Company Profile
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Company Overview
What a great time to join the Kadlec Regional Medical Center team as we continue to grow! We just opened our brand new six story expansion (River Pavilion) which features ten brand-new state-of-the-art operating rooms, a 23 bed Clinical Decision Unit, a full floor dedicated to 28 private Intermediate Care rooms, and more. Construction will soon begin to build out the top four floors, expanding the River Pavilion from six stories to ten. The expansion, once complete will add another 101 beds to the Kadlec campus and create an additional 400 jobs!
About Kadlec Regional Medical Center:
Located in sunny, Tri-Cities, WA, Kadlec Regional Medical Center is a progressive 188-bed, nationally recognized, locally-governed, not for profit regional medical center. Kadlec is the premiere choice for customer service excellence, and is a member of the prestigious Planetree organization (www.planetree.org). (Planetree is about human beings caring for and serving other human beings. This involves not only the provision of nurturing, compassionate, personalized care to patients and families, but just as important, how staff cares for themselves and each other; and how organizations create cultures which support and nurture their staff).
Company History
Planetree Connection:
Kadlec formalized its mission to deliver compassionate care to patients and families by becoming a member of the Planetree Alliance. Planetree is an international organization that helps hospitals create patient-centered care in a healing environment. Planetree’s approach is holistic and encourages healing in all dimensions— mental, emotional, spiritual and social as well as physical. It seeks to maximize health care outcomes by integrating optimal medical therapies. Access to arts and nature are also incorporated into the healing environment. Across the country, Planetree is spreading rapidly as medical organizations continue to bring a stronger focus on patients and their care and comfort.
Another Major Expansion Begins:
Ground was broken on May 30, 2006 for Kadlec’s North Tower (now called River Pavilion). The $70-plus million, six-story project – named the River Pavilion -- included a 36-bed Clinic Decision Unit, 10 new operating rooms plus a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, a 28-bed Intermediate Care Unit and more. It was built with the flexibility to go as high as 10-stories as demand dictates.
Even before the new building was occupied, a fund raising campaign was undertaken by Kadlec Foundation to build a pediatric center on the River Pavilion’s fifth floor. Over $7 million was raised within the community create the Don & Lori Watts Pediatric Center, which opened in 2009.
While construction of the pediatric center was underway, the decision was made to complete the sixth floor of the River Pavilion. When finished, it will include additional private patient rooms.
Creation of Neuroscience Center:
With a vision of creating one place where patients with neurological issues can come to receive the care they need from diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation and support, the Kadlec Neuroscience Center was created. As the center grows, the focus of care will be treatment of spine, tumors, stroke, neurological disorders and pain management. Physician specialties will include neurosurgery, neurology, orthopedic spine surgery, physiatry and pain management. Plans call for the construction of a new building which pull together even more services under one roof, including The Neurological Resource Center, imaging services and Kadlec’s Outpatient Rehabilitation.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
ICU received Beacon status in 2009. Kadlec Regional Medical Center is currently pursuing Magnet status.
Benefits
About Our Benefits:
Minimum $1,000 every 2 years for continuing education*; $3,000/year tuition assistance; Employer DOUBLED/100% vested (after 2 years employment) 403-B Retirement Plan; 100% free preventative medical care and annual eye exams, plus up to $150.00 towards glasses or contacts for everyone covered under your medical insurance; Generous paid vacation/sick time; Strong shift differentials; Medical, dental, dental with orthodontia, life, and long term disability insurance coverage; College options for your children’s education; On site daycare; Unit dedicated Clinical Educators; Free employee parking & shuttle service; Paid relocation; and much, much more!