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Bianca Taylor is the unit secretary for one of Methodist Hospital's critical care units. Before stepping into this role she worked in environmental services for close to 20 years. "My supervisor asked me if I wanted to [make the move to unit secretary]. He thought I would make a good candidate and I just said yea, I'll go for it." Learn more about Bianca's experience as an IU Health team member by watching her spotlight video in the link below. Explore inspiring & meaningful careers at IU Health & Riley Children's Health by visiting: iuhealth.org/careers
Ben Withers is a nurse on Methodist Hospital's cardiac medical critical care unit. He cares for some of the sickest patients in Indiana. He's also part of the hospital system's nursing professional governance team that works to improve nursing and patient care in our hospitals. "I just love the nurses that I work with. They are so passionate and, especially at the level of care that we are, we have to be on our game and I just love being able to trust my coworkers that they have the knowledge and the desire and the work ethic and the team work to not let me drown when things are getting rough. I would go to bat for these people any day." Learn more about Ben's experience as a nurse at IU Health by visiting the link below. Explore inspiring & meaningful careers at IU Health by visiting iuhealth.org/careers.
ollowing a comprehensive review process that began more than three years ago, Indiana University Health West Hospital has attained Magnet with Distinction recognition. This is the third time IU Health West has achieved Magnet, and the first time the hospital has earned Magnet with Distinction. This achievement from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice. Less than 10 percent of hospitals across the United States have earned Magnet status. Even fewer have earned Magnet Recognition with Distinction, a new ANCC designation recognizing the highest performing Magnet organizations around the world. Magnet with Distinction celebrates hospitals and healthcare organizations that exceed the scoring thresholds required to attain Magnet designation. It raises the bar to recognize top-tier organizations that have achieved the highest level of nursing excellence while addressing emerging challenges and changes in health care moving forward. “Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to this community,” said Kapri Ames, chief nursing officer at IU Health West. Visit our blog to continue the story & watch a video of IU Health West team members learning they received this honor. Exploring inspiring & meaningful careers at IU Health by visiting: iuhealth.org/careers
Nurses from across the IU Health Indianapolis Suburban Region—which includes IU Health North, Saxony, Tipton and West hospitals—share why they became certified and what they're most proud of. March 19 is Certified Nurses Day—a worldwide day of recognition to honor certified nurses everywhere and thank them for their dedication, achievements and commitment to patient safety. Certified nurses across IU Health's Indianapolis Suburban Region share why they became certified nurses and what they’re most proud of in their careers. Click our blog link below to read more about each of our featured nurses and their "why." Explore inspiring & meaningful careers at iuhealth.org/careers.
Jeffson Saint-Hilaire took a legal leap of faith one year ago this week and moved to Indianapolis from his homeland of Haiti. He left behind his mother, two sisters and friends, but also a country ravaged by natural disasters, political instability and violence. Now, the 25-year-old has a new home – in Indianapolis and at IU Health, where he is the newest interpreter on a team of a half-dozen based at Riley Hospital for Children. Language services is housed in the basement of the Riley Outpatient Center garage, but Saint-Hilaire and his colleagues are out and about every day at Riley, Methodist and University hospitals. Currently, there are 18 team members in language services, covering the three Downtown hospitals. There, they work with care teams, patients and families to communicate medical information and questions in the patient’s native language. Saint-Hilaire, who interprets for a growing local Haitian population that speaks Haitian Creole, began studying English and working as an interpreter while attending university in Haiti. “I was interpreting back in Haiti, but I was just doing it as a passion,” he said. “I never knew it was going to be a career until I got here and saw the great influx of Haitians. I discovered it was a special ability, so when I moved here, I trained to be a medical interpreter.” Read more about Jefferson's story by visiting our blog listed below. Explore inspiring & meaningful careers at iuhealth.org/careers
