O'Connor Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, St. Louise Regional Hospital, Acute Psychiatric Services and Custody Health Services.
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Typical Tasks
Assessment

• Analyzes utilization of staff and distribution of work load with respect to organization, fiscal management and social, political, professional and specialization trends in nursing practice.
  
• Assesses needs of clinical nursing staff in relation to human and environmental resources required for implementation of patient care programs for the assigned shift.
  
• Assesses staffing needs in collaboration with Administrative Nurse III and IV for an assigned shift.

Planning

• Participates on nursing and hospital committees.
  
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to influence institutional goal setting by identifying and communicating problems, pressures and trends.
  
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to prepare annual budget for nursing.
  
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to determine staff development needs of nursing.
  
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to determine staff development needs of nursing personnel on assigned shift.

Implementation

• Utilizes resources available to assign and redistribute staff to respond to patient needs.
  
• Identifies and assists in resolution of patient or visitor problems and communicates to administrative and clinical personnel when appropriate.
  
• Participates in resolving unusual or complex interdepartmental problems as they relate to the delivery of quality nursing care.
  
• Participates in development and teaching of leadership and management skills.
  
• Promotes compliance with Federal, State and local regulatory standards and JCAHO.
  
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communication with clinical nursing staff, administrative nursing personnel, paraprofessionals and other departments in the broader institution.
  
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to identify need for corrective action of an employee and initiates action when necessary.
  
• Facilitates and coordinates delivery of patient care with other professional staff and support services.
  
• Uses systematic methods to resolve patient care and nursing problems.
  
• Initiates planned change, evaluates outcomes and implements corrective action through conscious, deliberate and collaborative efforts.
  
• Interprets hospital policies and regulations to nursing staff members, other hospital disciplines, visitors and patients and ensures conformity to same.

Evaluation

• Participates in employee evaluation process with Administrative Nurse III and IV.
  
• Monitors implementation of nursing and patient care standards to ensure quality control.
  
• Reviews patterns of care and unusual occurrences to identify implications for educational change and practice or other organizational factors.
  
• Participates in the evaluation of the delivery of support services necessary to facilitate quality nursing care.
  
• Annually evaluates own professional performance and job satisfaction based on attainment of goals.

Employment Standards
Possession of a license as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Possession of a diploma or an associate degree in nursing and three years of clinical experience, two of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; or a baccalaureate degree in nursing and two years of clinical experience, one of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; a master's degree in nursing or a management discipline e.g. business administration or hospital administration and one year of clinical experience, six months of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Possession of a master's degree in nursing or a management discipline is preferred.
The knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of the duties of this position.
Benefit and Retirement information may vary from bargaining unit to bargaining unit. Due to changes in State Law, current pension provisions described in the union contracts are not automatically applied. Specific pension benefits for new hires who start on or after January 1, 2013 may be different than indicated in the union contracts.
Click here to access all Memoranda of Understanding and most recent Summary of Changes.
01
Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED for your application and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Initially, it will be used to determine minimum qualifications. For those applicants meeting the employment standards, this information will be critical in the subsequent competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. Your responses to the questions may also be reviewed and scored in a Competitive Rating evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as no additional information will be accepted from applicants once the Competitive Rating evaluation has begun. Please include the name of employer, job title, dates of employment and number of hours worked per week for questions asking about your experience. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your application incomplete. Vague, incomplete or non-responsive answers could result in no or low scores in a competitive rating process. Do you understand this requirement?

• Yes
• No

02
Do you have an active California Registered Nurse License without restrictions?

• Yes
• No

03
If you have an active CA RN license, please indicate the date it was issued, the agency that issued it, and the expiration date.
04
Do you have a current ACLS certification?

• Yes
• No

05
If you have a current ACLS certification, please indicate the date it was issued, the agency that issued it, and the expiration date.
06
What is your highest level of Nursing Education?

