Ideal candidates will promote excellence and safety in professional nursing practice. Float Pool assignments will be flexibly-staffed within a specialty unit or cluster providing additional support across both VCMC and Santa Paula Hospital campuses. Candidates assigned to the Float Pool will not be regularly assigned to any designated unit, but instead will work in different specialties.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:

Per Diem Registered Nurse III - requires at least five (5) years of professional registered nursing experience. These employees may be appointed to work on specialized short term projects such as hospital accreditation or on other projects that require specialized administrative duties and responsibilities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must possess and maintain a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California, or licensure in another state with California licensure pending. 
• Must possess a current, valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification by first day of employment and maintain it thereafter.
• Must successfully complete the Health Care Agency Pharmacology examination within three (3) months of employment. 

About the Hospital

Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) is a fully-integrated, comprehensive system of hospital, clinic and specialty services. The system provides access to high quality, compassionate healthcare 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.

VCMC is noted for its renowned Family Medicine Residency Program and is distinguished as the only Ventura County academic teaching hospital with a residency affiliated with UCLA School of Medicine. VCMC is the designated Level II Trauma Center for the west county and is known for its extraordinary trauma team, which includes skilled and talented surgeons covering neurosurgery, orthopedic and general surgery cases.