By B.C. Manion
So far, only a few jobs have been posted for openings at the new Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, under construction on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, but the medical care facility is gearing up to begin posting more positions this month.
The hospital, part of the Florida Hospital Tampa Bay Division of the Adventist Health System, expects to begin posting jobs on its Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel website during February.
“Right now, we’re just getting our infrastructure set up,” said Joyce Nelson, assistant vice president of human resources and wellness for the hospital.
Hospital officials want to get an electronic application system in place to enable a smooth process for both the hospital and applicants, Nelson said.
“We want to make it easy,” Nelson said.
Hospital officials know there is a high volume of interest, Nelson said. In addition to posting openings online, the hospital also will be having job fairs. Those interested in employment opportunities can stay abreast of the latest news by checking www.fhwesleychapel.com
While the hospital prepares to hire a work force, progress continues on the project’s construction.
The three-story hospital will open with 80 beds. It has been designed to accommodate up to six stories, with a total of about 300 beds, as the community grows and healthcare needs expand.
The hospital is designed with the patient in mind, hospital officials have said. Its front door, for instance, is less than 50 feet away from an MRI scanner.
It also is designed so that future expansion will never be needed in front of the building, keeping the front entrance from being pushed to the middle of the campus, a problem hospitals sometimes encounter when they expand.
The idea is to keep things as simple as possible for people who are healing and those visiting them, hospital officials have said.
