Working for Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Mercy Hospital of Folsom is committed to providing excellent healthcare for the Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and foothill communities. We are especially proud of our ability to satisfy our patients' expectations. Surveys indicate that patients who receive inpatient care at Mercy Folsom consistently rank our hospital within the top 6 among the 41 hospitals in the Catholic Healthcare West system.
We're working hard to maintain our reputation as one of the best places in California to receive care. As the communities we serve continue to thrive, our 85-bed facility will expand to meet their needs, and our 425 employees and 200 physicians will continue to provide the level of care that our patients have come to depend on.
Please take a moment to discover more about what it's like to work here.
- Our Work Environment
- Our Hometown
- Benefits
- Training Opportunities
- Specialty Areas
Our Work Environment
We owe our success to passionate people providing compassionate care. In fact, our employees are so enthusiastic about working here that we're making them the focus of a new marketing campaign. When you join our team, you'll be able to do what you do best, supported by coworkers who share your concern for placing patient care at the heart of our mission.
You'll also find that our leadership has fostered a culture that encourages respect and appreciation for each person's contribution. Breakfasts to celebrate employees' birthdays are just one part of our employee recognition program. Our goal is to make our hospital a place where everyone feels they are an integral part of a dynamic team, all day every day.
Our Hometown
With more than 57,000 residents, Folsom is a first-class city with all the charm of a small town. Our residents appreciate our colorful Gold Rush history, while enjoying the conveniences of modern living. Outstanding neighborhoods, exceptionally low crime rates, expanding job opportunities, highly ranked schools, and diverse recreational amenities combine to make Folsom a unique place to live, work, and play.
It's easy to get to and from our city. We're conveniently located 25 miles east of California's capitol and about halfway between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. Our downtown is minutes away from four major freeways, five airports, freight and passenger rail lines, bus lines, and even an inland seaport. Though commuting is straightforward, many residents find their employment right here in high-tech production facilities, new business parks, and expanding retail outlets.
For leisure, residents can choose from a number of options. Our historical district, complete with landmark buildings, great scenery, and wonderful shopping, has become one of the largest centers for antique trade in the west. New retail hubs offer more shopping, movie theatres, and restaurants, and additional cultural entertainment is easy to find in nearby Sacramento.
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is the most popular multi-use, year-round unit in the California State Park System. This 18,000-acre park is a great place to fish, hike, camp, picnic, ride horseback, water ski, boat, swim, and study nature. Those who take their outdoor adventures to greater heights will enjoy quick access to Tahoe ski resorts and camping and hiking in the Sierra Nevadas.
Benefits
Mercy Hospital of Folsom provides a comprehensive benefits package to contribute to the well being of all our employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- Sick leave/short-term disability pay
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, etc.)
- Jury duty pay
- Leaves of absence (family care, bereavement, etc.)
- Flexible spending accounts (dependent care and healthcare)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
Training Opportunities
Our training programs are designed to help you advance in your career. One training program prepares nurses from other areas to become operating room (OR) nurses. This six-month program provides both classroom and preceptor instruction, giving nurses comprehensive, hands-on experience for the OR specialty. As positions open, the program also trains employees as operating room technicians.
Specialty Areas
Several specialty areas augment our services, providing you an opportunity to use and enhance your unique skills. These include:
- Family Birth Center: Here, you can help us meet the needs of Folsom's growing families well into the future. Our eight birthing rooms provide laboring mothers the comforts of home within the security of a hospital setting, supplemented by a new 10-bed postpartum unit and a second newborn nursery.
- Emergency Department Expansion: Contribute to our growing ER department. Plans are underway for a $17 million expansion to fulfill a long-term community demand and provide more rapid access to emergency care. Our plans call for increasing our capacity from 7 to 25 beds by 2006.
- Folsom Family Clinic: We recently opened a clinic to serve the Folsom residents who are uninsured or covered by Medi-Cal and Healthy Family plans. This is the second such clinic operating under Mercy Folsom's license, joining the White Rock Family Clinic, which serves residents of Rancho Cordova.