75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 • 631.473.1320

Our skilled, close-knit staff and progressive medical care make Mather Hospital what it is… a positive and welcoming place for both our staff and patients. We provide wonderful opportunities for you to develop your skills, while working alongside excellent physicians and educators with some of the finest medical equipment available.

This is a place where you can truly find "quality of life" at work!

Nursing is a science, but caring is an art!

That's something Mather Nurses understand. They combine the compassion and understanding of a friend with the responsiveness and skills of an experienced medical professional. At Mather, the highest quality nursing is a proud tradition.

From Shipbuilder to Founder

John Titus Mather was a successful local shipbuilder from Port Jefferson in the early 20th century. Following his death, his will called for the creation of Brookhaven's first general hospital. Mr. Mather wanted the Hospital he envisioned to be “a success and credit to the community.” Still a community hospital, what we are today far surpasses the vision of our namesake.

"Mather is commited to providing the best possible care available, demonstrating compassion for each patient and treating them in the same manner we'd wish for our loved ones. We are dedicated to meeting and exceeding the expectations of our patients and their families."

This is the "People's Hospital"

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital — we don't report to a group of stockholders; we report to our staff and patients. We reinvest funds in healthcare, new programs and services, and the latest in equipment and facilities. We make the health of our community — not corporate profits — our mission.

Mather Advantage

Mather is a unique community hospital. We reject the “production-line” environment — our hospital is anything but a revolving door of employees. Much of our staff has been here for years and enjoys growing along with us. Even our administration team has been at Mather for over 15 years! We truly operate as a family… staff and patients alike. Our nurses appreciate the fact that our management is so accessible. And that’s what makes us special. Our patients realize that at Mather we care about them… not just for them, We are a community hospital in every sense of the word.

We provide numerous patient care services and have been a pioneer on Long Island. Our innovative state-of-the-art facility boasts a robotic laboratory and computerized patient charts. Mather has always been at the forefront of technology.

We are responsible for:

• The first Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Unit on Long Island.
• The first successful In Vitro Fertilization program on Long Island.
• The first Chest Pain Emergency Room on Long Island.
• The first Wound Care Center in Suffolk County.
• The first Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Unit in a community hospital in Suffolk County.

With firsts like these, shouldn’t Mather Hospital be your first choice?

Mather Education

We want our new nurses to feel like part of Mather’s family right away. To achieve this, we offer a comprehensive and individualized orientation program to welcome you. A preceptor program is available to new grads to allow a gradual transition into professional nursing practice responsibility.

Once acclimated, the education process is ongoing. The Mather Nursing Education Department continually provides our nursing staff with the tools they need to be the best and brightest Long Island offers. We schedule education, teaching and training programs dealing with important topics that allow our nurses to update professional knowledge and skills. Enhancing your nursing ability means we provide enhanced nursing care.

Mather Benefits

In addition to our competitive wages, our nurses receive:

• Vacation — 150 – 187.5 hours annually (4-5 weeks) pro-rated for part-time employees.
• No mandatory overtime.
• Holidays — 60 hours plus 30 hours personal time annually. Time and a half is paid hours worked on a hospital designated legal holiday.
• Sick leave — 90 hours annually earned at a rate of 7.5 hours monthly. Pro rated for part time employees. Annual reimbursement for unused hours.
• Fringe Benefits — This includes, Medical Plan, Life Insurance, Pension Plan, Dental Plan, Pharmacy Discount, Uniform Allowance, Optical Plan, 3 Marriage Days, New Parent Day and Free Parking.
• Flexible Scheduling.
• Tuition Reimbursement — Full-time employees receive 100% of 6 credits per semester (maximum $2,500 per academic year). Part-time employees receive 50% of 6 credits per semester (maximum $1,250 per academic year).

Mather Specialties

Mather Hospital offers over 80 services, programs and support groups, striving to provide our families, friends and neighbors with the finest, most up-to-date medical care available. Our diverse group of specialties offer our nurses versatility in clinical positions.

Our critical care department houses intensive, coronary, telemetry, and emergency care units. Our emergency department sees upwards of 38,000 patients annually and offers one of the Island's few Chest Pain Emergency Rooms. Our critical care areas are all interfaced with our advanced monitoring system, capable of invasive and non-invasive cardiac monitoring.

Other services include orthopedics, cancer treatment and both adult and adolescent psychiatry. Our distinctive specialty areas include therapeutic infusion center, hemodialysis, hyperbaric and our wound care center.