Pros
Workload isn’t as heavy as other hospitals, hospital is a small community, not for profit, everyone knows each other, CNA:patient ratio isn’t as high as local hospitals depending on the unit you’re in, scrub allowance provided, tuition reimbursement program.
Cons
CNA:patient ratio fluctuates daily depending on what unit you’re in, administrators rarely ever on the floor to see hard working staff, those who kiss management butt get special treatment, not all RN’s will help even if you complain that they’re detrimental to the unit, management likes to round and knit pick rather than actually solve issues, pay is lowest compared to hospitals in the San Fernando Valley, most CNA’s here have a second job, no one is held accountable here. Hospital doesn’t require CNA Certification anymore. New job title will be Patient Care Associate meaning they can hire someone with CNA training and experience for less and train us for more duties outside of normal CNA scope of practice. Administration and upper management should’ve asked floor staff first before making such a decision! They never offered us CEU’s and now they are changing title to PCA as a cop out to not provide CEU’s. Other hospitals have CNA’s as CCP/PCA/PCT but still offer in house CEU’s.