Poor pay and unsafe staffing - Registered Nurse Akron Children's Employee Review

2.0
Jan 23, 2022
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Pros

Working with children. My coworkers were amazing people to work with everyday. Decent tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Poor base pay and shift differential compared to other hospitals in the region. No merit raises for good performance, only a 2-3% cost of living raise every year. Insurance is expensive and there is no tier one network option for adults so there are a lot of out of pocket costs on top of monthly premiums. For maternity leave, they only pay 50% of your pay for 6 weeks. If you want more time off you need to use your PTO or go unpaid. Hospital administration does not care about its employees and you are disposable to them. During a meeting to discuss the new “staffing playbook” that doesn’t allow for any work-life balance, we were told “find a new job if you don’t like it. There’s a line out the door of people who want to work here.” Now the hospital is more understaffed than it ever was before and patient assignments are extremely unsafe for the nurses and patients. Turns out there is no line out the door for poor pay and an unsafe working environment.

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5.0
Apr 11, 2026
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Pros

Great management, good pay, great coworkers

Cons

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2.0
Feb 27, 2026
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Pros

Providers and clinical staff genuinely care for the children coming in and out of the hospital. My review has nothing to do with the actual patient care that is given here.

Cons

If you’re considering a job within ISD, save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere. This isn’t coming from a bitter ex-employee — I genuinely enjoyed much of my time here. This is a warning from someone who watched this department deteriorate over the last 5-6 years. Leadership is filled with yes men and women who have zero interest in protecting the people who actually do the work. Escalating an issue or concern amounts to nothing. Project timelines are set by people who have no idea what’s realistic, and the CIO is so far removed from day-to-day operations that expectations are incredibly high when there aren’t enough resources to get the job done. There is no career growth here — they won’t pay competitive salaries to attract qualified new talent, and they won’t promote the experienced people they already have. Internal hires are continuously blocked which makes it impossible for anyone to grow. Instead, they’ve resorted to outsourcing ISD positions because it’s cheaper than valuing their workforce. But don’t worry — there’s always a fresh email announcing another manager or director climbing the ladder. Senior leadership continues to take care of themselves just fine. The people on the ground? Not so much.

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