• Specializing In Long Term Critical Care

    For patients with highly acute, medically complex conditions

  • Highly Trained Multidisciplinary Care Team

    Ensures patients receive the most advanced and innovative treatments

  • Personalized Care

    For maximizing a patient’s potential for recovery

  • Highly Rated Hospitals

    Accredited by TJC and CAPS ensures patients the highest quality of care

  • We Are Dedicated to You

    We have one goal – your health and recovery

The Specialty Hospital of Washington

Our Employees Make The Difference

We provide care to hundreds of patients and residents every day. Our employees enthusiastsically embrace the challenges of making sure direct patient care along with support services are of the highest quality. We believe that such a commitment to quality care will position us as a nationally recognized Focused Center of Medical Excellence for the coming years. The Specialty Hospital of Washington is part of the healthcare family of Specialty Hospitals of America. SHA owns and operates 2 long-term acute care hospitals, 2 nursing centers and an outpatient surgery center, all located in Washington, DC. The company provides a wide variety of employment opportunities for clinical and operational positions.To help us reach our quality goals, we welcome leadership, innovation, quality service and high productivity from our employees. In return we pledge to our employees to make The Specialty Hospital of Washington a satisfying place to work by providing competitive pay and benefits and a fair and safe work environment in which we can all take pride.

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Equal Opportunity

The Specialty Hospital of Washington provides equal employment opportunities (EEOC) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, matriculation, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. SHW complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has faculties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, and layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation or training.

SHA University

At SHW, we are committed to achieving excellent results thoughout our healthcare facilities. We constantly strive to not only continue to deliver the highest quality care and services but to challenge ourselves to set new goals and reach new heights.

To this end, we use the organizational excellence model developed by Thunderbird Leadership Consulting. We have worked closely with Thunderbird Leadership to create the right mix of cultural and resource support, positioning us to meet very high demands for leadership, innovation, quality service and employee productivity. This approach to organizational excellence works because it is supported by our board, by our senior team and owned and driven by every one of our almost 900 employees.

So what does this mean for your career at SHW? By joining SHW, you can expect to become part of a team in which everyone is working towards a common goal – to do what is necessary to provide the very best experience for our patients and residents. SHW understands that each of our employees plays a critical role in creating this experience, and, as a result, we commit to making SHW the very best place to work.

Our focus on organizational excellence means that you will have a real opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day, for patients and residents, for your fellow team members, and for the larger community.