RELIEF NURSE (INTERNAL REGISTRY)

RELIEF NURSE (INTERNAL REGISTRY)

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RELIEF NURSE (INTERNAL REGISTRY)

Salary

$63.04 Hourly

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

Y5261F

Department

HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date

03/03/2026

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Position/Program Information

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

EXAM NUMBER:Y5261F

ORIGINAL POSTING DATE: 03/03/2026

REBULLETIN INFORMATION:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REBULLETIN TO UPDATE THE EXAMINATION CONTENT INFORMATION REGARDING NOTIFICATION OF EXAM RESULTS. PERSONS WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED NEED NOT REAPPLY, BUT MAY CONTACT THE EXAM ANALYST IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

Pension Savings Plan for part-time, temporary, seasonal.

POSITION/PROGRAM INFORMATION:

The Department of Health Services (DHS) is implementing an Internal Registry Program at all DHS hospitals. The Internal Registry Program, utilizing relief nurses is designed to supplement the staffing needs of the facility as the needs arise maintaining continuity of care and quality patient care.

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 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

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.

For additional information regarding DHS, please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov .

MISSION:

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

Essential Job Functions

• Provides direct patient care for patients that require specialty services and nursing care.

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for the delivery of patient care, delegation and coordination of nursing care and utilization of the nursing process as part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Provides patient and family education.

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients and as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

• Performs work with integrity and in compliance with professional nursing practice standards, policies and procedures, respecting patients' privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

1. One year of experience within the last five years, as a registered nurse providing acute direct

   patient care in a hospital.

2. Current certification in accordance with the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support

   (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.

3. A license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered

   Nursing.

Please see Special Requirement Information for additional information regarding the requirements.

PHYSICAL CLASS: Physical Class III - Moderate:

Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Additional Information

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

Training and Experience Requirements

Applicants claiming experience in a state other than California must attach a copy of their registered nurse license from that state to the application at the time of filing.Applications submitted without the required evidence of licensure will be considered incomplete.

License and Certification Information

Please ensure the License and Certification Section of the application is completed. Provide the title(s) of your required license(s), the number(s), date(s) of issue, date(s) of expiration and the name(s) of the issuing agency for the required license as specified in the Selection Requirements.

Applicants must attach a legible photocopy of the BLS certification to their application at the time of filing. Applications submitted without the required evidence of licensure and/or BLS certification will be rejected as incomplete.

The original license to practice as a Registered nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing and BLS certification must be presented during the selection process and/or prior to appointment.

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted. Additionally, in order to receive credit for license(s) and/or certification(s) in relation to any desirable qualifications, the license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:

Any shift

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

An evaluation of training and experience based upon application information and desirable qualifications weighted 100%.

Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add bsarkissian@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 mail.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Apply online by clicking the "APPLY" tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time with or without advance notice.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PST on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach documents to your application, you may email the documents to bsarkissian@dhs.lacounty.gov,within 15 calendar days of filing online. Please include the exam number and the exam title.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE

All applicants must enter a valid social security number at the time of filing. Entering anything other than a valid social security number (i.e. 000-00-0000, 111-11-1111, etc.) will result in an automatic rejection of your application.

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.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD

All applicants must file their applications online 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.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:

Balik Sarkissian Exam Analyst

bsarkissian@dhs.lacounty.gov

(213) 288-7000

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE:

(323) 914-6365

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:

(800) 735-2922

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:

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:

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

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:

Revised September 2025

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01

Do you have 1 year of experience within the last 5 years, as a registered nurse providing acute direct patient care in a hospital? If yes, please indicate your experience on your application.

• Yes

• No

02

Do you have a current certification in accordance with the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program? If yes, please provide a copy.

• Yes

• No

03

Do you have an active license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing? If yes, please indicate the license number on your application.

• Yes

• No

Required Question

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County of Los Angeles

Address

Los Angeles, California, 90010

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