The Department of Health and Human Services is currently hiring for extra help/temporary assignments in the position of Licensed Vocational Nurse. These assignments will be part of the County’s Community Health and Clinic’s efforts in reducing the effects of the H1N1 pandemic currently impacting residents of Placer County.

The eligible list created by this recruitment may be used in the future to fill additional extra help and permanent positions in the South Placer, Auburn, and Tahoe areas.

This position requires possession of a valid license  to practice as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California.  You will be required to provide a copy of your license through the application process. When completing the on-line application for this recruitment there will be options and instructions given on how to submit your license (located on the "Other" tab).

To provide vocational nursing services for patients in County health facilities; to assist physicians in physical examinations; and to perform less complex medical procedures as directed.

Receives general supervision from a Supervising Registered Nurse or other medical or public health supervisory staff.  May receive technical and functional supervision from other medical personnel.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Knowledge of:

Training & Experience Rating (100%)

Before date of hire, applicant must pass a medical examination which may include a drug screening and possibly a psychological evaluation, sign a constitutional oath, and submit proof of U.S. Citizenship or legal right to remain and work in the U.S.  Applicants may also be required to submit proof of age, undergo a background check, be bonded, and/or be fingerprinted.

All new permanent employees, with the exception of law enforcement and management, shall be required to join the employee organization or pay an 'Agency Fee' as a condition of employment.

The eligible list(s) resulting from this recruitment may be certified as a substitute list for a substantially similar classification.  For this purpose, a substantially similar classification is one at a lower level in the same classification (example: entry level vs. journey) and/or a similar classification (similar work performed, similar training and experience qualifications required). If you are contacted for an interview by a County department, you will be informed of the classification and other relevant information. If you choose not to interview for a substantially similar classification, you will remain on the eligible list for which you originally applied.

Placer County now offers an expedited process for qualifying certain applicants for interviews. Candidates currently employed, or employed within the last year, by a public agency operating under a personnel civil service or merit system may be eligible to be placed on a Public Agency Eligible List and certified as eligible for appointment to a similar job assignment without going through the examination process. For more information on the Public Agency Eligible List, to download forms, or to apply, please visit our website at: http://www.jobaps.com/placer/sup/abfreenames.asp.

Thank you for your interest in employment with Placer County.  Placer County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active, nondiscrimination program.  It is stated in the policy of Placer County that harassment is prohibited and that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment.  All recruitment, hiring placement, transfer and promotion will be based on the qualification of the individual for the positions being filled regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer), age (over 40), or marital status.  Please contact the Personnel Department at least 5 working days before a scheduled examination if you require accommodation in the examination process.  Medical disability verification may be required prior to accommodation.

Bereavement Leave
May use up to five days of sick leave.

Call Back Pay
Receives a minimum of 2 hours pay at 1.5 times, receive up to 1 hours pay at 1.5 time when authorized work is performed but not required to physically return to work.

Deferred Compensation
Voluntary 457 and 401(k) are available through payroll deduction, no county match.

Education Allowance
Tuition reimbursement available for approved classes up to a maximum of $550.00 per year.

Health Insurance
The County of Placer provides Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for its employees and their dependents. MEDICAL: Several medical plans are offered including HMO and PPO plans. Depending on which plan the employee chooses, the maximum County contribution for medical insurance for a family is up to $1317.64/mo. DENTAL: The maximum County contribution for dental insurance for a family is $42.00/mo. VISION: The maximum County contribution for vision insurance for a family is $9.20 per month. (These are non-Tahoe rates.)

Holidays
13 days/yr.

Life Insurance
$10,000 coverage, employer paid at a cost of $2.40/mo.

Long-Term Disability
Employee paid LTD for the first 5 years of employment, County paid there after at a cost of $0.36/100 of pay.

Retiree Medical
Hired prior to 1/01/05 with 5 years of PERS service credit same as active employee. Hired after 1/01/05, must have 10 years PERS service credit with 5 years with Placer County to receive 50% of the County contribution paid medical with an additional 5% for each additional year.

Retirement
PERS 2.5% @ 55 Local Miscellaneous, Employer's contribution is 14.370%. Employees contribution is 8%, employer picks up 7% of the employee contribution. EPMC 7%. (Note: Placer County employees contribute 6.2% into Social Security and 1.45% into Medicare, which is matched by the County.)

Sick Leave
12 days per year unlimited accrual.

Special Assignment/Additional Pay
Tahoe Subsidy of $675/month and Tahoe Rural Health Subsidy of $2000 for single coverage and $3000 for family coverage per year. 5% additional if assigned to a Medical Clinic. 5% additional for ACCESS Unit Pay. Night shift - 7.5% additional. Snow Pay addition of 10% to selected classifications when approved by manager per conditions. $750.00 per year tool replacement for selected classifications. 5% additional bilingual pay. 5% additional for the following positions assigned to work in the jail: Admin. Clerk, Admin. Legal Clerk, Admin. Secretary, Account Clerk, and Accounting Technician. 5% additional for waste water treatment operators that earn a certificate that is 1 grade over their current grades required certificate. 5% additional for Building Craft Mechanics, Custodians and Client Service Counselors/Practitioners assigned to the jail. Longevity pay of an additional 5% after 5 yrs at step 5.

Stand-By Pay
$21 for weekdays and $24 for weekends and holidays paid for in units of 8 hours.

Uniform Allowance
Annual uniform allowance for employees required to wear uniforms as part of their regular duties will be $1065 for Animal Control Officers, Community Service Officers, and Evidence Technicians. Annual uniform allowances of $750 for Account Clerks, Admin. Clerks, Legal Clerks, Admin. Secretary, Correction Support Supervisor, Executive Secretary, Public Safety Dispatch and Sheriff's Communications Supervisor that are required to wear uniforms within the Sheriff's office.

Vacation
Vacation time: 0 - 2 years = 10 days, 3 - 4 years = 12 days, 5 - 9 = 15 days, 10 - 19 years = 20 days and 20 or more years = 25 days. Maximum accrual of 400 hours with less than 10 years of service and 520 hours with more than 10 years of service