MEDICAL CARE SERVICES

Office of Nursing Excellence

Mission

To promote professional nursing practice by supporting quality nursing services to enhance the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities.

Our role is to support quality, timely, and evidence-based care and services provided by nurses throughout the Health and Human Services Agency. This includes development, implementing and updating policies and standards of practice.

The Office of Nursing Excellence collects and analyzes data to develop processes that support the delivery of excellent services and to monitor service delivery and quality indicators. We support our stakeholders in developing process improvement initiatives.

For more information contact us via email.

HHSA Nursing Professional Practice Model

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  • NURSING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

    The Office of Nursing Excellence formulates and executes the education and professional development plan, which includes partnering with local nursing schools to develop the future nursing workforce. The Office of Nursing Excellence coordinates the placement of student nurses who are enrolled in academic programs that have a formal agreement with the County of San Diego.  

    If you are a nursing student or your nursing school is interested in precepting with County of San Diego Public Health Nurses, please contact: MCSDNursingResidencyProgram.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov. 

    Your nursing school needs to have an existing Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with the County of San Diego for precepting.  An MOA is a formal agreement between parties that outlines how we will collaborate to support your nursing education and goals. 

    If your nursing school does not currently have an MOA, please contact MCSDNursingResidencyProgram.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov to explore further options.

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  • NURSING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

    County of San Diego Nursing Volunteer Program

    This nursing volunteer program will provide volunteers with networking opportunities through various experiences and interactions. This program will ensure each volunteer has a greater understanding of what Public Health Nursing offers. Nursing volunteer opportunities may vary depending on program and/or location. In addition to helping others in the community, meeting new people and making a significant difference within the County of San Diego, the benefits of volunteering with us include:

    • Career exploration
    • Leadership-building opportunities
    • Wellness opportunities

     

    More on volunteering with the Office of Nursing Excellence 

     

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PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS

The Public Health Centers offer a variety of services to the community.

Open Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. Clinic hours may be extended to meet community needs.

Location Address Phone Number 
Central Public Health Center 5101 Market St,
San Diego, CA 92114

619-229-5400
East Public Health Center 367 North Magnolia Avenue,
El Cajon, CA 92020		 619-401-3995
North Central Public Health Center 5055 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123		 858-573-7300
North Coastal Public Health Center 3609 Ocean Ranch Boulevard Suite #104
Oceanside, CA 92056		 760-967-4401
North Inland Public Health Center 649 West Mission Avenue, Suite 2
Escondido, CA 92025		 760-740-3000
South Public Health Center 690 Oxford Street
Chula Vista, CA 91911		 619-409-3110

Quick Links

Board of Registered Nursing (CA)

  

American Nurses Association

   

Association of Public Health Nurses

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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