Registered Nurse, Supervising - Santa Barbara County, CA

We are looking for passionate, experienced nurses to fill one (1) full-time Registered Nurse, Supervising vacancy at the Public Health Department. We have one (1) opening in Primary Care and Family Health (PCFH) at the Santa Maria Health Care Center, Women’s Health Clinic. The County classification title is Staff Nurse, Supervising. 
    
We are also accepting applications to establish one employment list for future Full-Time, Part-Time, Extra Help and 1414* vacancies for Staff Nurse, Supervising in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Carpinteria and Lompoc. 
 
 *1414 vacancies may occur as a result of a leave of absence (Civil Service Rule 1414) and the duration of the appointment shall be subject to the return of the individual who is on leave. A person who is appointed to a position under Civil Service Rule 1414 may be able to transition into a regular position in the classification without re-application or re-testing, depending on the performance of the appointee and the needs of the department. 
 
Please select the location(s) and department(s) you would like to be considered for current and future vacancies. If you qualify for this position and pass the required selection steps, your name will be sent to the hiring manager(s) of the vacancy location(s) and department(s) where you have expressed that you are willing to work.
 
BENEFITS OVERVIEW:
 
BENEFITS: The County of Santa Barbara offers generous benefits. Click on the Benefits Tab above or CLICK HERE to view more information.
 
In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards for an advanced vacation accrual rate

 
NOTE: The County may provide reimbursement for reasonable relocation expenses, and, at the discretion of the CEO, can provide flexible relocation assistance, housing and student loan offsets, cash incentives, and/or vacation and sick leave pre-accruals in the interest of attracting the best talent to the organization.
 
 
 POSITION:
The current opening with the Public Health Department is described as follows:
Clinic Registered Nurse, Supervisor: Under general direction of the Health Center Administrator (HCA) and chief physician, directs and supervises professional and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in the provision of direct patient care in the regional community health clinics; and performs related duties as required.
 
Future openings may include the following roles with the Public Health Department:
 
Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Nurse, Supervisor: Under general direction of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), directs and supervises Registered Nurses and Enhanced Care Coordinators in the provision of complex case management; and performs related duties as required.
 
The Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Nurse, Supervisor: Under the direction of the SART PHD Administrator and SART Medical Director, directs and supervises Registered Nurses who perform medical-legal examination for suspected adult survivors of sexual assault at any of 3 SART exam locations (Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria); conducts medical-legal examinations of suspected adult survivors of sexual assault (will train if needed); and performs related duties as required.
 
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This is a first-line supervisory classification. It is distinguished from Staff Nurse by its emphasis on providing direction and supervision as opposed to direct patient care. It is further distinguished from the Staff Nurse, Senior, by the latter classification's focus on using specialized nursing knowledge to provide nursing services to a specific targeted program or population.
 
The Ideal Registered Nurse Supervisor Candidate will possess: 
 

• Supervisory experience in an ambulatory care setting.
• Nursing experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Specialty Services, and Women's Health, including OB/GYN, family planning, and birth control.
• Knowledge of funding sources such as Medi-Cal, PACT, and Every-Woman- Counts.
• Experience utilizing electronic health records, specifically EPIC.
• The ability to converse fluently in both English & Spanish (desired but not required).

 
About the Programs 
Primary Care and Family Health (PCFH) program:
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Care Centers provide primary care health services in addition to specialty services. There are five Federally Qualified Health Centers located throughout Santa Barbara County which offer the following wide variety of services for adults, teens, children and infants. Click Here learn more about the Health Care Centers.
 
County of Santa Barbara Health Care Centers:   

• Santa Maria Health Care Center, 2115 S. Centerpointe Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455 (map)
• Lompoc Health Care Center, 301 North R Street, Lompoc, CA 93436 (map)
• Santa Barbara Health Care Center, 345 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (map)
• Franklin Health Care Center, 1136 E. Montecito Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (map)
• Carpinteria Health Care Center, 931 Walnut Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013 (map)

Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Services:
The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative is part of a transformative overhaul of Medi-Cal that recognizes person-centered care as influential in positive health outcomes. Enhanced Care Management (ECM) is a new Medi-Cal benefit available to eligible members with complex needs and includes care management of health-related needs, and facilitation with community resources. With general direction from the chief medical officer, the ECM nursing supervisor will play an integral role by overseeing programmatic requirements while leading a multi-disciplinary team, including the lead care managers, and registered nurses.
 
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART): 
SART is a countywide program dedicated to providing care to individuals who have been sexually assaulted or sexually abused. An interagency program, SART coordinates with Law Enforcement, Rape Crisis Centers, Victim Witness Assistance, Child Welfare Services, Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM) and a medical team of trained professionals, nurses, and physicians. Medical–legal examinations are provided through the Public Health Department by professional staff who have received specific training in forensic examination of patients who have been sexually assaulted/abused. All exams are conducted in accordance with the guidelines and protocols set by the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA). Click Here to learn more about SART.