Nursing at CJW Medical Center

As you know, a top priority at CJW Medical Center is attracting and retaining great nurses. That’s why we work hard to provide what nurses are looking for from their careers. Each of our medical campuses is a designated trauma center and each has distinct specialty programs.

As a nurse at CJW, you’ll receive great pay, outstanding benefits and the flexibility to fit your schedule so it works best with your life and meets your personal needs. We love to see our nurses succeed, and we’ve made it a priority to provide the specialized training and supportive environment you need to grow in your career. From a direct line of communication with management to a wide-range of educational opportunities—we’ve got it set up to help you get even better at what you do best and move up the ladder while you’re at it!

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a clinical team dedicated to providing the highest quality of patient care! Call CJW Medical Center’s human resources at (804) 323-8890 to schedule a personal tour. You can also view available nursing positions at CJW right now by visiting our Job Search page.

Or you can email their Nursing Career Specialist at cjwhrdept@neighborhoodhospitals.com

Hear Nurses Talk About CJW — In Their Own Words

Want to hear what CJW nurses are saying about life and their careers at CJW? We've got a number of videos of them doing just that.

Tune in to the links below and hear what these nurses have to say about their relationships with administrators and physicians, the collaborative work environment, the kind of extraordinary care they see at the hospital every day, and how they have grown professionally at CJW.

Check out interviews with these examples of all the wonderful nurses at CJW:

• Karen Shipman, RN, BSN, and Catherine Tapp, RN, nursing directors of the emergency departments at the Johnston-Willis and Chippenham campuses, respectively, at Vimeo.com;
• Kelly Kemper Wood, BSN, CEN, clinical coordinator of the Chippenham ED, alongside Sara Cannon, RN, BSN, also of the Chippenham ED, at Revver.com;
• Randy Thompson, RN, BSN, Clinical Nurse Expert, and Kyra Wilson, LPN, of the Johnston-Willis ED at YouTube.com;
• Sara Zebrowski, RN, and Bryan Proffit, RN, Clinical Nurse Expert, of the Johnston-Willis ED at Viddler.com;
• and Carol Fox, RN, and Jim McCann, RN, nursing director and clinical coordinator, respectively, of the Arrhythmia Care Unit and Progressive Care Unit at CJW's Chippenham campus at Blip.tv.

Happy viewing!

Grow Your Career with the HCA Richmond Internship in Operating Room Nursing

Do you have at least one year of hospital experience as an RN and want to broaden the horizons of your career? Apply for the HCA Richmond Health System's Internship in Operating Room Nursing and grab your scrubs!

With the average age of OR nurses being higher than 49, the national average for all registered nurses, it is estimated that ORs will lose between 35 and 40 percent of their nurses within the next five years. So HCA Richmond is investing in the power of education to get more nurses into the OR.

The program, which begins on April 21 and will last six to nine months depending on individual progress, will give seven nurses the opportunity to receive didactic training in the classroom and practice what they learn in clinical rotations among HCA Richmond's four hospitals (CJW Medical Center, Retreat Hospital, John Randolph Medical Center, and Henrico Doctors' Hospital). The classroom curriculum is the Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ developed by the Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses.

At the end of the internship, the students will be placed in the HCA Richmond hospital that is the right match for each one as determined by the students, OR directors, and clinical educator. All HCA Richmond asks in return is a two-year commitment of employment.

Interested? Check out the job posting and apply online.

CJW Offers New Opportunities and Programs for RNs

CJW Medical Center has a number of new opportunities available that will allow nurses to expand the scope of their careers, including a brand-new unit, two residency and internship programs, and new flexible scheduling options through a Central Resource Pool.

The new Johnston-Willis ICU, opening soon, will be a 14-bed progressive combined ICU with all state-of-the-art equipment. It will be supported by HCA Richmond's eICU WATCH system, which keeps ICU patients at all four HCA Richmond hospitals electronically monitored around the clock by physicians, critical care nurses and data managers. RNs on the ICU will benefit from flexible scheduling options, a collaborative environment with physicians, individualized orientation and mentoring by experienced staff.

New graduate RNs are encouraged to apply for the *CJW Nurse Residency program* , which begins in January. This 12-week program helps new nurses transition from the classroom to the clinical setting. Through clinical rotations and weekly seminars on key topics, participating nurses will expand their knowledge base, build their confidence, and improve their skills. Apply online now.

Nurses with at least one year of acute-care experience can apply for CJW's Emergency Nursing Internship, an intensive program for RNs looking to move into the challenging field of emergency nursing. During this 16-week program, participating nurses will receive instruction and clinical orientation on core emergency topics, trauma, emergency pediatrics, crisis intervention and disaster preparedness. Apply online now.

The Central Resource Pool allows participating nurses to commit to some basic scheduling requirements and earn more money for floating between competency categories, units, and campuses. It's a great way for nurses to work in various units according to skill and need while earning more money for doing so. Learn more and apply online.

If you'd like to know more about these and other nursing opportunities at CJW Medical Center, visit the job search page or contact Derrick Mestler at (804) 327-4028 or derrick.mestler@hcahealthcare.com.