• AA/ AS/ Diploma, Clinical Practicum concurrent with theory in a non-accredited Joint Commission acute care hospital
• BSN, Clinical Practicum concurrent with theory in a non-accredited Joint Commission acute care hospital
• AA/ AS/ Diploma, Clinical Practicum concurrent with theory in an accredited Joint Commission acute care hospital
• MEPN with RN license pursuing MS
• BSN, Clinical Practicum concurrent with theory in an accredited Joint Commission acute care hospital
• MSN
• PhD

07
Indicate which facility in the County of Santa Clara Health System you are willing to work.

• O'Connor Hospital
• St. Louise Regional Hospital
• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
• SCVMC Acute Psychiatric Services
• Custody Health Services- Elmwood
• Custody Health Services- Main Jail
• Custody Health Services- Main Jail Mental Health

08
Indicate the commitment you are willing to work: (Check all that apply)

• 1.0 FTE, 80 hours in two weeks
• .9 FTE, 72 hours in two weeks
• .8 FTE, 64 hours in two weeks
• .75 FTE, 60 hours in two weeks
• .7 FTE, 56 hours in two weeks
• .6 FTE, 48 hours in two weeks
• .5 FTE, 40 hours in two weeks
• Extra Help

09
Select all the shifts you are willing to work.

• Day 8 hour shift
• Day 12 hour shift
• Evening 8 hour shift
• Night 8 hour shift
• Night 12 hour shift

10
Do you have recent RN experience (1 year within the last 3 years) at an accredited acute care hospital?

• Yes
• No

11
Indicate the number of years you've worked as a RN in an accredited acute care hospital. Do not include years while in nursing school.

• No Acute Care RN experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2 years
• 2 years less than 3 years
• 3 years less than 4 years
• 4 years less than 5 years
• 5 years less than 10 years
• 10+ years

12
Do you have experience working as Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, or RN management/RN supervisory position in an accredited acute care hospital? Exclude charge nurse experience.

• Yes
• No

13
Indicate the type of RN management, RN supervisory, and/or RN administrative role experience you have below. Select all that describe your experience.

• No Experience in a RN management/RN supervisory/RN administrative role
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• Shift/House Supervisor in an accredited acute care hospital
• Shift/House Supervisor in a Custody Health Dept.
• Shift/House Supervisor in an inpatient acute Psychiatric Unit
• Staff Developer
• Nurse Coordinator

14
Indicate the number of years working in a nursing management or RN supervisory role. Exclude charge nurse experience.

• No RN management/RN supervisory experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2 years
• 2 years less than 3 years
• 3 years less than 4 years
• 4 years less than 5 years
• 5 years less than 10 years
• 10+ years

15
Describe your RN management/RN supervisory responsibilities. In your response, include the name of your employer(s), dates of employment (months & years) and hours worked per week. If none, please indicate "N/A".
16
Indicate the number of years you've worked in an administrative RN role in an accredited acute care hospital. Do not include years while in nursing school.

• No administrative RN experience in an accredited acute care hospital
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2 years
• 2 years less than 3 years
• 3 years less than 4 years
• 4 years less than 5 years
• 5 years less than 10 years
• 10+ years

17
Describe your experience working as an administrative RN in an acute care hospital. In your response, include name of employer, dates of employment (month/year), hours worked per week, number of staff and shift supervised. If none, please indicate "N/A".
18
Do you have experience working as a Nursing/House Supervisor in an accredited acute care hospital?

• Yes
• No

19
Indicate the number of years you've worked in a Nursing/House Supervisor role in an accredited acute care hospital. Do not include years while in nursing school.

• No Nursing/House Supervisor experience in an accredited acute care hospital
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2 years
• 2 years less than 3 years
• 3 years less than 4 years
• 4 years less than 5 years
• 5 years less than 10 years
• 10+ years

20
Describe your experience working as a Nursing Supervisor/House Supervisor in an accredited acute care hospital?In your response, include name of employer, dates of employment (month/year), hours worked per week, number of staff and shift supervised. If none, please indicate "N/A".
21
Custody Health - Do you have experience working in a RN Supervisor role in Custody Health Services?

• Yes
• No

22
Custody Health - Describe your experience working as a RN Supervisor in Custody Health Services. In your response, include name of employer, dates of employment (month/year), hours worked per week, number of staff and shift supervised. If none, please indicate "N/A"...