Vaccinator

Join Cottage Health as a Vaccinator.

The Vaccinator will administer seasonal influenza vaccinations to staff, volunteers, students, and medical staff personnel, and document accurately within the recordkeeping system.

Major accountabilities include:


* Employees will be required to perform any job, with related instruction given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.


* Find the patient in the Rover handheld device connected to Epic to confirm patient has appointment.

Confirm that adequate and accurate information is being retained and document medication information (brand, lot number, etc.)


* Administer vaccination and sign off on administration.


* Observe patient receiving vaccination for a defined period of time.


* Identify adverse reaction to vaccine and request appropriate emergency response.


* Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum: Graduate of an applicable program to allow individual to achieve California clinical license listed below or semester 3 or 4 nursing student or graduate from an accredited nursing program

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum: Any California licensed practitioner qualified and approved by their governing body to provide vaccines: Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Pharmacist, Medical Doctor, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist, Licensed Psychiatric Tech, EMT/Paramedic with vaccination training, Dentist, etc., or Semester 3 or 4 nursing student or graduate from an accredited nursing program, and AHA BLS

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish
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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