Senior Registered Nurse - Adult Oncology/Infusion

Description

THE DEPARTMENT: Ventura County Ambulatory Care, a Department of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, provides comprehensive, compassionate, and coordinated primary, specialty, and urgent care for the residents of Ventura County. We are a network of 35 clinics conveniently located throughout the county. Our clinics proudly serve as our community’s public safety net system as well as provide care to those who are privately insured.

THE POSITION: Under general direction, the Senor Registered Nurse will provide advanced skilled nursing, patient and staff education in a Hematology-Oncology clinic setting. The incumbent will also be responsible for committee participation, quality assurance monitoring, and statistical data information. The incumbent may provide clinical and functional supervision in the absence of the Clinical Manager when necessary.
WHAT WE OFFER:
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, that includes:

• Educational 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.
• Bilingual Incentive: Incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. Proficiency levels by exam are $0.69/hour (Level I), $1.00/hour (Level II), or $1.32/hour (Level III).
• 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. List provided in the MOA, Exhibit 9.
• Evening Shift Differential: 7.5%
• Float Nurse Premium Pay: $2.50/hour
• Weekend Shift Differential: $2.00 per hour
• Preceptor Pay: $2.50 per hour
• Standby Premium Pay: ¼ of regular hourly wage or Federal minimum wage (whichever is greater)
• In-House Registry Pay:
  • Non-overtime is 1.75 times straight time base hourly rate
  • Overtime is 2 times straight time base hourly rate
• Continuous County Service Incentive Pay: 1% for 7 years, 1.25% for 12 years and 1.5% for 17 years
• Flexible Credit Allowance: Biweekly contribution towards medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from authorized plans.
• Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 2% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Pension Plan: Participation 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: 12 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 below: CNA_MOA_2023-2028.pdf (ventura.org)

PAYROLL TITLE: Senior Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care

DEPARTMENT/AGENCY: Health Care Agency - Ambulatory Care
Senior Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Care is represented by the California Nurses' Association (CNA) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
OPENING DATE: October 31 ,2025
CLOSING DATE: November 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Examples Of Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinates and facilitates delivery of care to patients and families in Hematology and Oncology;
• Assesses and identifies nursing care needs of patients; and plans, implements, and evaluates interventions appropriate to those needs;
• Develops and implements patient and family education programs;
• Assists in establishing patient care standards and tracks the performance of nursing staff in the assigned area;
• Participates in the development of clinic policies, procedures, and protocols for patient care;
• Participates in nursing committee activities;
• Maintains current knowledge in Hematology/Oncology and ability to apply same in patient care; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and ensure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE
Requires three (3) years of full-time professional registered nursing experience, including two (2) years of full-time experience in an outpatient, Ambulatory Care or medical clinic setting.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess and maintain a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California.
• Must have a current, valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification by first day of employment.
• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certification and an Oncology Nurse Certification within one (1) year of hire.

DESIRED:

• Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certification
• Oncology Nurse Certification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
Comprehensive knowledge of:

• the principles, practices, and techniques used in Oncology and Infusion nursing care.

Working knowledge of:

• patient and staff educational methods;
• quality assurance processes;
• nursing committee activities; and
• clinic administrative functions.

Working ability to:

• provide direction and serve as a resource to others;
• complete required continuing education programs;
• work proficiently in emergency and/or stressful situations;
• maintain confidentiality of patient/client information;
• effectively maintain a positive working relationship with the medical staff, public, patients, and hospital administration;
• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE: Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14, 2025.

To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/hr . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 677-5184 for application materials. Our address is: County of Ventura, Human Resources Health Care Agency, 646 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

LATERAL TRANSFER OPTION: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire will result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - 100%: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. A score of 70 will be assigned to each application based on established criteria. Such score will be considered as the final score for placement on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Vivian Merida via email at Vivian.Merida@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 677-5231 .

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

YOUR BENEFITS AS A COUNTY OF VENTURA EMPLOYEE

California Nurses Association

(CNA)

To learn more about Benefits, Retirement, and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), see links below.

• Benefits website or you may call (805) 654-2570.
• Retirement FAQ's
• Memorandum of Agreement

Union Code: NCN

Closing Date/Time: 11/14/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• County of Ventura

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