Good place to work but could be better
Pros
- CICU staff have amazing teamwork and truly care about each other -pay rate is decent although workload is getting heavier so that may change in the future -great educational resources for staff
Cons
- The frequency of floating is ridiculous and makes me feel that I am not valued or needed as an employee. CICU is purposefully overstaffed so that we can staff the rest of the hospital. Just confirms we are a cog in the machine. There have been reports that Duke hired more nurses to help with this for a while now, yet no changes are being made. There are many unsafe assignments that you cannot refuse and even if you float to another unit, they will make you precept one of their new hires or students. - Management allows poor behavior or work ethic to continue without action unless its something super serious (i.e. patients life in danger) - parking is expensive unless you only work nights and weekends