Salary: $113,380.80 - $146,224.00 Annually
Location : County of San Diego, CA
Job Type: Regular - Full time
Job Number:
Department: Health & Human Serv Agcy
Division: Inpatient Health Services
Opening Date: 06/23/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Job Summary
Supervising Nurses provide professional, specialized nursing care to adult patients in an acute or post-acute setting and serve as a second level supervisor, first level manager in the nursing series. As a Supervising Nurse, you will provide direction and leadership to nursing personnel in all shifts within a specific location in the facility to ensure an adequate standard of care. This position may act in the absence of the Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing.
Future Salary Increases:
** June 2026 - 5.67% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 2.17% Market Adjustment)

** June 2027 - 5.17% increase to base pay (3% Across-the- Board + 2.17% Market Adjustment)
Hourly Rates and Premiums
The following additional pay incentives and premiums are available:
**May be eligible for relocation allowance up to $8,000.
Positions are located at the Edgemoor Distinct Part Skilled Nursing Facility (DP/SNF) located at 655 Park Center Drive, Santee, CA 92071 and at the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital (SDCPH) located at 3853 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110.

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***This hard to recruit position qualifies for the Employee Referral Reward Program. If a current County of San Diego employee referred you to apply for this position, please indicate the employee's name on your job application in the space provided. ***
Hiring Process and Timeline
The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.

• Job Offer and Background Process begins: Shortly after the interviews. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
• Pre-employment Medical Screening: Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
• Anticipated Start Date: Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

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

Minimum Qualifications

1. A valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California; AND,
2. Current CPR card is required at the time of appointment, which must be maintained throughout employment; AND,
3. A valid National Provider Identification Number (NPI) is required at the time of employment. Incumbents are required to maintain the NPI throughout employment in this class; AND,
4. Four (4) years of registered nursing experience, of which at least one (1) year of this experience must have been in a long term care, rehabilitation, geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing facility, AND, one (1) year of this experience must have been in nursing management.

Note

A bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certified foreign studies equivalency may substitute for one (1) year of RN experience. A master's degree in nursing, public health, hospital administration, business administration or other related fields from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certified foreign studies equivalency may substitute for two (2) years of RN experience. Specialized training in nursing administration and supervision is highly desirable. Substitution cannot be applied to the one (1) year of experience in a long term care, rehabilitation, geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing facility OR the one (1) year of experience in nursing management.

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.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have recent experience in a long term care setting; experience supervising a large unit of nurses in various levels of nursing; knowledge of standard of care and strong oral and written communication skills; the ability to multi-task; and knowledge of state and federal nursing requirements.

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. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
Evaluation

The names of qualified applicants will be placed on a three (3) month eligible list based upon scores received during the evaluation of information contained on their employment applications. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the response you give will be scored using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
Accommodation

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.
Please be sure to answer the following questions in a thorough and complete manner and include details regarding your duties and your assigned roles in the work history section of the application. Note that if you are invited to a selection interview by a department, your responses to the following questions will be subject to verification.

Do you understand this information?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess a current and valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California? If no, please do not apply as your application will be rejected.

• Yes
• No

03

Please provide your California RN license number and expiration date in the space below.
04

Do you possess a valid National Provider Identification Number (NPI)?

Note: A valid NPI number is required at time of appointment.

• Yes
• No

05

Please provide your National Provider Identification (NPI) number.

If you do not possess an NPI number, indicate "N/A."
06

Do you possess a valid and current CPR card?

Note: A valid and current CPR card is required at time of appointment.

• Yes
• No

07

Please select from the options below how you are trying to qualify for this position:

Note: If you are using your education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your diploma, final transcript, or foreign studies equivalency report at the time of application. Failure to do so will delay the processing of your application.

• I have at least four (4) years of registered nursing experience, of which at least one (1) year of this experience was in a long term care, rehabilitation, geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing facility, AND, one (1) year of this experience was in nursing management.
• I have a bachelor's degree in nursing AND I have at least three (3) years of registered nursing experience, of which at least one (1) year of this experience was in a long term care, rehabilitation, geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing facility, AND, one (1) year of this experience was in nursing management.
• I have a master's degree in nursing, public health, hospital administration or business administration AND I have at least two (2) years of registered nursing experience, of which at least one (1) year of this experience was in a long term care, rehabilitation, geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing facility, AND, one (1) year of this experience was in nursing management.
• None of the above

08

In this position, you may be subjected to patients with communicable diseases and persons that may be potentially hostile or violent.

Are you willing to work under these conditions?

• Yes
• No

09

The Edgemoor Distinct Part-Skilled Nursing Facility and the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital are 24-hour facilities. You may be required to work during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Are you willing to work under these conditions?

• Yes
• No

10

How many years of full-time registered nurse experience do you have working in a long term care facility?

Be sure to include this information in the work experience section of your application.

• Less than one (1) year of experience
• At least one (1) year, but less than two (2) years
• At least two (2) years, but less than three (3) years
• At least three (3) years, but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) or more years of experience
• No experience

11

How many years of experience do you have working as a charge or supervising nurse where you exercised full responsibility over a unit or ward of nursing personnel?

Be sure to include this information in the work experience section of your application.

• Less than one (1) year of experience
• At least one (1) year, but less than two (2) years
• At least two (2) years, but less than three (3) years
• At least three (3) years, but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) or more years of experience
• No experience

12

Please select the supervisory responsibilities you have performed. Select all that apply.

• Hiring/Recruiting of staff
• Developing staff through training and professional development/coaching
• Assigning staff work assignments
• Counseling staff/handling disciplinary matters
• Completing staff performance evaluations
• I do n