MultiCare Health Systems

Today, it is the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state, operating 13 hospitals and more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric, and specialty care locations across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. The system employs over 28,000 team members, including nearly 6,000 registered nurses and over 2,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. For nursing professionals, MultiCare represents a large, regional employer with significant scale and geographic footprint across the Pacific Northwest, offering opportunities across a wide range of care settings. The organization emphasizes its community-based heritage and locally governed structure as distinguishing characteristics. Nurse roles involve delivering nursing care using the nursing process according to hospital policies, procedures, and protocols, drawing on nursing education and experience to provide patient care across the system's facilities.

Mission: 'Partnering for healing and a healthy future.' Vision: 'MultiCare will be the Pacific Northwest's highest value system of health.' Core values include Respect (affirming the dignity of each person and treating each individual with care and compassion), Integrity (speaking and acting honestly to build trust), and Stewardship (nurturing all of MultiCare's resources). Values serve as guiding principles impacting every aspect of the organization, including patient care and interpersonal expectations.