Nursing Director, Education

Overview

No Out-of-class Experience Will Be Accepted For This Examination.

Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT OPEN COMPETITIVE

EXAM NUMBER Y5288E

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD 03/23/2022 AT 8:00 A.M. (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

No Out-of-class Experience Will Be Accepted For This Examination.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals – and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

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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.

The Mission To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

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.

Under general direction, administers (1) the total education program, including multiple major programs or organizational areas of an operating unit or (2) the education program in a School of Nursing. In either role, incumbents have responsibility for planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, directing and controlling the accomplishment of both short and long-term objectives.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and leads the nature, content and extent of nursing education services for achievement of both short- and long-term objectives, including programs which integrate practice, as well as educational programs to implement new health care delivery practice changes, trends or changing technology.
• Directs the educational curriculum design at a School of Nursing, as needed.
• Establishes policy for determining program emphasis and operating guidelines, including setting goals for areas of responsibility.
• Determines the subordinate organizational structure, operations, nursing education instructional design methods and standards and makes adjustments and/or revisions consistent with changing goals and objectives.
• Directs the development of educational programs based on quality assurance data to evaluate and monitor quality and appropriateness of care.
• Directs development of, integrates and defends budget and manpower requests.
• Recruits, selects, hires, orients, and supervises nursing faculty; formally evaluates performance of direct reports.
• Interprets and communicates nursing and organizational philosophy and objectives, departmental policies and procedures, and ensures integration of professional standards of nursing.
• Evaluates and initiates operational compliance with licensure, accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Administers general personnel management matters and actions.
• Participates in strategic planning for the organization and the nursing service.
• Participates in formulating policy, procedures and standards for the organization and nursing service.
• Travels to various locations within Los Angeles County, as necessary.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

Option i

A Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program AND three years of relevant clinical experience as a registered nurse AND four years of experience in Nursing Education, including two years involved in the supervision of nursing education or nursing programs.

Option Ii

A Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program AND three years of relevant clinical experience as a registered nurse AND four years teaching in a State accredited school of nursing, including two years involved in the supervision of nursing education or nursing programs.

Option Iii

A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program with a Master's degree in Education or Administration from an accredited college/university AND three years of relevant clinical experience as a registered nurse AND four years of experience in Nursing Education, including two years…