NURSING

YRMC’s nursing staff is one of our medical center’s best resources. If you’re interested in making a difference and joining a team that is recognized as an Excellent Employer by the Arizona Nursing Association, then YRMC may be the place for you.

Here, you truly can make a difference. Our patients and their families tell us this. If you are looking for a place where your knowledge and skills are valued, and where your ideas are appreciated, come to YRMC. Experience our supportive environment for nursing, the commitment to patient care outcomes, and the opportunity to build professional relationships and friendships within the framework of our Total Healing Environment.

YRMC is expanding in almost every area of service. Over just the past two years we have upgraded our surgical and endoscopy services, started an open-heart surgery program and opened a new 50-bed hospital in nearby Prescott Valley. In addition, we will be opening a new Women’s Health Pavilion and Family Birthing Center on our Prescott Valley campus in 2010, and are planning a Level II nursery.

This is a great time to be in nursing – and an even greater time to be with an organization like YRMC. YRMC’s Mission, Vision and Values will carry it into the future as we create a Total Healing Environment for our employees, our patients and their families. We believe we demonstrate our Values in the following ways:

• Respect is demonstrated by honoring the uniqueness of our staff and by providing nursing excellence awards, mentor recognition and customized orientation.
• Accountability is demonstrated daily in patient care outcomes and support of our nursing staff with excellent nurse-to-patient ratios and organizational support for the delivery of patient care.
• Commitment is demonstrated in the ongoing education provided by our educational staff and our commitment to state-of-the-art technology to support patient care, as well as support for seminars or professional education offered throughout Arizona.
• Quality is demonstrated by using professional standards for patient care and by evaluating and modifying practice through our Nurse Practice Council, which is comprised of staff nurses who also participate in hospital-wide and unit-based performance improvement activities. YRMC has had a Clinical Ladder in place for RNs since 2000. This is available to all RNs working directly with patients and recognizes their knowledge, skills, education and volunteer work or community activities.
• Integrity is demonstrated by follow through and by developing programs and support to enhance patient care and nursing activities. These include developing an admission/discharge/transfer team, the addition of clinical coordinators on the nursing units, the approval of a lead mentor program, and most recently the initiation of a Rapid Response Team. YRMC is committed to staff safety as well as patient safety and provides ancillary support systems such as physical therapy on the nursing units to assist with patient mobility.

YRMC is the proud recipient of the Arizona Nurses Association Excellent Employer award. This award, along with other recognition that we receive and feedback from our patients and their families, reinforce our commitment to investing in our nursing staff. We believe this investment translates into improved patient care.

The true test is to find out for yourself. Join the YRMC nursing team. Call 928-771-5727 or toll-free 800-523-0623 for more information, and be sure to read the following Nursing Staff Comments.