Finding the Right Place to Work for you

Unhappy at your current facility? Planning to reenter the Hospital workforce? New Graduate? Looking for Advancement?
Just how will you choose your new work place.
Research is your first step. Find out what you can, often easily on the Internet. Hospital size, services offered, parent company, career listings etc. are often readily available facts from the comfort of your home. Are you looking for the familiarity of a smaller facility or the vast opportunities offered by the larger complexes? What field of Nursing do you wish to work and is it offered by that facility. What do the career listings or job boards tell you? Does the number of vacancies reflect the opening of new services or a high turnover rate?
If possible speak with as many people as you can about the facility. Patients or employees may be a great source for information but sometimes the final judgment needs to be yours.
Visit the facility. Check out driving times, potentially a huge deciding factor. A 12 hour shift, coupled with an hour commute, will make your day 14 hours long, and perhaps not the safest way to drive home. How are you greeted at the facility? If the staff are friendly smiling and approachable you may have found one great hospital. Is the facility clean, how is parking? Any evidence of service excellence programs in place? If I will be moving is this community right for me. And for some of us just how far is the beach?
Should you decide to apply to a facility, how are you treated as a candidate? Is your application processed efficiently and professionally? Benefits, wages, reward programs etc all come into the equation. What does a huge sign on bonus tell you about a hospital.
We have three great facilities in the Pasco Hernando market. Oak Hill in Spring Hill, Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point, and Community in New Port Richey. With the three we offer many specialties and options in three growing communities. World Class Open heart, Psychiatry, LDRP OB are just some of our choices. Onsite RN to BSN programs and Internship programs designed around the needs of Graduate Nurses and RNs needing career changes are just some of your options. All in communities offering great lifestyles and short commutes.Choosing the facility that is right for you will take both time and effort but will hopefully result in a positive career move for you