Registered Nurse (Emergency)

$59 - $89 / hour

Job Description

This position is Sign-On Bonus eligible.

Experience the best of both worlds at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (GVCH), a facility that has earned a 5-star quality rating from CMS. Our 20-bed, state-of-the-art facility (built in 2016) is a key part of our integrated health system, which has earned the Silver-Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA). This system-wide achievement highlights our dedication to providing specialized, patient-centered care for seniors.

Our facility is also recognized as a center of excellence for joint replacement and wound management, allowing us to provide high-level, full-service emergency care in a comfortable community setting that puts patients first.

This position is a unique opportunity to join our system-wide nursing team. While you'll be based in our community-focused ED, you can also receive paid cross-training at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center. This allows you to maintain and grow your high-acuity skills while enjoying the pace and culture of a 5-star community hospital.

California RN license
ACLS, BLS, and PALS from the American Heart Association.
ATCN or TNCC
NRP within 3 months of start date.
One-year recent experience in an Emergency Department or Correctional Facility.

About Us

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.

Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only.

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