UCLA Health reviews

While working as a per diem float pool employee, the full time nurses already have a set mindset about how you will be. You’ll be looked down upon and will always be second to those who work on the unit. As soon as you step into the unit they view you as incompetent. An hour in, when they realize you aren’t incompetent they start warming up to you. It’s draining to go through this every shift. I’m not incompetent please don’t label me as such until you actually work with me. The preconceptions you have of float care partners really needs to stop.

There is a middle management layers of peers who have been here for years and never learned the basics of good management. I found this layer of management to have too much power, they are vindictive and untrustworthy. Instead of utilizing employees to their fullest potential, the culture is to stand in line and follow instructions without questioning. A practice I witnessed multiple times when management wants to fire someone, they will strip the individuals responsibilities and have them sit idle until they leave. The shift of workload is put on other department staff members who are over worked. In general creates an unhealthy work environment. As a tax payer of state employees I find this dysfunctional political behavior unacceptable. Although UCLA teaches best business management practice at the University, unfortunately is not practiced at the work place.