Lead by Motivation, not Intimidation - Nurse HCA Healthcare Employee Review

1.0
May 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The monetary benefits are satisfactory.

Cons

Favoritism and nepotism is out of control at the Parthenon Pavilion in Nashville. Employees are held to the Icare values, only when it is beneficial to the management. Patient safety should come first, however Icare is more like THEY care only about the dollar. Poor staffing patterns, and high patient acuity is a recipe for disaster. Threats of write-ups, and disciplinary actions are a way of life at the Parthenon. Mother-in-laws supervising there live in daughter-in-laws, best friends placed in positions and not doing the job while others are expected to perform the duties. Triangulation of upper management, mid-level management and staff, to the degree, no complaints can be made. The most qualified person for positions are looked over while, new grads are place in positions that they are not qualified for.

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Pros

Really strong culture and opportunities to grow in your carrer.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

There some flexibility with scheduling and they let you pick up as many shifts as you want and pretty much your own schedule.

Cons

Very poorly managed, chronically understaffed but managers are dismissive and deny it. The support from staff is inconsistent, the staff nurses are either fresh new grads or very bitter nurses who don’t want to help and expect you to handle everything by yourself as a tech. Most nurses here are PRN’s on contracts that get floated so it’s really hard to expect consistency in the staff you work with and build trusting relationships. Management will promise to train you as a unit secretary but will never follow up. They also agree to help you get opportunities for learning and growth but refuse to follow up or forget about it altogether, despite reminders. It’s not a priority. If your goal is to grow and learn more this is not the place. It’s running on fumes at 95% of the time. Very high turnover, we struggle to keep staff. They’ll call you in to pick up when they’re understaffed with no incentive or something minimal like “swag” (some gear). Very poorly compensated and you will not be appreciated for the hard work you do. Also it took 2 months for them to get me started despite numerous attempts to reach the HR, Management etc.

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