Hard work - Staff RN Nights Select Medical Employee Review

4.0
Dec 29, 2022
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Pros

Steady employment with a fair amount of OT opportunities. My pay was very good. Most of my co-workers were nice and helpful. I liked all of my charge nurses- they were very competent. Codes were always a group effort, with a DR sleeping overnight in the hospital, if needed for the code or rapid responses. ACLS/CPR certification can be done at the hospital. My input is reflective from 1.5 years ago.

Cons

In 2021, when I retired, we would average 5-7 patients at night. We had to do our own blood draws, EKGs, admissions and a whole lot of bladder scans. The administration seemed to tolerate some of our NA / RN being more interested in their phones than the patients. No pharmacist on after maybe 5pm. It made new admissions VERY time consuming. As is with most facilities, management is always expecting you to get out on time- which is difficult to do, unless you’re OK with crappy Epic charting. There is no cafeteria at night. You get use to bringing your lunch. Most RNs don’t take an official lunch. There is just no time. Eating while you chart is customary, although some folks do take a real break at times. I only gave 4 stars because you can give good care to 4-6 patients, with the assistance of a good aide, but our “normal” ratio was

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The pay is better than most places- but for a reason. Rehab team fabulous.

Cons

Greedy for-profit system. Benefits are terrible. Unsafe patient assignments. This patient population is critically ill, unstable, and often come with infections, pressure injuries and other conditions they acquired at the sending hospital. Most packed ICUs send patients here when they aren’t progressing fast enough or about to die. You often have 5 of these patients at a time on ventilators, critical drips, complex wound treatments, etc. Due to high staff turnover you are often working with a staff who was rushed through orientation and hired with no acute care experience. Their clinical liaisons often withhold or fail to assess for pertinent information prior to them arriving and they often make promises to the families and patients that are untrue (they get paid bonuses to bring in patients- regardless of their outcomes). If you become a charge nurse expect to have a full patient assignment while rounding with providers, running codes, and doing admissions. Don’t expect support from your local leadership team as their expectations from the regional team are too high and they are also overburdened with responsibilities.

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