Job Details

Cottage Health seeks a temporary Executive Assistant for the Nursing Administration department responsible for providing independent administrative support and develop workflow process and systems for a department and/or Vice President with minimal supervision and direction. Responsibilities include:

• Communication: Prepares routine correspondence (letters, memoranda, reports, minutes, etc.) and edits to assure grammatical accuracy and professional presentation. Responds on behalf of Vice President as directed.
• Sends out agendas prior to meeting, takes minutes, transcribes the information and distributes the minutes.
• Coordinates meetings, travel arrangements and other duties or projects as needed for members of the department and other duties or projects as needed.
• Performs administrative and executive support to the Vice President, including answering telephones, processing all incoming and outgoing mail, managing calendar, coordinating meetings, arranging travel, filing, faxing and copying, etc.
• Coordinates gathering of input, documents, etc. from single sources for reports and presentations.

• Serves as liaison for the department/work unit.

This is not an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be required to perform any job, with related instruction given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

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.

*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

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