Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation is an area that specializes in assisting patients to return to normal function at home as a result of traumatic injuries, stroke and other physiological disorders. Comprehensive services are provided to support patients with physical conditions resulting from illness, injury or chronic disabilities that may affect the functionality of the brain, spinal cord, limbs, muscles and nerves. They also support our patients’ caregivers, because we know a loved one’s health can impact the whole family. Rehabilitation nursing can be very rewarding and provides benefits that go far beyond a paycheck.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital South
• Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric)

Behavioral Health provides a full range of services as a baker act receiving facility. The department consists of an adult emergency room, a child / adolescent emergency room, inpatient thought disorder unit, inpatient mood disorder unit, inpatient co-occurring unit, and an inpatient child / adolescent unit. The team works collaboratively to build team members skills related to psychiatric care across the life span including intervention and prevention for adults and children, psychiatric emergency assessment, and inpatient care.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital

Oncology nursing provides services that generate, implement, and educate patients and healthcare professionals on the science of cancer therapies, particularly as medical, radiation, cellular, and surgical options evolve to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer as well as hematological conditions requiring acute nursing care. Nurses who work in oncology must be very detail-oriented because medication administration can be very complex. Oncology nursing is a great career for nurses who enjoy ongoing relationships with patients and their families.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital
• Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric)
• Memorial Hospital West

Critical Care (i.e. ICU, NICU, PICU, and CVICU) is a service provided to patients with severe medical illnesses and life-threatening injuries. A variety of treatments are offered from monitoring, medicated drips, life sustaining procedures and high tech equipment. These patients need highly trained healthcare providers who can critically think and deliver the best of care in a timely manner. It’s a fast-paced environment that requires thorough assessment skills and immediate action when changes in patient status occur.

Intermediate Care (IMCU) is an area situated between the Intensive Care Unit and the general nursing units. This area provides a higher level of care without being in the ICU. A variety of diagnosis and care can be delivered in this environment with highly trained nurses. The patient population on those units require attention and care from a highly skilled nurse to deliver quality care and provide better outcomes. These units are very important to the hospital structure to meet the needs of the population.

• This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:
  • Memorial Regional Hospital (IMCU Only)
  • Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric IMCU, NICU, PICU, CVICU)
  • Memorial Regional Hospital South (IMCU Only)
  • Memorial Hospital West (IMCU Only)

Emergency nursing is a specialty focusing on the care of patients who require prompt medical attention to avoid long-term disability or death. In addition to addressing “true emergencies,” they increasingly care for people who are unwilling or unable to get primary medical care elsewhere and come to emergency departments for help. ED nurses treat everyone from newborns to the elderly, with every conceivable illness, injury or condition. The variety means that emergency nurses need to have top-notch critical thinking and prioritization skills as well as be highly proficient in any number of areas.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital
• Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric)
• Memorial Regional Hospital South
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke (Adult ED & 24/7 Urgent Care)
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Hospital Miramar

The Cardiac Interventional and Electrophysiology (EP) lab at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital performs minimally invasive procedures on the tiniest of hearts or on adults with complex congenital or structural cardiac defects. The Registered Nurse in this practice area provides patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team based on national standards and utilizing the nursing process. This is a great opportunity to learn a unique specialty and be part of a growing congenital heart program.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Cath Lab)

Surgical nurses care for patients before, during and after surgery. Some nurses will prepare the patient for surgery, others serve during the actual procedure and additional nurses work in the recovery area. Surgical nurses are part of a well-orchestrated team that also includes staff doctors, anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, surgeons, surgery techs and maybe even residents or medical students. Everyone has a job, and everything has a place. That makes surgical nursing a great fit for nurses who love order and organization.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital (OR, PACU)
• Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Pediatric OR)
• Memorial Regional Hospital South (PACU)
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke (OR, Pre-Op)
• Memorial Hospital West (PACU)
• Memorial Hospital Miramar (OR, PACU)

Women’s Services provide care to women from labor and delivery to mother/baby. These services accommodate the medical needs of all women and provide expert care to treat your body’s gynecologic needs. Our facility is recognized for high acute care, specialized in high risk deliveries to other complicated illnesses or diseases. We are a patient-family centered care and provide care from a highly skilled, knowledgeable group of healthcare providers to meet your needs at any stage of your life.

This practice area is currently accepting Nurse Residents at:

• Memorial Regional Hospital (Mother/Baby Only)