Registered Nurse (Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine)

Job Description

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is currently seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for our Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine Unit.


The unit offers voluntary, short-term inpatient treatment for adults 18 years of age and older. We assist our patients in completing medical detoxification and withdrawal from alcohol, sedatives, and opiates. We also provide comprehensive medical and psychiatric care. We treat the entire range of psychiatric illnesses and provide a safe and supportive environment in which to recover. Treatment modalities include group therapy, occupational therapy, spiritual care, yoga and movement therapy, music and art therapy, case management and discharge planning.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital inpatient unit for psychiatry and addiction medicine is one of several treatment programs operated by Cottage Health. Other services offered at our acute and sub-acute care facilities located in Santa Barbara include residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation and intensive outpatient programming.


We have a high performing clinical team that has earned the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence award three consecutive years for outstanding patient satisfaction, and we have one of the highest employee satisfaction levels in the organization.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 1 year acute care or mental health nursing experience
• California RN license
• BLS from the American Heart Association.

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.

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