Northwell Health military veterans share their best advice for veterans looking for healthcare careers
One of the many things we’ve learned from listening to the former military members on our team at Northwell Health is the power of working together with others who share your goals and mission.
We talked with several military veterans on our Northwell Health team to get you the best advice on how to take your military skills and apply them to a civilian job in healthcare. They reminded us just how valuable their military training has been to their careers and reinforced our unyielding commitment to supporting veterans.
Hear advice directly from military veterans who have been in your shoes! We asked our team members for their best tips on making the most of your military skills in civilian careers.
“Being organized and disciplined” is critical in any endeavor, says Melonie C. Pernice, RT (R), MBA. “Having the ability to follow through on assignments, even in difficult or stressful situations” is one way the military prepared Melonie to shine in her role here as administrative director of radiology and cardiology at our Plainview and Syosset Hospitals.
Cynthia LaRocca, DNP, RN, director of nursing education and professional development, knows the value of following the chain of command, but tries always to “lead with a heart and try to remember that things are not always just black and white.”
Mergers & acquisitions director Andrew Roberts cautions that “transitioning out can be tough, it takes courage to ask for help, but don’t shy away from that.” His advice on taking your military training to the next level in a civilian career? “Find your passion outside of the workplace, the connections you’ll make there are invaluable.”
And we couldn’t agree more with our veterans! If you’re ready to connect with an opportunity like no other – one where your unique skills can continue to make a life-changing difference – join the Northwell Health team.
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I have been a Northwell employee for almost 30 years. After serving 3 years as an Army medic 1977-80 and 4 years as an RN in the Air Force 1986-1990, I came home to Long Island in April of 1990 during the peak of the Nursing shortage. The recruitment office at Manhasset was open on a Sunday and I walked in and was interviewed by the assistant head nurse of the MICU and was hired on the spot. In 1993, I became a member of the newly established EP lab and have been there ever since. If you were to be considered a cutting edge cardiology department back in the day, it was essential that you had an EP lab. I have seen this EP lab grow from 3 nurses to the 18 nurses that we have on staff today. I am the most senior RN on staff today, and very proud to have played a part in the building of this magnificent program. I would have to say that my leadership skills that were developed during my military service have played a major role in my successful career at North Shore Manhasset. I could not have received a higher compliment when the former director of our program and colleagues would refer to me as the “General” which was an obvious reference to my military service. It’s good to see so many veterans at Northwell today making a difference in peoples lives. Northwell has been a wonderful place for me professionally and personally, as that Assistant Head Nurse who interviewed me 29 years ago became my wife.