Central Washington Hospital is the major health care facility in a four-county region. As the largest employer in our area, we provide a variety of services and serve an area of approximately 100 miles. Central Washington Hospital is a not-for-profit healthcare facility dedicated to serving the needs of the community and its residents. With 206 beds, quality technical services and a highly-trained staff of healthcare professionals, we offer a full range of services, including Family Physicians Services, Helicopter Airlift Emergency Services, and the Women's Healthcare Center.
Q.What types of specialty
services does your organization provide?..
Services include inpatient and outpatient surgery, coronary and intensive care, respiratory care, oncology, dialysis, neonatal nursery, home health and hospice, radiation therapy, regional trauma Emergency Department, skilled nursing and rehabilitative services such as pulmonary, physical, speech, and occupational therapies.
Q.Describe any future
expansion plans, added services or new developments for your facility?
We completed our cardiac open heart unit in July of 2001, and are now an open heart center for North Central Washington. Patients who formerly had to be airlifted to Seattle for treatment, may be cared for here locally within our Open Heart Unit.
Q. What
makes working in your organization different from working for other employers?
I think quality of life issues are one of the primary reasons people choose to come work and live in this community. We're approximately 150 miles away from Seattle or Spokane, and many times people are looking for a smaller community where they can enjoy a slower pace, and which has four seasons and a variety of recreational amenitities. Our hospital is a very progressive faciliy and our service area encompasses a 100 mile radius.
Q.Can you explain the
career opportunities available for new graduates in your organization?
Yes, we hire new graduates here. We have a nursing program that we sponsor at Wenatchee Valley College's ADN nursing track, and each year our facility sponsors a new graduate internship. This internship, begins each fall, and lasts 12 weeks. Generally 6-8 students participate and at the end of the program we may hire them into a full time position. Although there are no guarantees that the new graduates will be hired, so far during the four years that this program has run, we've had a 100% hire rate, and it is our intention to assist the new grads with the transition into the new world of nursing. The program is experiential in nature and each new graduate is assigned a preceptor for the internship period.
Q. What
can a candidate expect during their interview process?
The initial screening is done by Human Resources, either on the phone or in-person. The next step generally involves an on-site interview either with a recruiter or the director of the appropriate department. Directors may include someone else within the department. Management interviews may last up to two days.
Q.What are some common
mistakes candidates make when applying for jobs with your facility?
I would say a lack of professionalism both in behavior and appearance. Of course, the higher level positions have higher expectations on our end, we look for candidates who are prepared for the interview, and we utilize a behaviorally based interviewing process, and perform competency based interviewing. Basically, this involves developing a behaviorally based profile of the ideal candidate based upon the job. Questions are targeted and very specific, some candidates are suprised and struggle with this type of interview, but it helps us to help evaluate candidates and select the best fit for a particular position.
Q. Describe
the employee compensation and benefit packages available at your organization.
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?
I think as in with all new transitions, just the fact of starting a new job, in a new community, and adjusting to one's new co-workers can be challenging in and of itself. Add to the fact that healthcare today is a very stressful, fast paced environment, and I think that sometimes healthcare environments as a rule tend to test someone new. We've started a mentoring program to help new nurses who join our facility and we provide training and use a criteria based selection process for nurses who apply to be mentors.
Q. What
is the best way for a candidate to apply for a job with your facility?
Online at HospitalSoup.com Candidates may download our application by clicking the link below. The application is in Adobe Acrobat format and you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your system to view and print this application. Alternatively, you may call human resources at the contact numbers listed below, and we'll mail you an application.You can download the Free Acrobat reader by going to the following site http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
See download link below for Central Washington Hospital's Employment Application
If provided,
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at Central Washington 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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Community
Highlights
Lush forests and beautiful mountain lakes
Abundance of wildlife, orchards, and fishing
Skiing and snowboarding just 12 miles from Wenatchee
Fourteen parks with a variety of recreational amenities
Enjoy hiking, mountain biking, and cross country skiing in this outdoor paradise
Additional
Thoughts About The Community
Downtown Wenatchee sits in a picturesque valley in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in north central Washington. Historically an agriculturally based economy, Wenatchee is the hub of a bustling tourism industry, the center for medical, governmental and professional services, and a recreational Mecca featuring a world class ski resort, golf course and the outstanding tourist destinations of Leavenworth, Lake Chelan and the Gorge Amphitheater at George. Source: Downtown Wenatchee
