{"id":9453,"date":"2023-08-07T14:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?page_id=9453"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:22:52","slug":"meet-kelsey-wand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/careers-education\/find-a-job\/meet-kelsey-wand\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kelsey Wand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tMeet Kelsey Wand<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRadiological Technologist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Coastal Hospital Employee Takes Advantage of Local Recreation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kelsey Wand, RT (R) (CT), is a Lincoln City, Oregon, native \u2014 and proud of it. After moving away to Portland for school and then to Chicago to complete her education as a radiological technologist, she was more than ready to return to her hometown and the lifestyle she loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I really came to appreciate Lincoln City after being away and experiencing larger, very urban areas,\u201d said Wand. \u201cThis place just fits who I am \u2013 I\u2019m all about the outdoors and taking advantage of the many activities you can do here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wand is an avid kayaker, loves to jog on the beach, hike with friends and enjoys crabbing, hiking and deep sea fishing. She takes her two young children to the beach to look for treasures, hunt for glass floats and watch beautiful sunsets. They also go to the wonderful city playgrounds often and visit the community center to swim at least once a week. To keep up with her packed schedule of activities, she works three 12-hour shifts at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I love being an X-ray\/CT technologist,\u201d said Wand. \u201cI get to be part of the healing process with patients. It\u2019s very rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for Wand, one of the best aspects of her work is that it never outweighs the other parts of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When I leave work, I\u2019m done and ready to focus on other things that make me happy,\u201d explained Wand. \u201cI\u2019m so lucky to have flexibility in my work and great benefits that provide a lot of paid time off for me to do the things I love.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wand appreciates the sense of family and closeness with her co-workers that comes from working in a small hospital \u2014 her hometown hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I grew up in this area, so I get to be there for people I know in their greatest time of need and make them feel more comfortable,\u201d said Wand.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Open the Door to New Possibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a new job? From housekeeping to nursing and accounting to managing, there are a lot of opportunities to explore at Samaritan Health Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kelsey Lovejoy works as a radiological technologist for Samaritan in Lincoln City, Oregon. She enjoys her job and the local recreation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"Her last name was legally changed from Lovejoy to Wand and she asked that this be updated to remove her old married name and any reference to a husband.","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":true,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9453","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9453\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}