Nursing Shift Manager

Ventura County; Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bilingual incentive

208–288 hours annual leave

Annual leave redemption

401(k) match up to 3%

Health plan credits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pension plan

Job summary

Ventura County Health Care Agency is seeking a Nursing Shift Manager to oversee an adult inpatient care unit. The role includes supervising nursing staff, ensuring care quality, and enforcing hospital policies while maintaining professional standards.

The position requires graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and at least two years of lead or supervisory RN experience. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for coordinating care and guiding a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.
• Two years of full-time professional RN experience in a lead or supervisory capacity are required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for coordinating nursing care across units.

Responsibilities

• Assumes accountability for staffing and quality of care of the Nursing Unit.
• Reviews and establishes unit practice standards; assesses staff competencies.
• Promotes best practices and ongoing nursing education.
• Maintains clear communication between nursing, medical, and ancillary staff.
• Recruits, hires, orients, and manages staff development programs for nursing staff.
• Supports annual nursing goals and action plans; evaluates staff performance.
• Fosters a positive work environment and professional growth.
• Acts as a clinical leader and mentor to staff.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff supervision

Clinical nursing

Effective communication

Education

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

WHAT WE OFFER

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. In addition to the salary of $119,152.86- $166,814.00 annually an employee in this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Bilingual Incentive -Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational needs and certification skills.
• Annual Leave -208 hours per year, increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.
• Annual Leave Redemption -The ability to "cash in" or redeem up to 100 hours of Annual Leave per year after using 80 hours in the preceding twelve months.
• 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 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans -Full time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts -Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan -Both the County and employees contribute to the County's Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible, reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems, such as PERS.
• Holidays -13 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

VENTURA COUNTY

Ventura County is located on California’s “Gold Coast,” approximately 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 20 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Residents enjoy rolling hills and sweeping ocean views in a nearly perfect Mediterranean climate. The beauty and weather combined with a wonderful quality of life are among the many reasons our residents choose to call Ventura County “home.”

Ventura County is a “general law” county, governed by a five-member, elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, and to advise, assist, and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Board’s jurisdiction. It focuses on providing excellent services to its residents by promoting engagement, strategy, execution and accountability to include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and without discrimination and to improve culturally appropriate outcomes for community members.

THE AGENCY

The Health Care Agency oversees a wide variety of divisions, doing extraordinary things, and employees continually strive for excellence and innovation.

Ultimately the agency's goal is to be the health system of choice for the community and physicians in Ventura County. Commitment to valuing the diversity of all persons and to being respectful and inclusive of everyone is facilitated by engaging and educating the community to improve the overall health of everyone in our county.

THE DEPARTMENT

Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) is a fully-integrated, comprehensive system of hospitals, clinics and specialty services. The system provides access to high-quality, compassionate health care to residents throughout Ventura County.

While VCMC provides access to health care to all residents of our county, special emphasis is placed on providing access to care for the underserved and those facing barriers to access. Referred to as the “safety net” population, these individuals comprise over three-quarters of the care provided by VCMC.

Our 32-bed Emergency Department provides comprehensive 24/7 emergency care for patients of all ages and acuity levels. As a Level II Trauma Center and Certified Stroke Center, the department is equipped to rapidly evaluate and treat time-sensitive and life-threatening conditions. Our department is designed to support efficient patient flow while providing the resources and expertise necessary to call for all emergency conditions.

THE POSITION

Under direction, the Nursing Shift Manager will be assigned to a specialized care unit for which they will oversee unit operations and perform professional nursing duties as assigned.

This position has full-time shift responsibility for supervising nursing employees of an adult inpatient care unit who provide direct patient care and other services. Nursing Shift Manager performs the full range of first-level nursing and administrative supervisory functions requiring a knowledge of basic supervision, as well as of the nursing techniques and procedures used in the care of the category of patients treated in the unit. Such positions enforce hospital and nursing policies and standards and apply principles and recognized practices of nursing in supervising and providing professional nursing care to inpatients. Nursing Shift Manager may perform direct patient care duties.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill present and future Regular (Temporary or Fixed-term), Intermittent, or Extra Help vacancies. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy within the Health Care Agency.

The Nursing Shift Manager is a management classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

OPENING DATE: October 5, 2026
CLOSING DATE: October 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Assumes accountability for staffing and quality of care of the Nursing Unit consistent with hospital standards and may include 24-hour accountability if assigned by executive management.
• Reviews, recommends, and establishes nursing and unit specific practice standards and initiate changes as needed; assesses training, competency and educational needs of staff in coordination with Nursing Education for improved services and processes.
• Promotes the best practices of the nursing profession and encourages staff to continue to develop and acquire additional nursing skills.
• Maintains clear, effective communication between nursing, medical, and ancillary staff and departments.
• Recruits, hires, orients, directs, supervises, and manages a staff development program for nursing staff.
• Supports management in developing annual nursing goals for the units, including plan of action, timetable and evaluation methodology, consistent with Nursing Department and hospital goals.
• Evaluates prospective and active team members to maintain and develop optimal staff performance in recruiting and retaining top talent.
• Fosters a positive work environment by facilitating team motivation, employee growth, and team success.
• Serves as teacher, facilitator, change agent, clinical leader and mentor to encourage their continued education and certification in the nursing field as it relates to their career goals.
• Communicates and administers hospital policies and procedures and participates in development of new policies and procedures specific to nursing operations within the respective service line.
• Participates in the planning of change and manages the change within an interdisciplinary health care delivery system such as restructuring/streamlining workflow/processes, technological advances, the physical environment of the unit, and trends in the focus of health care delivery appropriate to the specific service line.
• Coordinates nursing care by reviewing hospital and employee notification reports, problem identification reports, and unit specific performance improvement projects.
• Ensures nursing care is coordinated with prescribed multi-disciplinary plan of care and maintains effective communication for collaborative planning with the medical staff.
• Makes daily rounds to identify patient needs, assess quality of care and serves as a staff resource for resolving patient issues; responds appropriately, investigates patient complaints in a timely manner, and takes appropriate corrective action; ensures complicated complaints are escalated appropriately to the Department Director.
• Ensures notification forms are investigated, completed timely, submitted into the Nurse Executive to determine action is to be taken.
• Participates in department and hospital committees; chairs assigned committees, guides and oversees progress toward goals and objectives, develops studies, participates in specialty projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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

EDUCATION, TRAINING and EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Requires two (2) years of full-time professional registered nursing experience in the assigned hospital specialty area AND
• Two (2) years of full-time experience in a lead or supervisory capacity.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must possess and maintain the following certifications at the time of application:

• Valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nurses.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

National certifications by specialty areas are required within six months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of: hospital policies and procedures; patient rights and the basic nursing performance standards in accordance with the Nursing Practice Act of California; the principles, practices, and techniques used in advanced nursing care of specialized units.
Working knowledge of: performance improvement processes, hospital based/nursing committee practices, and patient and staff education methods.
Working ability to: provide direction to others; self-direct continuing education needs, provide a positive role model and public image; work proficiently in emergency and/or stressful situations; maintain confidentiality of patient/client information; effectively establish and maintain working relationships with medical staff, co-workers, patients and the public; and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

FINAL FILING DATE

Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 19, 2026.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying

All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.

APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying

All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Applicants meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the recruitment process.

TRAINING and EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

The Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded by or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills