Geary Community Hospital

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Geary Community Hospital
1102 St Mary's Rd
Junction City, Kansas, 66441
Telephone: 785-238-4131
E-mail: gearyhospital@hospitalsoup.com

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Learn more about Geary Community Hospital

Part I: An In-Depth Look
Part II: Employment Opportunities
Part III: The Surrounding Community
Part IV: Related Links

Part I: An In-Depth Look

An Interview with: Geary Community Hospital

Q. Can you tell us more about your organization?

Geary Community Hospital offers outstanding care to patients and continuing and ongoing educational opportunities to our employees. Our state-of-the-art facility has outstanding services, compared to larger metropolitan hospitals, while providing the personal and caring touch of a smaller hospital.

Geary Community Hospital is also the host to the University of Kansas Family Practice Residency Program-Junction City Rural Track. It is the only rural family practice residency left in the state.

Q. What types of specialty services does your organization provide?..

- Bariatric surgery for the morbidly obese (Liv Lite Weight Loss Program)
- Sleep Lab
- University of Kansas Family Practice Residency Program-Junction City Rural Track began in 1995.
- Martha K. Hover Women's Health Center with LDRP's and educational facilities
- Acute care medical and surgical
- Intensive Care Unit
- Outpatient Surgery Unit
- Rago Cardiopulmonary Center(Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab, Smoking Cessation, CPR Certification classes)
- Laboratory
- Diagnostic Imaging (CT Scanner, Ultrasound, 3 X-Ray Units, Non-Invasive Vascular Studies, Nuclear Medicine, MRI, EKG's, Dedicated and accredited Mammography Unit, Bone Densitometer).
- Geary Rehabilitation Center (outpatient physical and occupational therapy and fitness programs)
- 24-hour ER coverage by family practice physicians
- Home Health (skilled nursing, PT, speech, aide, homemaker services)
- Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Part-time clinics: Urology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Neurology
- Geriatric Psychiatric Unit
- Fred C. Bramlage Inpatient Rehab Unit: Rehab services for patients recovering from orthopaedic surgery, stroke, heart attack, or other debilitating injuries.
- Senior Health Center (geropsych unit)
- Occupational Health Clinic (and associated wellness programs on sites at businesses and industry

Q. Describe any future expansion plans, added services or new developments for your facility?

Future Plans Include:

1. New ICU
2. Additional space for Rago Diagnostic Imaging, to include an in-house MRI.
3. A new office building to house Home Health, Home Medical Equipment, the Occupational Health Clinic, and other related services.

New services include:

1. Martha K. Hoover Women's Health Center:
a. 6 Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Post Partum Rooms
b. Entire birthing process in one, beautifully decorated "bedroom."
c. Special Care Nursery, gyn surgery, education classes.
d. Births increased 427% in the first three years!

2. Senior Health Center:
a. The only geriatric psychiatric inpatient unit in Pawnee Mental Health's 10-county area.

3. Fred C. Bramlage Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit:
a. Rehab services for patients recovering from surgery, stroke, heart attack, or other debilitating injuries.

4. Sleep Lab: Diagnosis and treatment for those who suffer from sleep disorders including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, SIDS, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, COPD, and more.

Q. What makes working in your organization different from working for other employers?

We are a very friendly, family-oriented organization. Many of us have grown up in this community, and have worked here ever since we were young. We have a state-of-the-art facility; we are small, but mighty! It is a fun environment. You don't mind getting up and coming to work!
We also have an employee referral bonus!

Q. Can you explain the career opportunities available for new graduates in your organization?

The hospital hires new graduates in all departments. No one is put on call unless they have been thoroughly checked out and approved to be able to handle most any situation, keeping it safe for both patient and worker.

The hospital offers a comprehensive orientation program for all new employees. The orientation must be completed before working independently.

For new employees in the area of nursing and cardiopulmonary, we have a wonderful orientation process that is called Performance Based Development System (PBDS). Our education department does the testing. Dr. del Bueno is the developer of this program. We send the test results of all of
our nurses, LPN, RN, CNA, and CRTT and RRT's to Dr. del Bueno for grading. This testing process assesses critical thinking, technical, and intrapersonal relationship skills. No employee will be on their own until they have worked on their weak areas with an experienced preceptor.

Q. What can a candidate expect during their interview process?

You will be screened by human resources staff to see if your qualifications meet the requirements of the position. The second step would be for our managers to interview you. References are checked, and if the position involves handling money or going into homes, employees are screened through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. A credit check is performed.

Q. What are some common mistakes candidates make when applying for jobs with your facility?

We like an applicant that has a certain amount of confidence. There is a difference between being confident and overconfident. Being overconfident may not be helpful to an applicant. Perhaps asking more questions, and not making assumptions about the expecations that we have for our employees, would help candidates in having a better chance of successfully obtaining a position.

Q. Describe the employee compensation and benefit packages available at your organization.

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Q. Most facilities stress only the positive aspects of working for their organization. What are some of the challenges faced by new employees and even experienced personnel?

Staff coming here to work who were previously from larger and faster-paced environments may find things less stressful. Some people thrive on stress. It may be hard to gear down. Our patient volume is high however, particularly in the area of outpatient services. Our size and rural location however, provides a much less stressful working environment than if one were working in a larger, more metropolitan facility.

Q. What is the best way for a candidate to apply for a job with your facility?

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Part II: Employment Opportunities

If provided, please follow the link/s below to access employment opportunities at Geary Community Hospital. If employment opportunity information is not available at this time, you are advised to contact the facility's Human Resource Department for more information.

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Contact Personnel:

Name

Department

Telephone

Cathy Witt

Director of Human Resources

785-762-5140 x 4234

Kathy Jones

Human Resources Assistant

785-762-5140 x 4235

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Part III: The Surrounding Community

To help you get a better picture of the community surrounding Geary Community Hospital, you may also want to check out any Related Links (Part IV), below, for further community, business and hospital information.

Community Highlights

	Parks: well-maintained parks with modern playground equipment, benches, and picnic tables.
	Swimming: Olympic-sized municipal pools (three sizes), Junction City Country Club, YMCA indoor pool, Days Inn, Harvest Inn, Comfort Inn and Super 8 indoor pools, plus private and development pools.
	Golf: Rolling Meadows Public Golf Course (Listed in Golf Digest for the past five years as one of the best places to play golf), Junction City Country Club, Custer Hill Golf Course, also rated by Golf Digest as a top course. The new Colbert Hills Golf Course is in Manhattan, just 15 minutes away.
	Milford Lake, largest lake in Kansas, is four miles from town and provides a variety of water and recreational sports, e.g. boating, sailing, water skiing, and fishing. Walleye, bass, catfish and other species populate this lake of over 162 miles of shoreline. There are also two full-service marinas and cabins to rent.
	Junior Baseball Association and an active Parks and Recreation Department that offers clinics and organized team competitions in basketball, soccer, football, softball, swimming, tennis, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, etc.

Additional Thoughts About The Community

We are an older community with a lot of history and character! Geary Community Hospital has a service area of 45,000 + (within a 20 mile radius of town). Many patients from small towns also utilize our physicians and hospital.