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May 13, 2022

Infection Control Practitioner - SBCH Infection Control (Full-Time, Days)

  • Cottage Health
  • Santa Barbara, CA, USA
General Nursing

Job Description

Cottage Health has been a leader in Santa Barbara County for many years, and is consistently recognized by Fortune in the top 10 best places to work in healthcare..  As a non-profit healthcare system, we are dedicated to the well-being of our community and beyond.  Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has over 450 beds, making us the largest hospital system on the central coast. We are a teaching hospital, non-union and a level I trauma center. 

Cottage Health seeks full-time Infection Control Practitioner to assist with data collection, education and research activities. Performs surveillance activities and applies an epidemiological approach to problem solving. Abstracts clinical data from various internal documentation sources and enters data into internal and external databases. Utilizes externally defined criteria/algorithms to determine healthcare-associated infection. Uses sound nursing judgment and ensures accurate and timely data entry required to meet reporting deadlines. Able to perform analysis and meaningful presentation of data. Participate in process improvement teams as directed.

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare/Science related field (e.g. Microbiology, Epidemiology or Nursing).

Preferred: Master's in Public Health & didactic course work in infection control, including either the CDC or APIC course.

Certification required within 2 years of employment: Board Certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC). 

Preferred: Current California RN license and 2 years of infection control experience.

Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision. Intermediate computer skills in such areas as spreadsheets, databases, and electronic medical records.   

We offer an excellent compensation package that includes above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, optimal staffing ratio and a good life/work balance.  Relocation and rental assistance available.  

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.
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About Cottage Health
Cottage Health was ranked number 42 of healthcare providers and insurers in Modern Healthcare’s Top 100 “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” We also received ninth place for large health systems and 92 overall. “The Best Places to Work” program recognizes 100 outstanding healthcare employers nationwide. With nearly 5,000 hospitals across the U.S. and countless other healthcare organizations, our ranking is a significant achievement. No wonder so many top professionals have made Cottage Health their employer of choice.

About Our Location
Nestled between the ocean and the mountains, Santa Barbara, California offers breathtaking vistas, beautiful flowers, an abundance of Spanish colonial architecture and a mild, “Mediterranean” climate. Once you come home to Santa Barbara, it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else. Cottage Health System offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package, which includes relocation assistance. Make the move that will change your career.

Cottage Health formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital.

CH is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in advanced medicine, and a commitment to our communities.

Our medical staff of more than 600 physicians includes specialists in all major clinical areas, many of whom participate in the training and education of some of the top medical residents in the country in our internal medicine, general surgery, and radiology residency programs.

At Cottage Health, we rely on the contributions, creativity, and skills of our employees. Therefore, we offer competitive compensation and benefits that include above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, new-hire bonuses, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance, and relocation packages.

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