Detailed Information

As Valley Health grows to meet the needs of our community, the possibilities for your nursing career abound. We can offer you a wide variety of clinical opportunities, from providing hands-on disease prevention and care management to recovering complex cardio-thoracic surgical patients in our top-notch CVSICU. We have now completed our exciting transition to our newest Centers of Excellence at the Winchester Medical Center:

• The Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence
• The Ortho/Rehab Center of Excellence
• The Neuroscience Center of Excellence
• The Medicine Center of Excellence.

At the Winchester Medical Center, our exceptional Surgical Services are continuing to expand, with additional ORs opening during the coming months.  We have tripled the size of our first-class Emergency Department, and a fifth cath lab in the rapidly evolving field of interventional cardiology, is now fully operational. We are proud to be among the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation for our Cardiovascular Services as well as the recipient of the national Premier Award for Quality in our outstanding care of Acute MI patients. In addition, we were recently awarded the overall Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from HealthGrades, a national quality ratings firm, placing us as one of the top 5% hospitals in the country. At the Warren Memorial Hospital, we embrace the Planetree concept and fully integrate this philosophy into every level of our patient care. We are proud of our recently constructed and highly innovative long-term care facility, the Lynn Care Center. Throughout the southern region of our area, the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital provides comprehensive programs and services, both in critical access care and in the personalized promotion of community wellness.

Continuing Education
In all clinical areas of Valley Health, you will find an extensive in-hospital orientation and an individualized unit-based preceptorship. We have comprehensive mentoring programs for both the novice nurse entering the acute care setting and also for the experienced nurse seeking to advance into the critical care arena.

Salary and Benefits
Salaries are highly competitive for our region and commensurate with experience, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus available for select clinical areas. A variety of scheduling options can be found throughout our clinical areas; evening, night, weekend and holiday differentials are in place. All staff receive generous annual paid leave and paid sick days on an escalated scale. An on-site child care at the Winchester facility, superb health and dental insurances, tax-sheltered annuity plans, wellness programs, and discounts on VH medical expenses are among the many outstanding benefits available for our nurses.

Professional Environment
Valley Health promotes an environment where nurses nurture nurses, so all can truly be enriched, both personally and professionally. Our professional development supports progression from novice to expert, and includes a four-tiered Professional Practice Ladder. Our philosophy and management style centers around patient focused care, and Valley Health also enjoys the full accreditation of  JCAHO. We have superior information technology systems in place to support our clinical staff, and are consistently ranked as being one of the top 100 "most wired" health care systems in the nation.

Other Advantages
Our friendly community is located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,in the incredibly scenic northern Shenandoah Valley. We are a mere 70 miles from Washington, D.C., yet removed from the hassles found in today’s busy metropolitan areas. If small towns and rural landscapes appeal to you, take a close look at Valley Health. As we transition to Shared Governance and journey toward Magnet status, we are seeking RNs with a dedication to excellence that matches our own!

An Equal Opportunity Employer