Registered Nursing Jobs

Advice Nurse Permanent Positions

The Contra Costa Health Services Department is seeking Advice Nurse Permanent Positions (We have 24-hour and 32-hour permanent positions.) Advice Nurses are stationed in the telephone triage unit of the Contra Costa Health Plan, located in Martinez, California. Via the telephone, Advice Nurses assess the needs of over 120,000 patients, including members of the Contra Costa Health Plan, patients from contracting counties, and all users of County ambulatory care services. Duties also include documenting telephone calls and making referrals.

Advice Nurses will report to the Contra Costa Health Plan's Telephone Triage Manager. The Contra Costa Health Plan is the County's federally qualified Health Maintenance Organization. Eligible candidates who successfully pass the County language fluency examination may receive a monthly differential depending upon assignment.

License Required: Possession of a Valid License as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or its equivalent experience as a telephone triage Registered Nurse or as a Registered Nurse in a medical surgical unit, pediatric unit, or in the emergency department of an acute care hospital.

Special Requirements: Typing certificate verifying a net typing speed of 30 wpm. Must successfully pass a pharmacology exam administered by the Contra Costa Health Services Department. Applicants must submit proof of typing speed and of passing the pharmacology exam with their application.

For more information please contact Patricia Munoz-Zuniga in the Contra Costa Health Plan's Advice Nurse Unit at 925-957-7236, or to obtain an application please visit or telephone the Health Services Personnel Office at 1320 Arnold Drive, Suite 261, Martinez, CA 94553, 925-957-5240.

Per Diem RN's

There are two (2) perdiem positions for RN's available in the ICU. Both are 12 hours, one is 0700 - 1930, the other is 1900 - 0730. One (1) year experience in the ICU is needed.

Contra Costa Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.