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: www.cottagehealth.org. EOE