PIH Health Downey Hospital - Downey, California
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives of patients, families and colleagues
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We want our Registered Nurses to feel both challenged and accomplished in their professional journeys. PIH Health has several promotional opportunities to help you achieve your professional goals including specialty certification programs, the Professional Enrichment career ladder, and the PIH Health Career Pathway Program
The PIH Health Career Pathway Program for example is a formalized program that prepares our nurses to transfer into specialty areas.
(Critical Care, Emergency, Operative, Dialysis, Infection Preventionist)
“PIH Health takes care of their nurses. When I had an opportunity to work here and see the culture I fell in love with this hospital and everything it stands for… the impact of the community is huge.”
- Sara Ries BSN, RN“As a New Grad or as a new nurse coming in, even if you have lots of experience, you will never be seen as an outsider. You will always have the support of the nurses…the staff and well as the nurse managers and nursing administration.”
- Lori Russell MSN, RN, FNPNursing is a vital part of our organization. At PIH Health, we value collaboration, personal development, and professional excellence. Through the delivery of compassionate, excellent care and the promotion of courageous innovation, we strive to put our “patients first.”
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is one of the clinical leaders in nursing. The CNS has advanced knowledge and skills that include clinical expertise in area of specialty, evidenced-based practice, collaboration, consultation, education, mentoring, and change leadership. These skills are necessary to advance the practice of nursing and the professional development of nurses. The CNS reports to the Clinical Director and their designees in leading the nursing clinical practice and the advancement of excellence in patient care. The CNS provides expert comprehensive nursing care directly to patients, supports and develops registered nurses at the point of care and serves as a leader in redesigning systems to improve access, quality, and safety in a cost-effective manner. The CNS improves patient care by putting the best evidence and innovations into practice while solving challenging patient care issues and monitoring patient outcomes for clinical effectiveness.
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3.7 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 35 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is also certified as a Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Required:
Department/Unit | Certification |
NICU | NRP |
General Pediatrics | PALS |
Women’s | NRP, ACLS |
Adult Geriatric | ACLS |
Adult Critical Care | ACLS |
Adult Oncology | ONS Chemotherapy Provider Certification |
Emergency | ACLS, PALS |
Preferred:
Department/Unit | Certification |
NICU | RNC-NIC, CNS-BC |
General Pediatrics | PCNS-BC, CNS-BC |
Women’s | RNC-OB, CNS-BC |
Adult Geriatric | AGCNS-BC, CNS-BC, GCNS-BC, ACCNS-AG |
Adult Critical Care | CCRN, CNS-BC, AGCNS-BC, GCNS-BC |
Adult Oncology | OCN, CNS-BC, AGCNS-BC |
Emergency | CEN, MICN, CNS-BC |
PIH Health is aware of a scam involving cybercriminals using the PIH Health logo and likeness in fake job posting. PIH Health will never request banking information, or any other financial information from job candidates. If you are suspicious of a PIH Health job postings on any online recruitment site please contact the PIH Health Human Resources Department at 562.698.0811, Ext. 12483 to verify the legitimacy of the job posting. You can also file a report with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at IC3.gov.