Pros
It’s a small hospital, so everyone knows everyone and it makes it easier to get things done for your patient. The patient care team really works together and advocates for the best of the patient. Some of the best respiratory therapists and CNA’s I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.
Cons
Pay and benefits are below market. Insurance is very expensive and not very good. 403b matching is poor. Raises are “merit based” but there is no consistency to how that is applied, and sadly, some managers seem to play favorites. I know of a nurse who had many years experience in several areas of healthcare, who got excellent performance reviews, and the lowest raises. A nurse with a year less experience, only at th hospital a year, made more due to raises. It’s very cliquey; people who have been there many years are “untouchable” and HR is a joke. A nurse was racially discriminated against by another nurse and HR refused to do anything, even allow the nurse to be moved to a different weekend rotation so she didn’t have to work in a hostile environment. There were multiple witnesses. The senior management likes to make decisions for the staff, not with the staff. No incentive to further your education or gain certifications.
