Quality Assurance Specialist

Salary : $107,764.80 - $139,131.20 Annually

Location : County of San Diego, CA

Job Type : Regular - Full time

Job Number : 25238709

Department : Health & Human Serv Agcy

Division : Inpatient Health Services

Opening Date : 09 / 30 / 2025

Closing Date : 10 / 9 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Job Summary

The Health and Human Services Agency is seeking dedicated nursing professionals for the position of

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (RN)

Future Salary Increases :

• June 2026 - 4.97% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 1.47% Market Adjustment Increase)
• June 2027 - 4.47% increase to base pay (3% Across-the- Board + 1.47% Market Adjustment Increase)

Interviews will be held the week of October 27, 2025.

Job offers will be made the week of November 3, 2025.

Quality Assurance Specialists assess and evaluate the quality of services and implement quality initiatives that aim to improve the delivery of services that build better health and promote safe and thriving communities.

The current vacancies are in Inpatient Health Services (IHS); however, the list established from this recruitment may be used to fill other future vacancies in other departments.

for the complete Quality Assurance Specialist job description, including examples of qualifying experience, required certifications, essential functions and working conditions.

HIRING TIMELINE AND DATES :

The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

The quality candidate will possess :

Possession of one or more of the following certificates is highly desirable, depending on the area of practice :

Minimum Qualifications :

Eighteen (18) months of full time registered nursing experience in a relevant field; OR,

Note : Possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing or a related field is highly desirable.

The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, hides a candidate's personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. This process helps contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application Work History and / or supplemental questionnaire.

Condition of Employment :

As part of the County of San Diego's pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Note : Current County employees may be excluded from this process.

Evaluation :

The names of qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on information provided on the employment and supplemental application.

Note :

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.

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Do you possess a current California license as a Registered Nurse?

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Provide your California Registered Nurse license number and issuance / expiration date. If you do not have a California Registered Nurse license, please indicate "n / a".

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Do you have three (3) years of full-time registered nursing experience?

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Do you have at least 18 months of full-time registered nursing experience in a relevant field?

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Do you have at least 18 months of full-time registered nursing experience conducting quality assurance or improvement audits / activities of publicly funded health plans / managed care organization, administrative / medical service organizations, and / or nursing / prehospital care?

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Check any certificates that you possess. Note : you must submit a copy of each certificate that you indicate.

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Do you have work experience planning, developing, and implementing a quality assurance / quality improvement program for pre-hospital personnel, a specialty care program (including working with specialty data registries), or a community / public health setting?

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If you responded "Yes" to Question #7, please describe your work experience. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N / A below.

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Please indicate your level of experience using Microsoft Word. Please be advised that the hiring department may ask you to demonstrate your skills in this area as part of the selection process.

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Please indicate your level of experience using Microsoft Excel. Please be advised that the hiring department may ask you to demonstrate your skills in this area as part of the selection process.

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Please indicate your level of experience using Microsoft PowerPoint. Please be advised that the hiring department may ask you to demonstrate your skills in this area as part of the selection process.

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Which of the following work arrangements would you consider? Please note that not all job classifications and / or Departments offer teleworking work arrangements. Check all that apply :

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Were you referred by a County employee to apply for this position? Note : effective September 9, 2022, County employees are eligible to earn cash awards for any candidates they refer to hard to recruit positions that are then hired.

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If you responded "Yes" to the above, in the space provided please list the name of the County employee that referred you. Please indicate "n / a" if not applicable.

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Where did you hear about this job opportunity?

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If you selected "other", please tell us how you first heard about this job opportunity. Otherwise, please indicate "n / a".

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