Looking for feedback- St. Clare's in Lakewood

[JFRN]

I have just given an interview for an ER position St St Clare's, south of Seattle/Tacoma, in Lakewood. Any one else ever work there???? Or work for the Franciscan Hospital network? Got a good feeling about the interview..... sometimes a scary thing!

Thanks for any words of wisdom offered.

[rosieseattle, RN]

I worked in the ER at St. Clare's in 2004. I had a 12 week summer assignment there through an agency. It's a very busy ER with your normal stuff coming through. Of all the emergency rooms I've worked in my entire nursing career, I enjoyed this one the most. Most of the staff was fabulous.

Something very important to consider is the traffic getting to the hospital. For this reason, I was late 3 times after working about 8 weeks. Someone in administration keeps themselves busy keeping track of your tardiness. I was told I needed to either move closer or perhaps work at one of the other Franciscan hospitals closer to my apartment.

I lived in Issaquah and would leave 2 hours early for work. Sometimes I would arrive to work an hour early, and sometimes I would be as much as 20 minutes late. It would all depend on the I-5 traffic.

The ER director that I worked under has since left. She was an excellent manager and kept a good hand at communicating with her staff. I cannot say enough about the wonderful world of ER nursing at St. Claire's. Good luck!