Southwest Healthcare

The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries annually and handles an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. It also features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region's only Total Joint Center, making it a key specialty care provider in the region. Nursing roles at Southwest Healthcare involve providing excellence in patient care through collaborative and comprehensive care based on patient and family needs. Staff Registered Nurses are responsible for assessments, treatment, and care on assigned units. Available positions include full-time day shift schedules with 36 hours per week, full benefits, and a $6,000 sign-on bonus, with opportunities for overtime and covering various shifts. The organization emphasizes quality of care, patient experience, community collaboration, mutual respect, and financial stewardship as its core values. Employee reviews from nurses indicate a mixed but moderately positive experience. Nurses report appreciating the ability to meet personal goals, learn new things, and feel personally appreciated. However, areas flagged for improvement include overall satisfaction, with job security, advancement, and management receiving lower sub-scores compared to other categories.

Southwest Healthcare's mission is to provide the highest quality health care to the community by bringing excellence, value, and service together to promote, improve, and restore health. Its vision is a health system in which all providers work together to make excellent, patient-centered health services available locally. Core values include Quality of Care (staying current with technology, recruiting qualified physicians and staff), Patient Experience (warm, welcoming, personalized care in a safe environment), Community Collaboration, Mutual Respect and Appreciation, and Financial Stewardship.