Job Description
This role is Sign On Bonus Eligible Cottage Health is hiring a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join it's Cottage Children's Medical Center. This position will practice in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at our Children's Medical Center, a pediatric regional referral center for the care of infants, toddlers, and children.
Our 22-bed NICU (served by a dedicated RN/RCP Transport team) provides specialized nursing care for critically ill newborns ranging in age from 0-28 days. You will also collaborate with Clinical Nurse Specialists throughout Cottage Health (PICU, Pediatrics, Neurosciences, Adult Critical Care and Emergency).
Qualifications include:
- Master's degree in nursing (MSN)
- RN license in the State of California
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certification by the California Board of Registered Nursing
- Current NRP instructor status by the AAP and the AHA
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- NRP certification (AHA/American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Current certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing from a nationally accredited organization i.e., NCC or the American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses (AACN); or certified by AACN as a Neonatal CNS - Minimum of three years of NICU nursing experience
Join us at our Children's Medical Center, which also comprises an 38-bed Pediatric Unit, 8-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinics, and an active Pediatric Surgery Division.
Aside from the professional advantages, this opportunity also offers the highly desirable Santa Barbara location, midway between the ocean and the mountains and with breathtaking vistas, beautiful gardens, delightful Spanish colonial architecture and a mild Mediterranean-like climate. Please apply online at: . EOE
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.
Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter.
If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only. SBCH NICU, Full-Time, 8 hour shift, Exempt, Cottage Children's Medical Center, Sign On Bonus Eligible
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Relocation bonus, Shift work,