The mountain and northwestern states have some great opportunities for RNs. Below are some award-winning hospitals to consider.
Thomson Healthcare's 100 Top Hospitals-2007. Thomson surveyed more than 3,000 hospitals and evaluated each according to eight criteria. Each was scored against other facilities that fell into similar categories. According to Modern Healthcare, recognized among teaching hospitals with 200 or more acute care beds were Rose Medical Center in Denver (which has spent three years on the list); Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado (six years on the list); and St. Luke's Boise Medical Center, in Boise, Idaho (five years on the list). Grouped among the large community hospitals with 250 or more acute care beds was Providence Everett Medical Center in Everett, Washington (four years on the list). Among the small community hospitals (those with 25 to 99 acute care beds) was Brigham City Community Hospital in Brigham City, Utah (three years on the list).
The Leapfrog Group was started by corporations and large employers interested in health care costs. The group surveyed almost 1,300 hospitals and evaluated them according to whether (as report by WebMD) they 1. have ICUs that are staffed by intensivists, 2. have computerized systems for entering physicians' orders, 3. perform certain procedures and care for certain high-risk neonates, and 4. have infection-control and error-reduction measures in place. Among the top 33 hospitals chosen was Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
US News and World Report, well known for its ranking of institutions, surveyed 5,462 medical centers, evaluating them according to 16 specialties. Eighteen facilities with the highest scores made its 2007 Honor Roll. University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle ranked number 11, with high marks in nine specialties.
Magnet Awards. As of April 2008, 22 facilities in the mountain states have received the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Award. Please see http://www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet/searchmagnet.cfm for each state.
Your Guide to Job Opportunities in the Mountain and Northwestern States
Banner Health
Contact: Banner Recruiter
Web site: http://www.bannerhealth.com
(866) 377-5627
Franciscan Health System
1717 S. J Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Contact: Nurse Recruiters
(253) 426-6958
Fax: (253) 426-6941
Web site: http://www.FHSJobs.org
San Juan Regional Medical Center
801 W. Maple
Farmington, NM 87401
Contact: Pat Gross, Recruitment Specialist
(505) 609-6938
Fax: (505) 609-2425
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.sanjuanregional.com
St. Luke's Health System
190 E. Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83712
(866) 554-1400
Fax: (208) 381-4649
Contact: Pamela Jordan, Nurse Recruiter
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.stlukesonline.org
St. Mary's Hospital
2635 North 7th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Contact: Christy Pfost, Employment Manager
(970) 244-2811
Fax: (970) 244-7194
Web Site: http://www.stmarygj.org
Swedish Medical Center
1730 Minor Avenue, Ste. 400
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Paula Bartley, Recruitment Employment
(877) 562-7476
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.Swedish.org/jobs
The Valley Health System
H. R. Department
2075 E. Flamingo Road, #204
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Contact: Recruiter
(702) 369-7747
Web site: http://www.valleyhealthsystem.org
Tucson Medical Center
5301 E. Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
Contact: Wendy Hendrickson
(800) 526-5353, ext. 43684
Fax: (520) 324-5277
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.tmcaz.com
University of New Mexico Hospitals
Human Resource Office
1650 University Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: Susie Huckabee
(505) 272-2325
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://hospitals.unm.edu; click "Careers"
Vail Valley Medical Center
181 W. Meadow Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Contact: Jaime Paulus, Nurse Recruiter
(970) 477-3100
Fax: (970) 569-7471
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.vvmc.com