Registered Nurse Level I​/II

Position: Registered Nurse Level I / II
This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 10/8/24, 1/10/2025, 4/11/2025, 7/11/2025, 10/10/2025.
Note:
Vacancies may be permanent or intermittent on-call.

Registered Nurse Level I: $45.21 - $54.95 hourly
Registered Nurse Level II: $47.33 - $57.53 hourly

Registered Nurse Level I/II performs a variety of professional nursing duties including hands-on care, assessment, testing and treatment of patients; interviewing patients and assisting them in follow-up care; maintaining medical and medication supplies; rendering emergency medical treatment; dispensing and administering medications; and maintaining charts and records.
Knowledge of:

• Professional registered nursing principles, procedures and techniques
• State of California laws and regulations on registered nursing
• Proper handling and administering of biologicals
• Standard medical record-keeping
• Interviewing techniques
• Common current medical terminology
• Use and care of medical equipment used in clinical and infirmary settings
• Basic medical indications of alcoholism and drug abuse and their overdoses
• Basic behavioral indications of mental disturbance
• Basic laboratory testing procedures
• Current standard asepsis protocols
• Basic symptoms and treatment of communicable diseases
• Common drugs and medications used for birth control, communicable diseases, immunizations, allergies, cardiovascular conditions, and substance overdoses, including their contraindications and normal and abnormal results

Ability to:

• Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of patients of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds
• Accurately follow oral and written instructions, including standing orders, clinical protocols, orders for treatment and dispensary orders
• Work cooperatively with other health care providers and other staff
• Learn and comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit
• Clearly and accurately chart all patient information and physician's orders
• Gain cooperation of patients in treatment and follow-up care
• Maintain patient confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications:

Level I:
Possession of a current valid Interim Permit or Temporary License as a Registered Nurse, or a current valid license as a Registered Nurse, issued by the State of California. (Notes:
Interim Permit tees and Temporary Licensees are expected to obtain full licensure within six months of appointment. Failure to obtain and/or maintain the required license may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.)

Level II:
Possession of a current valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California.(

Note:

Failure to maintain such license may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.)

Note:
1) The level at which initial appointments to this class are made and
2) advancement from the lower level of this class to the higher level (Level I to Level II), are at the discretion of the appointment authority.

Notes:
1. Experience requirements are stated as full-time work; to convert part-time to full-time equivalency: 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month.
2. Required experience may be paid or unpaid.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Special Requirements:

• Persons appointed to these classes may be required to regularly or periodically work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Persons appointed to these classes may be subject to a confidential criminal history check and fingerprinting.
• Persons appointed to these classes will be required to have, or obtain, and maintain a valid CPR certificate.
• Persons appointed to these classes may be required to have or obtain a valid hearing testing certificate, emergency first aid certificate, and/or other specialty training appropriate to Registered Nurses and necessary in their job assignment.
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