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

Posting number: 0305HCA-26AB (RF)

Department: Health Care Agency

Division: Ventura County Medical Center and/or Santa Paula Hospital

Job classification: REGISTERED NURSE II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Nursing

Summary

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.

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

Registered Nurse II

• 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 2023-2028

Per Diem Registered Nurse II

• Educational/Bilingual Incentive: Possible educational incentive of $1.25 or $1.75 based on completion of a Bachelor's or Master's degree. 
• Certification Pay: $0.813 per hour based on scheduled work week hours for each qualified certification up to a maximum of five (5) certifications. 
• Evening Shift Differential: 7.5%
• Night Shift Differential: 15%
• Weekend Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour
• Charge Nurse Premium Pay: $2.50 per hour
• Standby Premium Pay: ¼ of regular hourly wage or Federal minimum wage (whichever is greater)
• Health Care Plan: Per Diem employees may purchase the Ventura County Health Care Plan (VCHCP) at their own expense.
• To learn more about the benefits, please follow the link: CNA Per Diem Memorandum of Agreement  2024-2029  

PAYROLL TITLES AND APPROXIMATE SALARIES:  
 Registered Nurse II: $55.42 - $73..14 per hour
 Per Diem Registered Nurse II: $55.42 - $73.14 per hour 

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Health Care Agency - Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital
  
 Registered Nurse II and Per Diem Registered Nurse II are represented by the California Nurses' Association (CNA) and are eligible for overtime compensation.  
   
NOTE: Salary placement will be determined according to the current CNA memorandum of agreement.  

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent (Per Diem), and Extra-Help vacancies for these positions only. There is currently (1) Regular Night Shift vacancy in Med Surg.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: 8/19/2026
CLOSING DATE: 9/2/2026

Examples of duties

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'