CVPH Medical Center Human Resources

Overall pluses of working here
1. Orientation
2. Preceptorships for GN’s & RN’s
3. LEAD program
4. EXPLORE program
5. Career Advancement/Professional Education Opportunities
6. Presence of Clinical Nurse Specialists at the hospital
7. RN’s certified in their specialty throughout the hospital.
8. Ability to be involved in a teaching environment due to the number of area programs doing clinicals here.

Position specific points:
1. Rates
2. Equipment or other technology that makes work easier or more interesting
3. Exciting cutting edge Nursing computer applications such as Medication Administration Safety Checking and Electronic Nursing Documentation
4. Staffing ratios
5. Collegiality of staff relationships on the units
6. A union environment (since late 80’s)

General CVPH Info: www.cvph.org

• Non-profit, JCAHO accredited, regional center

• Provides care to 170,000 residents throughout the tri-county region of northeast New York

• Level II Trauma Center, a Designated Area Trauma Center in the state Lifestar Trauma System, and one of eight state-designated Regional Resource Centers for Emergency Management.

• Private, financially stable institution, with an average daily census of 200 plus 84 residents on our skilled nursing facility floor (nursing home unit).

• Over 150 physicians on the medical staff and more than 2,100 employees.

• Fully committed to IHI’s 5 Million Lives campaign.

• 2007 stats: 12,287 admissions, 101,130 patient days, 1,048 births, 50,002 emergency department visits and 18,136 surgical procedures.

• Impressive growth record: CVPH started an open-heart surgery and interventional angioplasty program in November 2004, adding another critical service to the array of services already provided to area residents.

• The hospital finished construction of the Miner Medical Arts Building in the summer of 2007 that serves as the location of state of the art pharmacy and laboratory facilities.

• Continuing its focus on preparing for the future, the hospital is in the process of a major surgical renovation and expansion project.

• CVPH is located in a residential neighborhood on a park-like campus with a pond, walking trails, and beautiful trees and plantings.

General Plattsburgh and Clinton County information:

• Plattsburgh is a picturesque community of 38,000 located on the shores of Lake Champlain at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

• Area offers a great family environment with strong school systems, affordable homes, and an active community arts council.

• The State University of New York Plattsburgh campus has 6,200 students.

• There is a tremendous variety of recreational activities centered on Lake Champlain and the Olympic-Lake Placid region. Montreal, Burlington, Vermont, and the Lake Placid-Olympic region are all within a one-hour drive.

• A diverse, expanding manufacturing and service sector combined with an established base of tourism and retail supports the area's productive and progressive economy.

• Site Selection Magazine has chosen Plattsburgh as a top city in the nation for business development for the past several years.

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