Supervising Public Health Nurse

<strong>EXAMINATION SCHEDULE:</strong><ul><li><strong>Oral Exam:</strong> qualified candidates will be notified of the oral examination date 5 days prior to the examination.</li></ul><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;"><u>Examination:</u><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;"></strong><strong>Oral Exam (Weight 100%):</strong> Will be conducted for the purpose of appraising training, education, experience, interest and personal fitness for the position.<br><br>The Human Resources Division may solely conduct an appraisal of application materials should there be an insufficient number of candidates to warrant an oral exam.<br><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;">Applicants must attain at least a 70% score on each phase of the examination process.</span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Minimum Qualifications / Employment Standards</strong></span><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">One (1) year of experience in a position equivalent to a Public Health Nurse II in a public health or community health setting.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">OR</span></div><br><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Four (4) years of nursing experience, with at least one (1) year in a lead capacity.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">AND</span></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Possession of a valid and unrestricted Public Health Nurse Certificate issued by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Registered Nursing.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Possession of a valid and unrestricted California Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Board Of Registered Nursing</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.</span></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span><br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Failure to maintain a valid Registered Nurse License issued by the State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Registered Nursing will result in termination.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span><br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0px;">Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Driver's License is required upon appointment.</span><br><br><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Please ensure applicable materials are attached to your application. If you are unable to attach application materials to your application, you may deliver a copy to the Human Resources Division at 1115 Truxtun Ave. First Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301 or email to Katie Barnett at barnettk@kerncounty.com. </span><br><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Full Job Descriptions for: </span><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kernco/classspecs/newprint/976992" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kernco/classspecs/newprint/976992" data-uw-rm-ext-link="" aria-label="Supervising Public Health Nurse" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=""><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Supervising Public Health Nurse</span></a><br><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;">This position works within the Kern County Department of Public Health. For more information about the department, please view their website </span><a href="https://kernpublichealth.com/" style="color: inherit;text-decoration: underline;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-vglnk="" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://kernpublichealth.com/" data-uw-rm-ext-link="">here.</a><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span>Kern County employees provide opportunities that are purposeful to our community. 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Kern County has a culture of innovation that allows employees to explore creative and more efficient ways to accomplish their work. We provide access to training and continued professional development in an effort to ensure that our employees have opportunities for career growth.Admittance to the examination will require a valid government issued photograph identification. Applicants who are unable to present proper identification must make arrangements with the Human Resources Division prior to the test date.<br><br>A background check may be conducted for this classification.<br><br>Following an offer of employment, you may be required to submit to post offer medical and drug screening tests at County expense.<br><br>This examination will establish an eligible list from which immediate appointment(s) will be made. Other permanent and temporary appointments will be made as needed. Successful candidates will remain on the eligible list for a period of twelve-months, unless specified otherwise by the Civil Service Commission. Candidates are encouraged to indicate acceptable geographical locations in which they would accept employment on their application form. Candidates MUST be willing to travel to these locations (areas/district offices).<br><br>For more information regarding Kern County's recruitment process, please see our <a href="https://www.kerncounty.com/government/county-administrative-office/human-resources/county-job-information/recruitment-job-faq" style="color: inherit;" target="_blank" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.kerncounty.com/government/county-administrative-office/human-resources/county-job-information/recruitment-job-faq" data-uw-rm-ext-link="">FAQ page</a>.<br><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kern County is an ADA compliant and an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. </strong></div>

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