Pros
-fellow employees were generally friendly and hard-working, though politics could easily turn certain areas toxic very easily due to the small number of staff in each area -approximately half of the physicians were competent and easy to work with - the other half were either rude, dangerous or a combination of the two -mission-driven, willing to "go the extra mile" for patients without financial means to pay for hospitalization/medication
Cons
-insane turnover (especially for pharmacists and physicians). Management is desperate to retain any and all warm bodies, so there is no penalty for creating hostile work environments or being dangerously incompetent. Certain physicians are sent to peer review time and time again yet they continue to practice unrestricted. I have serious concerns about several employees ability to practice safely (physicians, pharmacists and nurses alike) - they come to Providence because they know they wouldn't be able to practice anywhere else. -hospital was facing severe financial problems when I left with waste (especially in pharmacy) occurring at staggering rates. Basics like hospital beds with electronic scales or having working A/C and heat in the pharmacy were not provided in favor of wasting money on other ideas that did not positively affect patient care or worker safety/comfort