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When Recruiter Victoria Cromartie wanted to go back to school, She left patient care to start working in information technology and
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she found Cape Fear Valley supports its employees with full hearts. It went to graduate school for a degree in nursing with an emphasis in

doesn’t just help with schedules and identifying ways to move up or healthcare informatics.
explore different career fields, but it also offers financial assistance.
“I was able to take my nursing knowledge and background to bridge
Through two degrees and a certification, Cromartie has used the the gap between patient care and the IT world,” Ray said.

hospital tuition reimbursement program, which is now a scholarship
She credits Cape Fear Valley Health for allowing her to grow in a
program.
career she loves.

“They were very supportive to help me go back to school,” Cromartie said.
To help employees reach new heights and advance in their careers,
She started in 1998 as a nursing assistant before going back to school Cape Fear Valley Health has several programs, including the
to get a bachelor’s in business in 2010 at the University of Phoenix, following:

which at the time had a campus in Fayetteville. She was allowed to
• Scholarship opportunities for employees wanting to pursue further
be supplemental staff, where she could make her own schedule.
professions in healthcare, including CT Technologist, CRNA,

“Cape Fear Valley made it easy,” Cromartie said. “They reimbursed Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Laboratory Tech, Pharmacy REAL.
all of my tuition. I was a single mom with two children. My son was Tech, BSN Registered Nurse, ADN Registered Nurse, Respiratory
diagnosed with autism and they worked with me for my schedule Therapy, Sterile Processing Technician and Surgical Tech.
and with my son’s doctor appointments.” LOCAL.
• Clinical Ladder Program for registered nurses to advance to the
She received her master’s degree in human resource management next level by going back to school.
at Webster University in 2017 and recently completed a certified
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recruiting course for continued education. Between the tuition
help entry-level nursing aides advance their skills and careers.
assistance and the ability to adapt her work schedule around classes,
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Cromartie gives credit to Cape Fear Valley Health for allowing her • Pre-Nursing Tuition Payment Program to help employees of
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to advance her career. Cape Fear Valley Health complete prerequisites in preparation
for a nursing degree.
And sometimes, support and opportunity does not just help you
up the ladder, but through a different door, as Corporate Clinical If you wish to receive additional information, apply for scholarships

Informatics Officer Jennifer Ray discovered. Ray was working as or receive information on other career programs offered by
a nurse with patients who had knee and hip replacements, first in Cape Fear Valley Health, please send an email to scholarships@
a rehab setting, and then in the orthopedics surgery unit. After capefearvalley.com or visit https://www.capefearvalley.com/

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“It’s a world no one talks about, but it completely sparked my
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