Mission As a nonprofit health care provider, we take our vision of "health for a better world" seriously. Our caregivers strive to ensure each and every decision they make is inspired by our core values:
Description Our nonprofit Mission is clear: to improve the health and well-being of each patient we serve.
We take care of everyone in our community – including the uninsured or underinsured – and we make investments that improve access to care in living our Vision of "health for a better world." As one of our caregivers, your resilience and passion make our Mission a reality. In turn, we do our part to recognize and celebrate your achievements every day, empowering you to help others and grow in your career with us.
Providence Swedish Guiding Principles: Being the Best To bring the highest-quality care to everyone we serve, we've built our reputation on five pillars of excellence. They are the foundation of everything we do:
1. Best Place to Work and Practice We care for each other, support caregiver needs and aspirations for professional growth, and voice our ideas and opinions in creating meaning to our work that fulfills our organization. 2. Best Customer Experience We meet the expressed and unexpressed needs of others by building positive relationships, communicating clearly, addressing concerns, and treating them with dignity and respect. 3. Best Quality and Safety We deliver the safest and highest-quality care by focusing on improvement measures that are meaningful to patients, emphasizing continuous learning, and eliminating preventable harm. 4. Best Health Outcomes We improve the health and well-being of our patients, communities, and the populations we serve by continually innovating the way we deliver care, and by partnering with other organizations who share our commitment. 5. Best Use of Resources We use our non-profit resources to support our mission and promise to the community by investing wisely in our people, services, programs, technology, and facilities.
Benefits and Rewards: You are valued as a Providence Swedish caregiver You strive towards health for all every day, and we value that drive to achieve. In return, we do everything we can to support you and your family. This includes:
Benefits - Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage that start on day one - Retirement program - Life and AD&D insurance - Health Reimbursement and Savings Accounts (HRA, HSA, FSA)
Well-being - Health assessment and personal coaching - Incentives for participation in healthy activities - Caregiver Assistance Program (for employees) offering work/life services, resources and expertise - Weight management, tobacco cessation and diabetes programs
Work/Life - Volunteers in Partnership program to match caregivers with volunteer opportunities that support our communities - Support for life events such as birth, adoption, marriage or other family changes - Ergonomics and injury prevention to promote safe work environments - Paid time off - Disability benefits
Community Involvement: You’re determined to make a difference Your energy and compassion go beyond just providing health care. At Swedish, we share your genuine desire to support the community. As a not-for-profit organization, we’re empowered to use our resources to nurture and give back to our communities in the greater Seattle area. Whether supporting young adults and disabled people, reaching out to victims of violence or substance abuse, or breaking down language barriers, our caregivers are involved in the community.
Learning and development: Whether you’re just starting your career or you’re a seasoned professional, you’ll always be learning at Swedish. We equip you with the tools, information and opportunities you’ll need to succeed right from the start:
RN Residency and Fellowship Program Through our unique and highly respected RN Residency and Fellowship Program, you’ll be supported to take on challenging responsibilities in a new area that aligns with your career plans.
Educational Incentives From educational allowances to tuition reimbursement, you can look forward to continuous learning at Swedish. Whether gaining exposure to patients in a variety of health care settings, attending consortium trainings or participating in caregiver mentoring, your drive to learn never stops.
Multi-Employer Training and Educational Fund As the largest contributor to the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi- Employer Training and Educational Fund, you can advance your career and expand your technical knowledge.
Swedish has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,122 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Swedish employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).
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Overall, 65% of employees would recommend working at Swedish to a friend. This is based on 1,123 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
61% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Swedish as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Swedish.