Nursing
Welcome to SWMC’s Nursing Division Home Page
Extraordinary Nurses – Extraordinary Care
Southwestern Medical Center is a great place to be a nurse! Our nurses are committed to provide exceptional service and quality care at all times, and make the practice of nursing more rewarding. You may learn more about our nurses and available opportunities through these links:
Career Opportunities
Check our on-line Career Center on this site for a current listing of available positions.
Sign On and Referral Bonus Programs
SWMC offers a $5000 employment incentive for selected full-time, clinical RN positions. This incentive is paid in two (2) equal installments of $2500. The first is paid after successful completion of 90 days employment, and the second is paid after the successful completion of one-year employment. Payments are considered taxable compensation. The employment incentive requires a 2-year, full-time commitment. Check with Human Resources for complete details.
Students
Nursing is about testing your own limits. As a nursing student at SWMC, those opportunities are available to you. We take pride in mentoring and assisting with your nursing career development. Please review the opportunities listed on this site. Current programs include:
Nurse Extern Program at Southwestern Medical Center
SWMC is pleased to announce an excellent opportunity for senior nursing students who want to participate in a work-study program. Nurse externs may obtain hands-on experience working with an RN preceptor on an assigned unit. Students may also rotate through other nursing departments to enhance their learning experience.
Eligibility
Senior student in good standing currently enrolled in an RN program
Must have completed and passed fundamentals of nursing course and one patient care clinical rotation.
Minimum GPA of 2.0 in nursing course work.
For more information, contact:
Human Resources Department
5604 SW Lee Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505
Phone: 580-531-4994
Fax: 580-531-6490
Benefits
Southwestern Medical Center offers a wide array of benefits to support our team members .
Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Full-time and part-time team members
• Benefit begins on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Comprehensive plan for you and your eligible dependents
• Prescription coverage included under medical plan
• Premiums are deducted pre-tax
Life Insurance
• Full-time and part-time team members
• Benefit begins on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Basic Life and AD&D equal to one times base annual salary provided at no cost to full-time team members
• Supplemental life insurance for team member and qualified dependents, available for purchase
Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Full-time and part-time team members
• Benefit begins on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
Flexible Spending Accounts – Health Care and Dependent Care
• Pay for out-of-pocket health care and dependent care expenses with tax-free dollars
• Participate in either or both FSAs
• Contribute up to $5000 per year
• Receive reimbursement for expenses not fully covered by the medical, pharmacy, dental, or vision plans (deductibles, co-pays, hearing aids, over the counter drugs)
401(k) Plan
• All team members are eligible
• Eligible to participate the 1st of the month following six (6) months of employment
• Individual pre-tax retirement savings
• Capella matches the first 2% of pay that you contribute dollar-for-dollar, and makes a 25% match on the next 4% you contribute
• Contribute at least 6% to receive the maximum company match
Employee Assistance Plan
• Available to all team members at no cost
• Confidential counseling to help with personal issues for you and/or your dependents
• Assistance with personal, financial, work-life, and legal issues
• Counselors available 24/7
Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Full-time and part-time team members
• Accrual begins upon hire and is available to use after 90 days of employment
• Paid time off for vacations, personal use, holidays, and the first 40 consecutive hours of personal illness or injury. Any PTO remaining at the end of the year carries over to the next year.
• Full-time team members may accrue up to 22 days (176 hours) during their first through fifth year of service. PTO increases incrementally each year to a maximum of 32 days per year.
• Part-time team members accrue PTO based on hours worked
Extended Illness Leave
• Full-time team members are eligible
• Accrual begins upon hire and is available to use, upon approval, after six months of employment
• Use for paid time off for personal illness or injury lasting more than 40 consecutive hours
• Extended illness accrues at 3.692 hours per pay period up to a maximum of 600 hours
Cafeteria
• Employee discount available to all team members
• Meals may be charged and deducted from your paycheck
Parking
• Free, well-lit, security-patrolled and monitored
• Adjacent to the Medical Center
Employee Health Services
• Full-time on-site RN
• Free and reduced cost immunizations (Influenza, Hep B, Hep A, etc.)
• Basic Health Screening
Please check our career center for nursing jobs.