Bay Area Hospital is a 129-bed, acute care hospital with a Level III Trauma Center. We care for the south coast’s most critical patients. Our workplace provides a close-knit professional community and a team that supports each other without question. 

You’ll appreciate our cross-unit collaboration and spirit of cooperation, as well as the advanced medical technologies, top-of-the-line resources, and the variety of services we offer, which are often the best in the area.

In particular, across our critical care units, you can receive specialized training, gain experience and learn a wide variety of nursing skills. You can move to different units to find the right career fit or pursue advanced nursing positions. 

Our Intermediate Care Unit is perfect for nurses who are ready to grow their skills. This 26-bed monitored unit has an active shared governance group working on staff-identified process improvements such as length of stay for cardiac, stroke and sepsis patients. This department offers exceptional teamwork and support for both student and developing nurses. 

Our 12-bed Intensive Care Unit hosts patients from all over southern Oregon and northern California. This nursing team supports high-acuity Cardiac Cath Lab patients, as well as primary dialysis and sepsis. Competitive ICU RN candidates will have one or more years of experience in hospital nursing, proficiency in ACLS and cardiac monitoring and an interest in working with the critically ill.

Our active Emergency Department consists of 17 emergency beds and a 6-bed fast track with 2 secure psych treatment rooms. We are a Level III Trauma Center supporting southern Oregon. The Emergency Department is supported by in-department security, provider in triage, charge nurse and triage nurses, with a 3:1 patient ratio. Competitive ED RN candidates will have at least one year of experience in hospital nursing, proficiency in ACLS and PALS, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, team-centered work environment.