CHIEF NURSING OFFICER III Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty/jobs/newprint/5199172)  CHIEF NURSING OFFICER III Salary $219,014.16 - $340,611.84 Annually Location Los Angeles County, CA Job Type Full time Job Number Y5309B Department HEALTH SERVICES Opening Date 02/13/2026 + Description + Benefits + Questions Position/Program Information 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 (https://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/) 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. Essential Job Functions 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 (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty/classspecs/1065204?keywords=5309&pagetype=classSpecifications) . Requirements 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 asa hospital of 300 or more licensed beds. ***A large correctional institution(s) is defined asan 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 viagmargosian@dhs.lacounty.govwithin 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.pdfand 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 + noreply@governmentjobs.com + gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov 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 atgmargosian@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. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Employment Information Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below. This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting. Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement: The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/. Testing Accommodations for Applicants: The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/. Fair Chance: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952). Employment Eligibility: Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States. Career PathFinder: Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov. Veteran’s Credit: Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions. For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit:https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102\_PPG\_115.pdf Revised September 2025 For detailed information, please clickhere (http://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/) 01 The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please be as detailed as possible and include all information as requested. Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as a response. Please note that all information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal. + I understand the above information and instructions 02 Many important notifications including test result notices will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail. Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices. It is the applicant's responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notifications to be a valid reason for an extension of appeal rights period. + I understand the above information and instructions. 03 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: How many years of experience do you have 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**? *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 asa hospital of 300 or more licensed beds. ***A large correctional institution(s) is defined asan 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. + Not applicable. + At least 2 years, but less than 3 years. + At least 3 years, but less than 4 years. + At least 4 years, but less than 6 years. + At least 6 years, but less than 8 years. + 8 or more years. 04 If you indicated that you have experience for Question 3, to ensure you receive credit, youMUSTprovideALLof the following: 1. Payroll Title 2. Name of Large Hospital/Large Correctional Institution: 3.Number of Licensed Beds: 4. Name and Title of Supervisor: 5. Date(s) of Employment related to the above experience:FROM (mm/yr) - TO (mm/yr) 6. Hours worked per week 7. List of duties that clearly demonstrate your experience at the level of Clinical Nursing Director directing the nursing staff delivering complex medical services or an equivalent assignment: List all experiences that apply. If you do not have any experience in this area, please type "DOES NOT APPLY". Failure to provide ALL the requested information above may result in disqualification of your application. 05 Do you possess a Master's degree in Nursing or Administration? In order to receive credit for your degree, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution when submitting an application or email the required document(s) to gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application. 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. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. + Yes, I have attached a legible copy of my diploma/official transcripts to my application. + Yes, I will email a legible copy to Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov. + Not Applicable. 06 If you indicatedYESto having aMaster's degree in Nursing or Administration, please specify below: 1. Degree(s) conferred 2. Area of specialty for your indicated degree(s) 3. Name of institution which conferred the degree(s) 4. Graduation Date If this does not apply, please indicate "N/A". 07 LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Do you have an active, unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing? + Yes, I have attached a legible copy to my application. + Yes, I will email a legible copy to Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within 7 days from filing my application. + Not Applicable. 08 If you indicatedYEStoLicense Requirement Question 7,please specify below: 1. Title of License 2. License Number 3. Date of Issue 4.Date of Expiration If you do not possess the required license, please indicate "Not Applicable" below. 09 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Do you have active and current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program certification issued by the American Heart Association? + Yes, I have attached a legible copy to my application. + Yes, I will email a legible copy to Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) days from filing my application. + Not Applicable. 10 If you indicatedYEStoCertification Requirement Question 9,please specify below: 1. Title of Certificate 2. Certificate Number 3. Date of Issue 4. Date of Expiration If you do not possess the required certification, please indicate "Not Applicable" below. 11 DESIRABLE EDUCATION: Do you possess aDoctorate in Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursingfrom an accredited program? In order to receive credit for your degree, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution when submitting an application or email the required document(s) to gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application. 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. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. + Yes, I have attached a legible copy of it to my application. + Yes, I will email a legible copy of it to Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) days from filing my application. + Not Applicable. 12 If you indicatedYESto having aDoctorate in Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursingfrom an accredited program, please specify below: 1. Degree(s) conferred 2. Area of specialty for your indicated degree(s) 3. Name of institution which conferred the degree(s) 4. Graduation Date If this does not apply, please indicate "N/A". 13 DESIRABLE CERTIFICATION: Do you have Nurse Executive Advanced Certification (NEA-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)? + Yes, I have attached a legible copy to my application. + Yes, I will email a legible copy to Germine Margosian at gmargosian@dhs.lacounty.gov within 7 days from filing my application. + Not Applicable. 14 If you indicatedYEStoDesirable Certification Question 13, please specify below: 1. Title of Certificate 2. Certificate Number 3. Date of Issue 4. Date of Expiration If you do not possess the required certification, please indicate "Not Applicable" below. 15 DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE Do you have experienceanalyzing 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? + Yes, I have this desired experience. + No, I do not have this desired experience. 16 If you indicatedYESto Desirable Experience Question 15, to ensure you receive credit, youMUSTprovideALLof the following: 1. Payroll Title 2. Name of Employer/ Department / Bureau / Division / Section / Unit: 3. Name and Title of Supervisor: 4. Date(s) of Employment related to the above experience:FROM (mm/yr) - TO (mm/yr) 5. Hours worked per week 6. List of duties that clearly demonstrate analysis of benchmark quality data to determine the overall level of nursing’s clinical performance by using a database that collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals: List all experiences that apply. If you do not have any experience in this area, please type "DOES NOT APPLY". Failure to provide ALL the requested information above may result in disqualification of your application. Required Question Employer County of Los Angeles Address ****************** Los Angeles, California, 90010 Website http://hr.lacounty.gov Please verify your email addressVerify Email