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South County Health

Community Hospital · Wakefield, RI

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South County Health workplace
2
open roles, live count
100
beds
3.0
Google rating

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Community Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Per-diem 1

Benefits

South County Health offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental coverage, vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, a 403b retirement plan, paid time off (PTO), and a broad range of career development benefits and opportunities.

Who they are

South County Health is an independent, non-profit healthcare system located in Wakefield, Rhode Island, with over 100 years of service to the southern Rhode Island community.

  • Community Hospital · Wakefield, RI
  • Hiring per-diem
More about South County Health

The system is comprised of three entities: South County Hospital (a 100-bed acute care hospital), South County Home Health, and South County Medical Group. The hospital is recognized as a global leader in robotic-assisted surgeries, offering more robotic-assisted surgical options than any other hospital in the state, including Mako SmartRobotics. South County Health is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC). The organization has developed a 'Next Century' strategic plan involving employees, trustees, medical staff, leadership, and community members to guide its future, with revised Mission, Vision, and Values statements recently approved by its Board of Trustees. For nursing professionals, South County Health emphasizes providing patients with the best care possible while enjoying a healthy work-life balance, offering competitive salaries and a broad range of career development benefits and opportunities.

Mission: 'Rhode Island's Most Trusted Health Partner.' The organization focuses on making high-quality healthcare accessible to all, bringing innovative technologies that enhance medical teams' expertise to the community, and continuing to earn trust by delivering exceptional patient experiences. The organization's strategic planning process reaffirmed that it has developed 'unparalleled trust' from the communities it serves, describing this as a 'sacred trust' reflecting the essence of who they have been in their first 100 years.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

trustcommunity-focusedinnovationquality-drivenwork-life balancepatient-centeredcollaborativeaccessibility

What nurses say in reviews

No other numeric review or rating signals from sources such as Indeed were available.

The good

  • 5-star CMS rating for overall hospital quality
  • 5-star HCAHPS patient satisfaction scores
  • Leapfrog Group 'A' grades for hospital quality and patient safety
  • Emphasis on healthy work-life balance explicitly stated in job descriptions

The hard parts

  • As a smaller 100-bed community hospital, specialty nursing unit options may be more limited compared to larger medical centers
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship
Direct employer
Roles last seen active
Jul 30, 2026
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