Overworked, under appreciated, under paid
Pros
Free parking. Employee pharmacy. Employee health clinic. Very good co-workers. Majority of hospital workers are pleasant. Clean, environment. Wonderful patient population. Currently has pension plan.
Cons
Required to work overtime but sent home when census a little low.( treated like day laborers not like the professionals we are). Frequently work understaffed. Poor response to unit needs by upper management. Horrible computer charting program limits the nurses ability to accurately document patient events. Required to complete mandatory continuing education on days off. No regard for personal time. Benefits constantly decreasing for staff while upper management receives better benefits and large bonuses. My take home pay is the same as it was 10 years ago due to increased cost of benefits. This is in spite of raises and 1-2% merit raises. HR out of touch with what is happening in actual health care setting. Senior exit interviewer stated she had never been on my unit. Stated no awareness of above issues.