Health Services Specialist (Safety) - CENTRAL NURSING SERVICES (CNS) (Health Services Specialist (Safety))

Department of State Hospitals · Fresno County

Salary: $10,484 – $12,497 per month

Closes: 2026-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties This position is for Coalinga State Hospital. Under administrative and clinical direction of the Coordinator of Nursing Services and Assistant Coordinator of Nursing Services, the Health Services Specialist is responsible for the ongoing monitoring assessing, and making clinicalrecommendations for the maintenance of quality nursing services on the physical and psychosocial needs of patients and assists with the education and training in nursing care provided to unit nursing personnel. ***Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired. • The position(s) require(s) a(n) Registered Nurse License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired. To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM. Please visit the CalHR website to find information on the Health Services Specialist (Safety) Exam. The Exam Bulletin and Training & Experience Assessment link can be found below: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=4839 Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareer account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareer profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email. This limited term position may be extended up to 24 months and has the possibility of becoming permanent. This advertisement may also be used to fill future vacancies for positions that are of the same classification and same tenure/time base if the vacancy occurs while this job posting is active.
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Job Description and Duties




This position is for Coalinga State Hospital.

Under administrative and clinical direction of the Coordinator of Nursing Services and Assistant Coordinator of Nursing Services, the Health Services Specialist is responsible for the ongoing monitoring assessing, and making clinicalrecommendations for the maintenance of quality nursing services on the physical and psychosocial needs of patients and assists with the education and training in nursing care provided to unit nursing personnel.

***Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
  • The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.
  • The position(s) require(s) a(n) Registered Nurse License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM. Please visit the CalHR website to find information on the Health Services Specialist (Safety) Exam.

The Exam Bulletin and Training & Experience Assessment link can be found below:
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=4839


Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareer account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareer profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

This limited term position may be extended up to 24 months and has the possibility of becoming permanent. This advertisement may also be used to fill future vacancies for positions that are of the same classification and same tenure/time base if the vacancy occurs while this job posting is active.

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Department of State Hospitals currently has 108 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 61 current state openings in Fresno County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 13 days, on November 17, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on November 4, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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