registered nurse

nurse technician

temperature screener

emergency room technician

patient care technician

AdventHealth Tampa

Where do I start? Might as well be the good.

There's great people to work with there. And you will learn a lot and have experience. That's all.

Now, I want to tell you how much I truly hated it there. The staffing is terrible, but leadership are the WORST.

When we are short with techs on the floor, leadership most of the time looks the other way. They don't care if a tech has a whole floor to themselves. We techs don't get paid enough. Yeah I know we have no degrees so we should work for the bare minimum. That argument is used all the time there when asked at the "town halls."

You have managers and directors willing to "look" the other way if there is a complaint on something. For example, an incompetent tech who is known to be lazy and screws up, but still gets a pass. Why, I don't know; maybe because they chit chat like and are popular and just love to gossip, which isn't what they are paid to do. They are paid to work. But managment loves to look the other way because if that staff member gets fired or quits, then it's hurts the rest of the floor and gets short staffed and they get boo boos on their backs. Get over it. How about these leaders show a little BACKBONE and do what they have to do. Stop giving employees second chances who you know screw up and don't care about the consquences. Stop being nice and how about you have some guts to do the right thing. Sure you may be short staffed but use that brain you earned your degree in and come up with something. You guys are smart; figure it out. Oh wait, you won't.

There's employees who also get praised just for gossiping and making people laugh and feel good, while there's others who work harder and do what they can to make ends meet. But that employee who talks too much and giggles and laughs gets the reward and doesn't work as hard, which isn't fair. But what can you expect? When that one employee gives everything and gets nothing out of it; it's wrong. A good example, when a tech on the floor is willing to pick up extra days or stay late past their time doesn't get recgitnion; but when a nurse decides to stay late they get praised with free lunch vouchers and a bunch of free reward points from the hi-5 rewards program at the hospital by leadership. They just give it out like candy.  I saw a nurse get a bunch of points from leadership one time when that nurse had to stay late. The manager thanked that nurse for willing to stay late, but I rememer a tech was willing to stay late and they got nothing. What about the tech? Yes, I understand education level we are the bottom of the food chain, but when a tech is willing to sacrifice their time to help the nurses on the floor and doesn't get rewarded for it, it's wrong. Leadership, STOP picking favorites just because you "love" to gossip and talk. Stop for a second and look what's in front of you. You may be losing good employees because of your lack of listening skills and attention. Then you whine and complain because you don't have enough staff. How about you look at yourself in the mirror and get over yourselves?


And also people who quit all the time come back and are welcomed with opened arms. Won't even give notice and just leave. How fair is that? There was a tech on the floor who was loved by everyone and decided to leave. When the tech came back and visted, they were loved like they never left. This tech did not give notice and left the floor hurting while they needed staff. I get the person didn't like what they did but you should have given notice. But you get all this attention because you are a people person who doesn't work hard? How about a nurse I knew who decided to quit because they were prn and had to go to float pool because the hopsital at the time was complaning they were spending too much money? But then when she wanted a job she was welcomed with open arms and was even given a party with a cake. A cake???? Why, she quit with no notice and that's what she gets? Oh guess what, she quit with no notice AGAIN so she could go back to school. Sucks for leadership on that part, don't you think?  Yeah I could go on about this but my point has been taken.

Oh yeah, the free vouchers are being abused at this place. I've seen many times nurses and OR staff  handing them to the cashier at the cafteria just so they can get free vouchers somewhere or from someone. Someone is just giving them out and they feel entitled to get free stuff just like doctors. To that person or leadership who's abusing that, shame on you. To those that are using them almost all the time, you make enough money; stop complaning about spending money on food. You do know there's employees who are working low or lower wage jobs; why not give them the vouchers? Because they don't have degrees and are not worth the effort? Because they don't talk or giggle or gossip even though they work hard? Will you lose sleep over your precious vouchers? You savages. Just remember when you lose good employees and get bad ones, or get short staff it's on you.

How about the constant medications that these "nurses" leave around all the time? Oh yeah it happens. Whenever leadership finds out about it they don't get into trouble because they want to look the other way; even though some of these medications are very dangerous and could be easily taken out of the hospital if someone wants to think like that. The nurses have been shown what to do with the medications and they don't seem to care. And these people are trained and have degrees, but can't remember to use medications properly? 

I should say the story about the time somoene asked someone else to put an iv on them in the break room, but that would make it too easy.

To all the leaders, you lose people beacuse you have favorites. You don't take the time to value everyone, just those that makes you smile or laugh, or have a "degree." 

