For New Graduates
Starting Your Healthcare Career at Catawba Valley Medical Center
Thank you for your interest in employment with Catawba Valley Medical Center!
We provide new graduates with valuable training and experience to jumpstart
their medical careers. If you are interested in joining our highly skilled
team we encourage you to fill out an application today.
We offer several advantages to new graduates that make CVMC the ideal place
to begin your journey in healthcare. Below you will find just a few benefits
that have drawn so many to our hospital.
Competitive Salary & Superior Benefits
- Competitive Starting Salary
- Shift Differential for hours worked during 2nd and 3rd Shift Shifts
- Health/Dental/Life/Disability insurance plan
- Prescription Discount Plan
- Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
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Employee Health Wellness Program
- Gym with Cybex Equipment, free weights, cardiovascular machines, pool,
and exercise classes
- Certified personal trainers
- Weight management and smoking cessation programs
Opportunities For Learning & Advancement
- Annual tuition reimbursement of $1,000 for all full-time employees;
- $2,000 for Registered Nurses working toward BSN degrees, $3,000 for Registered
Nurses working toward Master’s degrees.
- On-site opportunities for Continuing Education with CEU’s at no cost
Professional Work Environment
- CVMC designated as Comprehensive Cancer Center
- The 20-bed inpatient unit is certified by CARF, the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities, as a Comprehensive Integrated Rehabilitation program
- The Center for Diabetes Control at CVMC is recognized by the American Diabetes
Association as having met national standards for the Diabetes Self-Management
Education program
- 62% of the Registered Nurses at CVMC have obtained national specialty certification
- 100% of nursing leadership has a bachelor’s degree or higher and
100% have obtained specialty certification. Average tenure of nurse leaders
at CVMC is 21 years
- Opportunities to influence the practice of nursing through numerous hospital
and unit-based committees, including, but not limited to, the Fall Prevention
Team, Resuscitation Team, Infection Control Committees, Medication Use
Committee, and Skin Care Team
- Customized schedules are available to meet individual needs
Strong Leadership & Professional Support System
- Orientation by experienced preceptors is customized to meet the needs of
the individual nurse and continues until the new nurse is ready to practice
independently
- One full year of mentoring by an experienced professional nurse
- Advanced Practice Nurses available to support new nurses and ensure that
nursing practice stays at the forefront