Wonkwang University Hospital is a university hospital located in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, established in 1980 based on the 'Jaesaenguise' spirit of Won Buddhism. As a tertiary general hospital, it operates a regional emergency medical center and a regional trauma center, serving as a regional hub medical institution. It provides patient-centered comprehensive medical services using excellent medical personnel and state-of-the-art medical equipment.

"Wonkwang University Hospital was launched in 1980 as an affiliated hospital of Wonkwang University College of Medicine, with the aim of realizing the true value of respecting life based on the 'Jaesaenguise (濟生醫世)' spirit of Won Buddhism, fostering excellent medical personnel to contribute to the improvement of national health, and contributing to the promotion of human health through medical development. Currently, 2 departments, 3 offices, 14 centers, 27 medical departments, and 25 administrative, educational, and medical support departments are engaged in their respective duties across 6 buildings. The hospital's vision is to lead a healthy society as a warm hospital that repays grace by adding value not only to life but also to the mind."

Business Areas

• Comprehensive Medical Services: Wonkwang University Hospital operates 27 medical departments and 14 specialized centers, providing professional medical care for various diseases such as internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics. It aims to provide comprehensive medical services for the health promotion of individual patients.
• Emergency and Critical Disease Treatment: It has established the nation's only hexagon emergency medical system (Regional Trauma Center, Regional Emergency Medical Center, dedicated emergency medical helicopter, Jeonbuk Regional Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Center, Regional Psychiatric Emergency Medical Center, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Patient Treatment) to provide a complete emergency medical service that protects the golden hour for critically ill patients. This ensures that prompt and professional treatment can be received anytime, anywhere, for any emergency.
• Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine: Through the Comprehensive Health Promotion Center, it operates customized screening programs by age, gender, and underlying disease, and provides various preventive medicine services such as national health check-ups, corporate health check-ups, and special health check-ups. It provides precise and high-quality screening services using specialized medical staff and advanced equipment.

Products

• Operation of Specialized Departments and Specialized Centers: It provides high-quality medical care through a specialized center-oriented medical system, including the Cancer Center, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Center, Trauma Center, and Emergency Medical Center. In particular, as a Grade 1 hospital for cancer treatment, specialized medical staff for each type of cancer perform systematic treatment.
• Multidisciplinary Integrated Treatment System: It has introduced multidisciplinary integrated treatment for cancer patients, where internal medicine, surgery, rehabilitation medicine, and Korean medicine hospitals collaborate, establishing an essential collaborative system for cancer patients with high severity. Through this, patient-customized optimal treatment plans are established.
• Advanced Medical Equipment and Robotic Surgery: It has introduced state-of-the-art medical equipment such as PET-CT, 256-channel CT, MRI, and Da Vinci robotic surgical systems, successfully performing precise diagnoses and highly complex surgeries. This forms the basis for providing safer and more effective treatment to patients.

Special Notes

• Role as a Regional Hub Tertiary General Hospital: As a tertiary general hospital representing the Jeonbuk region, it successfully carries out national projects such as the Regional Emergency Medical Center, Regional Trauma Center, and Regional Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Center, playing a pivotal role in strengthening regional public healthcare.
• Realizing Patient-Centered Medical Values: Based on the 'Jaesaenguise' spirit of Won Buddhism, it realizes the value of respecting life and strives to provide warm and inspiring medical services that prioritize patient experience through the 'Patient-Centered Medical Vision Launch Ceremony'.
• Integrated Medicine through East-West Medical Collaboration: By establishing a close collaborative system with Wonkwang University Korean Medicine Hospital and Dental Hospital, it provides customized integrated treatment optimized for each individual patient. This is a strength that leads 'One-Integrated Medicine,' combining the advantages of Korean and Western medicine.

Recruitment Information

• Main Hiring Positions: Recruitment is mainly conducted for various positions such as nurses, doctors (interns, residents), clinical psychologists, pharmacists, ward managers, cooks, network/server/security specialists, and office assistants/document creators.
• Benefits: Provides private school pension enrollment (for regular employees or higher), eligibility for Korea Teachers' Pension (for indefinite-term contracts or higher), 4 major insurance enrollment (for contract and temporary employees), tuition support for children, medical expense reduction for employees and their families, annual leave usage, congratulatory/condolence support, mutual aid association operation, night meal coupons, and other employee welfare benefits, as well as systematic training for new nurses.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
Wonkwang University Hospital is a major tertiary general hospital in the Jeonbuk region, providing professional services in various medical fields. There are many medical-related positions such as nurses, doctors, and medical technicians, as well as administrative and support positions. For foreign workers in the medical field, understanding the Korean medical system and patient interaction culture is important, and teamwork and communication skills are required. Due to the nature of the hospital, shift work may be involved, so it is advisable to check the work schedule in advance.