Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center

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Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
1915 E Rezanof Dr
Kodiak, Alaska, 99615
Telephone: 907-486-3281
E-mail: kodiak@hospitalsoup.com

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Learn more about Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center

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: Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center

Q. Can you tell us more about your organization?

Located in the Gulf of Alaska about 252 air miles southeast of Anchorage, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center (PKIMC) is part of one of the largest Health Care Systems in the Northwest United States. As an affiliate of Providence Health System, PKIMC is committed to ensuring quality health care services for the nearly 15,000 residents of the Kodiak Island Borough.

A staff of over 180 professionals take pride in their commitment to quality care and benefit from the resources of a facility that in 1997 completed a Twenty-six million dollar expansion and remodeling project. An active Medical Staff of nineteen is composed of three surgeons and a psychiatrist in addition to a complement of family practice and internal medicine physicians. A Board Certified Radiologist completes the community complement of physicians.

Our Outpatient Specialty Clinic hosts an array of visiting Specialists to include Ear-Nose & Throat, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology, Allergy, Urology, OB/GYN plus the services of an Audiologist and Speech Therapist.

The Medical Center is JCAHO Accredited and has Twenty-five Acute Care and nineteen Long Term Care beds. Two General Surgeons, one Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Board Certified Psychiatrist anchor the Medical Center’s basic service offerings.

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

- Acute Care
- Birthing Suites
- Bone Densitometry
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Diabetes Education
- Emergency Room
- Marital Counseling
- Mental Health Counseling
- Intensive Care Services
- General Surgery
- Laboratory
- New Spiral CT-Scanner
- Long Term Care
- Mammography
- Operating Room
- Orthopeadic Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Radiology
- Ultrasound
- Physical and Occ. Therapy
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Home Health
- Two Surgical Suites
- Outpatient Specialty Clinics

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

Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center maintains an ongoing strategic planning process to ensure the Medical Center is keeping pace with the health care service needs of our growing and diverse community. Potential areas for expansion include an Assisted Living Facility, expansion of the Long Term Care Center capacity and enhanced chemotherapy services. Additions to the Specialty Clinic Outpatient Services scheduled are made based on community need.

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

Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center’s environment is one of compassion and respect for the dignity and self worth of patients and employees. Staff members are dedicated to quality and excellence in the delivery of care. Teamwork is a functionality that is vested in our infrastructure of care giving and staff working relationships.

Staff members know that the Administrator is genuinely concerned for the well being of each employee and patient. We live and work in a community that does not hesitate to show its support for the extra effort put forth by our employees. New employees and their families are welcomed as a part of a community health care system that values the contributions each individual makes to sustain a caring and competent workforce.

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

Such opportunities are limited due to the relative smallness of our Medical Center. Of necessity all clinical nursing staff are hired based on advanced education (BA in nursing) and years of experience working in a multidisciplinary environment. It is not unusual for a R.N. to work different shifts during the week in OR, ER, Acute Care, Intensive Care and Long Term Care. Our acuity staffing pattern may not allow for a full 40 hours on the Acute Care floor but other hours may be available in other departments.

New graduates that have undergone cross training that ensures their ability to work in different departments would have a distinct advantage with respect to being a successful applicant for a position at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. Staff members working in ancillary care departments (radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, home health, rehabilitation services) are generally on call given that these departments as a rule work a regular 8AM-5PM Monday through Friday shift.

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

Typically the initial interview takes place over the telephone with a representative from our Human Resources department. This interview covers the basics with respect to review of application and a general getting acquainted exercise. If the candidate remains interested a series of telephone conference would then be arranged to include but not necessarily limited to: department/unit supervisor, manager, key department/unit personnel and in some instances the Medical Center’s Administrator.

Candidates who make it through this process with a favorable rating may be offered the opportunity to visit Kodiak, expenses paid, to take a first hand look and talk face to face. This visit would include appointments with key staff involved in the hiring decision, a referral to the local Chamber of Commerce, Realtors, School District, etc., based on the candidates preferences.

