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CMH's Top Nurse Reflects on Her Career, Available Nursing Jobs

By Judy Geiger, Vice President of Patient Care Services and nurse leader at CMH

When I was young, I never thought much about becoming a nurse. I always wanted to be a National Park Ranger in Yellowstone National Park. After I completed a couple of years of college, I rethought becoming a park ranger. On a whim, I decided to apply for nursing school knowing full well if I ever had to give someone a shot, I would need to quit.

Well, it’s now 37 years later. I have given hundreds of shots, worked in a pediatric intensive care unit, managed that same 32-bed ICU and became a chief nursing officer twice. My first chief nursing officer job was at the Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. My second chief nursing officer job is as the Vice President of Patient Care Services at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria.

My story shows that there are many options for nurses including caring for patients on both ends of the age spectrum. I love being a nurse. Helping people when they are at their most vulnerable is such a wonderful feeling.

There are so many different opportunities for nurses to help patients at CMH. A nurse can work on the traditional Medical-Surgical floor, in a Critical Care Unit, in the Operating Room and all the other areas in Surgical Services. They can work in the Family Birth Center, the Emergency Department or Hospice. They can work in the Cancer Center, Care Management, Quality, in our outpatient clinics and in many more places.
We have lots of different positions open waiting for the right nurses to join our team. You never know who our next DAISY award winner will be. Please consider joining our outstanding team.