CHIEF NURSING OFFICER III

Full Job Description

EXAM NUMBER
Y5309B

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
We welcome applications from anyone!

FILLING DATE
The application filing period will begin on February 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (PT) – Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

MANAGEMENT APPRAISAL OF PERFORMANCE PLAN (MAPP):
This position is subject to the provisions of the Management Appraisal of Performance Plan (MAPP). Initial salary placement and subsequent salary adjustments will be made in accordance with MAPP guidelines and regulations.

Why Join the LA County Department of Health Services?
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is more than just a healthcare provider – we’re a cornerstone of our community’s health. As the second largest municipal health system in the nation, DHS operates an integrated network of 25 health centers and four hospitals, alongside an expanded network of community partner clinics. Every year, we deliver compassionate, life-saving care to over 600,000 unique patients across LA County. With more than 23,000 dedicated staff members and an annual budget exceeding $6.9 billion, DHS is dedicated to transforming healthcare and creating lasting change in our community. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www. dhs.lacounty.gov.

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits!
We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax and rejuvenate as you reach your fullest personal and professional potential. Click here to see comprehensive information regarding County employee benefits.

MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:
Under general direction, directs the nursing services of an autonomous County Medical Center which provides inpatient and outpatient services.

Requirements

What You'll Be Doing:

• Reviews, recommends, and maintains a practice environment that enables the implementation of evidence-based nursing practices across the organization and aligns with the organization’s overall quality improvement plan.
• Develops and implements programs to improve the quality of patient experiences and nursing excellence.
• Develops and monitors operating and capital budgets within nursing services.
• Integrates analytical processes to ensure balanced initiatives focused on clinical excellence and financial performance.
• Applies specialty based national standards of professional nursing practice to ensure the availability of a well-educated nursing workforce to meet the needs of an increasingly complex patient population and that nurses at all levels of the organization remain competent in the care they provide to patients.
• Provides 24-hour direction of the nursing service.
• Delegates assignments to key personnel to develop specific measurable goals for each area of nursing care.
• Participates in strategic planning for the organization and is responsible for strategic planning in the Department of Nursing.
• Administers general personnel management matters and actions, including appointment of designated department heads or other senior nursing positions.
• Ensures overall adherence to licensure and regulatory standards.
• Actively participates in local and national organizations to represent the facility.
• Authorizes and directs the writing of grant proposals.
• Confers regularly with appropriate health professionals to review current operations, recommend appropriate action in meeting existing needs and resolving specific problems, and to advise on the establishment of long and short-term goals and objectives and priorities.
• Interprets and communicates organizational policies, procedures and priorities internally and to various agencies in the community.

For more information, please view the classification specification: Chief Nursing Officer III.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
Three (3) years of experience at the level of Clinical Nursing Director* directing the nursing staff of a large hospital** or a large correctional institution(s)*** delivering complex medical services or an equivalent assignment.****

A Master's degree in Nursing or Administration ***** will be accepted for one (1) year of the required experience in directing nursing staff.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

• A current, active license***** to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• A current Basic Life Support (BLS)***** for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program certification issued by the American Heart Association.

Please ensure the Certificates and Licenses Section of the application is completed.

Provide the title(s) of your required certification(s) and/or license(s), the number(s), date(s) of issue, date(s) of expiration, and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required certification(s) and license(s) specified above.

Required certificates and licenses has to be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted.

NOTE: Applicants claiming experience in a state other than California have to provide their Registered Nurse license number from that state on the application at the time of filing. Out-of-State experience provided on the application without the required license number will not be considered.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:

• A Doctorate in Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursing from an accredited program.*****
• Nurse Executive, Advanced Certification (NEA-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).*****
• Experience analyzing benchmark quality data to determine the overall level of nursing’s clinical performance using a database that collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals.
• Experience directing the nursing staff of a large hospital** or a large correctional institution(s)*** delivering complex medical services or an equivalent assignment****, beyond the requirement.

PHYSICAL CLASS: Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION:
*For this examination, Clinical Nursing Director is defined as: administering multiple major programs or organizational areas with full responsibility for planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, directing, and controlling the accomplishment of both short and long-term nursing service objectives.

**A large hospital is defined as a hospital of 300 or more licensed beds.

***A large correctional institution(s) is defined as an institution/facility that has an inpatient treatment center of 150 or more licensed beds.

****Complex medical services include, but are not limited to, emergency, medical, surgical, critical, perioperative, perinatal, psychiatric and outpatient services.

An equivalent assignment may include, but is not limited to, a healthcare network, or outpatient/ambulatory care centers, or comprehensive health centers offering multiple ambulatory care services.

*****In order to receive credit for a degree, certificate and/or licensure, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate/licensure from an accredited institution or issuing agency within your application.

If you are unable to attach the required document(s) to your application, please email a copy to Germine Margosian via gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online.

The document should show the date the degree was conferred, the area of specialization, and be in English. Applicants with degrees from foreign universities may need to provide an evaluation of U.S.

equivalency and official translation of the degree to English.

For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf and
https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205105_PPG_123_ACE_Resource_Guide.pdf.

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted.

OUT OF CLASS AND WITHHOLD INFORMATION:
Applicants MUST meet the experience in the Requirements at the time of filing. Los Angeles County employees wishing to claim experience gained in a position performing similar kinds of work which provide the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this higher-level position will be accepted. Applicants claiming such experience in County service must present written proof of such experience by submitting Out-of-Class Bonus verification, Additional Responsibility Bonus verification, or performance evaluations, at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. Verification of Experience letters will not be accepted.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:This assessment type will evaluate the training, experience, desirable qualifications, and education you list on your application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system.

This assessment is worth 100% of your total score. The passing score for the assessment is 70%.

ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION:Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months.

Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted.

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely! The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS.

Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment.

Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements.

Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

EMAIL VERIFICATION INFORMATION:We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address.

If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox.

It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part.

Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail.

• info@governmentjobs.com
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New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
No Sharing of User ID, e-mail and Password: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend’s user ID and password may erase a candidate’s original application record

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States.

The Department of Health Services is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race.

We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

DEPARTMENT CONTACTS:

• For any inquiries about the position or assistance with the application process, please contact Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov. Germine is here to guide you every step of the way.
• Department Contact Phone: (213) 288-7000
• Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2929
• California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
• For Accommodation requests, please contact our Accommodation Coordinator, via (323) 914-6365
• Please reference Exam Number: Y5309B in all communications during the application process.