Nursing & Patient Care Services
Serving 300,000 patients every year, Houston Healthcare provides the kind of professional nursing experience you would expect to find only in a large metropolitan hospital. Yet, we are a community-based hospital system located in a vibrant, growing area of Central Georgia, offering a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
Houston Healthcare offers a broad range of nursing services, both the inpatient and outpatient care setting, allowing you to pursue your career in an exciting and challenging environment.
Our nursing disciplines include:
- Behavioral Health
- Emergency Department
- Endoscopy Services
- Intensive Care
- Intermediate Care
- IV Therapy
- Medical-Surgical
- Neonatal Intensive Care - Level II
- Obstetrics
- Orthopedics
- PACU Services
- Patient Care Evaluation Unit
- Pediatrics
- Surgical Services
- Wound, Ostomy & Continence (WOC)
Nursing at Houston Healthcare is based upon a dynamic professional practice model, in accordance with nationwide trends in healthcare delivery. Nursing Services leadership is organized by the disciplines of quality, finance, excellence, and professional development.
Providing our patients with quality nursing care is our pleasure and privilege. Houston Healthcare nurses have many opportunities for professional growth while still being able to balance their work and professional lives. Educational opportunities include tuition reimbursement, online learning through HealthStream, and ongoing nursing in-services.
Our Nursing Orientation program includes classroom instruction and unit-specific education for nurses joining the Houston Healthcare team. Each nurse is placed with a preceptor to ease the transition and works with a Clinical Coordinator to customize orientation.
Nursing Services at Houston Healthcare's hospitals are exceptional facilities for the new RN graduate with less than one year of experience. We assist the new graduate with the transition from student nurse to independent registered nurse. Our Medical-Surgical RN, Emergency Department RN, and ICU RN Residency Program provides the new nurse with clinically significant classroom instruction as they work closely with a preceptor on a nursing unit. The residency program is led by a Residency Coordinator who collaborates with unit-based Clinical Coordinators and preceptors to ensure a well-rounded orientation experience to help new nurses build clinical skills and confidence.