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

Overstating ability or misrepresenting their willingness to cross train and work in different departments. Some have gotten caught up in the adventure to Alaska and failed to consider the full ramifications of such a move on other family members who may not be as enthusiastic about moving so far away from family and friends.

The assumption that the term “isolated island” does not include the ability to drive or take a ferry to the mainland for a day of shopping as is the case for some island communities in the lower 48.

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?

Kodiak is a friendly community. Our day to day living environment is born from a history of individuals working together to create and maintain a strong sense of community identity. To this end, Kodiak is not a place for the loner. This is due, in part, to Alaska’s traditional characterization as “The Last Frontier”. Historically and today new faces are welcomed as they bring news from the “lower 48” and offer, residents the opportunity to explore, vicariously, yet another stateside community. Then to, it is not unusual for the newcomer to be taken aback by the relative quiet of a neighborhood. What you hear, most often, are kids playing rather than the blare of sirens or the constant zoom of passing vehicles, we do on occasion get frustrated with the 4 minute traffic jam at the downtown Y intersection or at the blinking light on Mill Bay Road. By the way the blinking yellow light is Kodiak’s only working traffic light. Shopping is at the most a ten minute drive from your home more generally about 5-7 minutes and of course while shopping you run into co-workers, neighbors, new friends or even someone you sat with on the plane up or on the Ferry ride over from the mainland.

While the community offers a lifestyle that is envied by many, it is does not have the availability of huge shopping strip malls. The single movie theater features first run films, usually, about two weeks after theater release. Off road enthusiasts will marvel at the opportunities to explore, while, the person who enjoys jumping in the car at the beginning of a weekend and driving 14 hours, in bumper to bumper traffic to get to a scenic vacation spot. If you do not enjoy fishing, camping, hiking, berry picking, mountain climbing, high school basketball, little league play on a muddy field and rain, then perhaps, Kodiak is not the place you want to settle.

Our moderate temperature is less extreme than other parts of Alaska through wind, rain and cold can be expected. Some have a difficult time adjusting to the long winter hours of darkness. Others have difficult adjusting to the long summer days of sunlight. Parents have some difficulty getting the kids to come in and go to bed during the 16 plus hours day between sunrise and sunset from mid May to August.

Travel to and from Anchorage (the nearest major urban area, population 300,000 plus) or to destinations outside of Alaska can be quite costly if not planned for well in advance. Weekly airfare specials that get you to and from Anchorage for $99 are great for the spontaneous traveler.

If you and your family want the experience of living in a community that maintains a focus family, community and an honest work ethic then Kodiak is a place that you must consider. We offer one of the most pristine natural environments in Alaska.

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 Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. 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

Victoria Stuteville

Human Resources

907-486-9595

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Part III: The Surrounding Community

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

Community Highlights

	During the summer enjoy the majesty of Kodiak’s hikeable mountain and coastal trails, some of the world’s best sports fishing, the annual migration of gray whales, Kodiak Brown Bears, Eagles, Puffins, Geese, Ducks, Otter, Sea Lions, Seals, Red Fox and more of the abundant natural wonder of Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago.
	Kodiak Baranof Museum, Alutiiq Heritage Museum, Russian Orthodox Church Archives, Kodiak Rocket Launch Facility, Abercrombie State Park, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
	The security and peace of mind that comes from living in a community with one of the lowest crime rates in the United States.
	Kodiak Arts Council hosts seasonal performances including professional performers and community theater.
	Kodiak College, Fisheries Industrial Research Facility, National Marine Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

Additional Thoughts About The Community

Kodiak is accessible by air and sea. The State-owned Kodiak Airport provides a 7,500' paved runway. Kodiak Municipal Airport offers a 2,475' asphalt airstrip. Three scheduled airlines serve Kodiak with several daily flights, and a number of air taxi services provide flights to other communities on the Island. City-owned seaplane base at Trident Basin and Lilly Lake serve floatplane traffic.