Clinical Nurse Specialist
BLS
CA Registered Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Located in the city of Santa Barbara, California, Cottage
Children's Medical Center is recognized today as a regional referral center for
the medical needs of infants, toddlers and children throughout the tri-county
area. It is part of the larger Cottage Hospital, a major not-for-profit
teaching hospital and trauma center servicing the south and central coast of
California since 1888. The primary focus of the 22 bed Level III, Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit is the provision of critical nursing care to the infant in
crisis. The neonatal patient may suffer from a wide variety of medical
conditions such as prematurity, respiratory distress, meconium aspiration syndrome,
hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis and surgical conditions requiring pre
and post operative care. Care ranges from the acute phase, to patient
needs or conditions necessitating close observation and interventions.
The NICU utilizes a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team approach to meet the
patient needs throughout their hospital stay and we recognize the importance of
parents and family as being an important member of the team. We are
currently seeking a dynamic, skilled Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist to join
our team. Requires a Master's degree in Nursing, California RN licensure
and a minimum of 3 years NICU Nursing experience. CNS state
certification, national certification in NICU, NCC certification in neonatal
intensive care nursing and NRP certification are also required.
