WakeMed emphasizes recruiting what it calls the 'best minds and biggest hearts' to deliver on its mission, positioning itself as both a provider of choice for patients and a preferred partner for healthcare collaboration.
For nursing professionals, WakeMed offers roles across multiple care settings, including specialty units such as the Heart Center Pre/Post Procedure Care Unit. The organization's nursing practice model incorporates ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice, the North Carolina Board of Nursing Practice Act, and a Patient & Family Centered Care (PFCC) model built on four key concepts: Dignity and Respect, Information Sharing, Participation, and Collaboration. Clinical Nurses are responsible for comprehensive patient care through assessment-driven, individualized plans of care.
WakeMed positions itself as an employer of choice in the Raleigh-Durham area, highlighting culture, diversity, and career development as key differentiators. The organization is a featured employer on professional society career platforms such as the American Thoracic Society Career Center, suggesting active recruitment of specialized clinical talent.
Mission: WakeMed is committed to improving the health and well-being of the community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. Vision: To be the provider of choice and the preferred partner for quality health care by collaborating with physicians, employees, and volunteers to engage and educate the community; transforming patient care delivery through high quality, coordinated services for the best value; and ensuring the best minds and biggest hearts. Values include fostering trust, demonstrating transparency, and accountability.
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