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Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Stanford Hospital & Clinics cares deeply about its nurses. In addition to developing programs to aid nurses in striking a balance between their home and work lives, Stanford is also extremely flexible in establishing work schedules for each of its nurses that fit their specific needs. Patients here benefit not only from the high quality of the staff, but also from the fact that all different departments and specialties work together in cooperation to make for the best possible patient experience.

Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital

Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford is a preeminent facility that prides itself on creating a family oriented and child-friendly environment. The focus here is always on the children, not on their illnesses, making for a very rewarding nursing experience. Most importantly, nurses are given the opportunity and authority to actually have a voice in their patients’ care. If you love helping families, love scenic surroundings, and love making a child smile, then you’ll love working here.

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department employs about 1,100 nurses. These nurses provide care to an inmate population that is larger than many small cities. As a result nurses here experience a level of patient diversity unseen in most hospital settings. In addition, nurses working here enjoy great benefits, on-site degree programs, tuition reimbursement, a full hour of lunch away from the nurses’ station as part of their 8 hour shift, and high job security.

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department

The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department is ahead of the curve when it comes to using computer technology to make life easier and more efficient for both its nurses and their patients. Paper processing of patient files and medical records is completely replaced by electronic record keeping. Also, the Telemedicine technology is cutting edge, allowing the nurse at one facility to provide real-time, full assessments of patients at facilities many miles away.

Vickie Milazzo Institute

Vickie Milazzo Institute

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country, ranked by Child magazine as one of the top three pediatric hospitals nationwide, and by Fortune magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”. Operating three hospitals, with more than half a million patient visits annually, Children's is recognized for excellence in over 30 pediatric specialties.

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1Lt. Savannah Estes
Critical Care Nurse – Fort Sam Houston, TX

When it comes to pursuing professional and personal goals, Lieutenant Estes likes to shoot for the stars, which is why she joined the Army. She credits the Army for helping her become “a more educated, disciplined, better person.”

Parkland Health & Hospital System

Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas County Hospital District, was established in 1913 to provide health care to the indigent of Dallas County. Today, with 950 beds Parkland is an acclaimed Level I Trauma center, Regional Burn Center, and a major referral center acclaimed for quality care, teaching, and research. Parkland is always on the cutting edge of medical care. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Woman’s University and several local nursing schools. Parkland continues to grow in size and excellence; we have opportunities for you to grow with us.

Parkland Health & Hospital System

Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas County Hospital District, was established in 1913 to provide health care to the indigent of Dallas County. Today, with 950 beds Parkland is an acclaimed Level I Trauma center, Regional Burn Center, and a major referral center acclaimed for quality care, teaching, and research. Parkland is always on the cutting edge of medical care. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Woman’s University and several local nursing schools. Parkland continues to grow in size and excellence; we have opportunities for you to grow with us.

Parkland Health & Hospital System

Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas County Hospital District, was established in 1913 to provide health care to the indigent of Dallas County. Today, with 950 beds Parkland is an acclaimed Level I Trauma center, Regional Burn Center, and a major referral center acclaimed for quality care, teaching, and research. Parkland is always on the cutting edge of medical care. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Woman’s University and several local nursing schools. Parkland continues to grow in size and excellence; we have opportunities for you to grow with us.

Lakeland Regional Medical Center

At Lakeland Regional we understand that the future of our patients, as well as our hospital, depends upon you. That's why we take every necessary step to ensure that your future with us will be everything you would expect from the region's top medical facility. Come be a part of the inspiration.

University of Pennsylvania Health System

What makes UPHS such a fulfilling place to build a nursing career is discovering that each entity and every individual unit speaks the common language: patient care, learning and research. Many of our best practices were the concepts of our nursing staff. Collaborating together, the changes they make are realized by everyone within our entities – from the clinician to the patient. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, our nurses motivate progress.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Valley Presbyterian Hospital emphasizes education for their nurses. Residency programs train new nurses to enter their selected specialty, while fellowship programs allow nurses to change specialties.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Valley Presbyterian Hospital is constantly improving the nursing experience. From the new nurse-input oriented management team to the implementation of a shared governance model for Labor & Delivery training, nurses feel valued.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai has over 40 different outpatient clinics and procedural areas, thus providing opportunities for nurses to work in and to learn about a wide selection of specialties. Also, through the MDRN Collaborative initiative nurses and physicians work together to improve processes in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Further, because it’s an academic research hospital, nurses are encouraged to go back to school and continue their education.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai believes in empowering its nurses through its Shared Governance Council. Each unit forms its own committee, with a Staff Nurse given the chairmanship. The committee members themselves, all nurses, come up with the discussion topics, then work collaboratively with management to get their ideas and concerns implemented into action and policy. As a result, Cedars-Sinai consistently receives excellent nurse satisfaction scores, and the scores keep rising every year.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai is one of only 13 facilities nationwide to empower its nurses through the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) initiative. TCAB reduces time-wasting tasks and gives nurses more decision-making authority.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai uses a collaborative approach to patient care, where everyone, including nurses, has valued input. Cedars-Sinai has the resources and the willingness to look at nurses’ needs.

Hoag Hospital

Hoag Hospital is bestowed with Magnet status by the ANCC, and is staffed with award-winning nurses. Hoag helps nurses financially with their BSN education, test preparation, and certification.

Hoag Hospital

Hoag Hospital provides mentoring and long orientations to new nurse grads. Hoag also has clinical ladders that allow its nurses career advancement opportunities without having to leave the bedside.

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Northridge Hospital Medical Center involves its nurses at all levels. Versant RN residency of 18-20 weeks, on-site RN to BSN and BSN to MSN programs, and professional practice committees for nurses are examples of this.

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Northridge Hospital Medical Center strives to improve the nursing profession. The uses of an evidence-based standards committee and of peer-reviewed research are designed to make nursing better.

Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital uses shared governance with its nurses to create a satisfying work environment. This satisfaction is felt by the patients and their families, inspiring some to get into nursing themselves.

St. Joseph Health System

St. Joseph Health System is committed to the practice and art of nursing. A new initiative called “Narratives” invites nurses to document a journal of their experiences, which helps them teach the art of nursing to each other.

St. Joseph Hospital

St. Joseph Hospital is an innovator, with new technology like the DaVinci robot. This innovation, along with giving nurses a great level of responsibility, results in outcomes like 100% first-year survival of renal surgery patients.

St. Jude Medical Center

St. Jude Medical Center fosters a teamwork atmosphere of nurses, RTs, PTs, nurse aides, and others. It also values a work-life balance for RNs, through flexible scheduling and financial support of professional growth.