Riley Children's Health is hosting virtual interviews for nursing careers on Friday, February 16th from 9:00am - 4:00pm. Attend our virtual hiring event and explore a variety of RN career opportunities with Riley Children's Health in units including Peri-Op, Acute Care, Critical Care and Emergency Department. Speak with the Riley Children's Health team and learn more about the meaningful work our nurses enjoy each day. Riley Children's Health offers a variety of nursing careers for new-grad and experienced nurses. Riley Children's Health nurses enjoy competitive pay, a generous benefits package, sign-on bonus and relocation incentives. Attend our virtual hiring event and learn more about how you can join the team! Riley Children's Health is Indiana’s largest and most skilled pediatric system, with over 50 locations across the state. As one of the nation’s leading healthcare networks specifically for children, our multidisciplinary team of pediatric primary care and specialists can deliver and coordinate healthcare for every child because we have expertise in all areas of pediatric health. Riley Children's delivers something that can’t be found anywhere else in Indiana. Riley has the only pediatric research hospital in the state and are ranked among the top hospitals in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
Riley Children’s Health nurses are a special group. Patients and families know that. Administrators know that. But now it’s documented for all to see. In a live video call Friday, Riley nurses heard from the Commission on Magnet that the hospital has officially been recognized as a Magnet hospital for the fifth time. Riley is in “rare air,” said IU Health Chief Nursing Executive Jason Gilbert. Less than 1% of hospitals nationally achieve Magnet status five or more times, “so you are setting the standard for the country for nursing excellence in children’s healthcare.” Sharon Pappas, chair of the national Commission on Magnet voluntary governing body, which assesses nursing quality, achievements, leadership, education, collaboration, innovation and patient outcomes, had the privilege of delivering the good news to an enthusiastic group of nurses and Riley leadership in the Riley Outpatient Center auditorium. “The commission has reviewed all of your submitted documentation and findings from your recent site visit. It is my high honor and privilege to officially notify you that the Commission on Magnet has unanimously voted to credential Riley Children’s Health as a Magnet organization for the fifth time,” she told the group. “Congratulations!” Explore inspiring and meaningful careers at Riley Children's Health by visiting: rileychildrens.org/careers
As the new downtown hospital project moves forward, design teams are now soliciting input from clinical team members about how best to lay out patient rooms. "This is such a massive project and everyone has their thumbprint on it," said Matt Siregar, University Hospital's transplant unit manager. "For someone like me, who works inpatient and is just a small part of this very large organization, to be able to have our voice heard and make significant changes to the workflow of the room has been extremely impactful." Click the link below to watch the video and learn more about how our team member are making an impact. Explore inspiring and meaningful careers at iuhealth.org/careers
Pam has been a nurse at IU Health since 2011. Listen to her story and learn more about why she loves being an IU Health nurse. Join the team. Find out more about a career with IU Health by visiting: iuhealth.org/careers.
Lauren Shively is a Tipton native. When she got the opportunity to learn from healthcare professionals at IU Health Tipton, she jumped at the opportunity. As a student in her second year of the radiography program at Indiana University Kokomo, Shively is required to get firsthand experience in multiple healthcare settings. “Once you get in the program, you do clinicals the whole entire time you’re in the program, so two years of clinicals,” she explains. Her time at the hospital has helped with hands-on patient care experience. She trained with the hospital’s technologists. Once they felt she was ready, she began doing patient imaging herself with a technologist available to support if needed. “Everywhere you go, you’re going to see people doing exams differently,” Shively says. “They’ve shown me new ways of doing what I’ve already done, ways to be more efficient.” Shively is set to graduate in May 2024. Her degree will signify she can perform X-ray imaging, but she plans to continue her education to eventually perform ultrasounds as well. Even with her time at other healthcare facilities, Shively says there is something special about working with the team in her hometown. “I would say that they’ve been very helpful. They really like to have students here. I feel like a part of the team here.” If you are interested in joining the IU Health team, explore career opportunities at careers.iuhealth.org.