Actually enjoying going to my job every day! I love a little bit of everything — the planning, the communication with vendors, speakers and sponsors, the creative aspects, the cyclical nature of the job, and my co-workers.
Autonomy, ability to try new ideas, fast-paced nature.
Bringing my vision for an event to completion.
Building and coaching my team, producing live educational and interactive experiences.
Building relationships with sponsors to help them meet their objectives.
Challenging every month, need to learn new technologies and better myself in order to deliver expected requirements.
Collaborating with vendors to produce a fantastic event. Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space.
Colleagues connecting with other staff, and association members. Constantly meeting new people.
Contracts.
Creating exceptional experiences.
Creative and deadline driven.
Details, details, details and on-site management.
Developing the agenda and content for events; designing the framework for attendee experiences.
Different duties from day to day.
Diversity and varying scope of events and meetings; the mission of the non-profit academic institution that employees me.
Engagement with volunteer leaders who are at the top of their profession.
Enhancement of the community through events we produce or support.
Event decor and production.
Every day brings a new challenge. I am continually learning.
Excitement and unpredictability.
Fast pace, teamwork, volunteers, colleagues, flexible schedule.
Finding solutions to problems.
Fitting pieces of the puzzle together; logistics management.
Global scope and engagement with partners and customers.
Great colleagues in the industry.
Hotel sourcing and research.
I get to travel internationally and be paid for it! And, I like that the job changes every day. No meeting, destination, or even project is ever the same.
I love how meeting planning involves finance, protocol, HR, international affairs, logistics, and other disciplines. I have to be an expert planner, but have competency in other areas as well.
I love pulling a plan together and watching it be executed  — coming up with an idea and seeing the completed product.
I love the meeting industry in general. It is why I have been doing this so long.
I love the unpredictability, problem-solving, helping others further their career.
Interaction with various vendors, CVB’s members and corporations wanting to do business with us. I’m a people person and I have met some wonderful people through this job.
Interesting, challenging work and being able to implement process-improvement ideas.
Learning new roles, working face-to-face with exhibitors, mentoring staff, the option to telework whenever I like.
Like the travel — love my team.
Love the organizational tasks, and the actual on-site experience. Love working with hospitality people, and seeing a meeting go well.
Making relationships with speakers and clients.
Marketing, budgeting, problem-solving, traveling.
Medical meeting industry is challenging!
Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years. Seeing new employees grow and learn the career and new technology.
Learning about market trends and trends specific to the meetings I plan. Negotiating contracts.
Meeting new people, variety, strive to get a group to come back.
My boss!
My coworkers are awesome. They are truly like family and we are a great team. The benefits at my job are fantastic.
My employer makes employees feel valued.
My favorite part is being on site and seeing everything come together.
My team is amazing.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Higher pay than local alternatives
A few dependable team members

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
– Excessive and poorly managed call
– Routine weekend cases that should be done on weekdays
– Uneven workload distribution
– Little accountability among teams
– Long, disorganized case days

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
AdventHealth Tampa offers higher pay than many nearby facilities, which is the main reason I’ve stayed. Otherwise, I would have chosen a role closer to home. Work-life balance is poor. The call burden is heavy, and non-emergent cases—such as routine neurosurgery—are often scheduled on weekends. Expectations vary widely across teams, creating confusion and inconsistency. Some coworkers are reliable, but a majority underperform, which places more pressure on those who are capable. If you show competence, you’re given more responsibility without added support. Case days are frequently long due to inefficiency and lack of structure.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Thanks — here’s a revised version that includes the specific specialties you primarily work in:

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A Typical Day as a CSFA at AdventHealth Tampa:

Most days begin around 6:30 AM with case prep. As a First Assistant, you’re primarily assigned to orthopedic, general robotic, or neurosurgical procedures. Depending on the day, you may rotate between services or stay with one, but expectations and workflow vary widely between teams.

Ortho cases often involve total joints or trauma and tend to be efficient if the team is experienced. General robotic days can be long due to setup and turnover delays, while neuro cases—often non-urgent—routinely run late and are sometimes inappropriately scheduled on weekends. Case flow is unpredictable, and you’re expected to adapt quickly, especially if you’re seen as reliable or capable.

The workload can be heavy, especially on call days, which frequently include non-emergent weekend cases. Coverage and team engagement are inconsistent, meaning dependable staff often absorb the extra responsibilities. Coordination and structure are lacking, so strong time management and communication skills are essential to get through the day.

When I first started I was very excited and felt good energy, I really thought that I would learn a lot and experience great things and overall enjoy work. Now don’t get me wrong the line of work I currently do is enjoyable and doable since I am pursuing to become a nurse and have a passion of working in the medical field but while I worked here it drained my physically and mentally. The workload was heavy, some days it would be light but a good chunk it was heavy. Favoritism was very strong! As a CNA I felt as if I was at the bottom of the food chain. I felt as if I was someone peasant. I met some good people I will not lie but then I met people that just had me ??? the whole time. You had nurses who acted as if they didn’t care about their job or treat us techs like we are their little personal assistant. These are the same nurses you’d find sitting around especially at the nurses station chit chatting about their personal lives or be on their phone. My nurse leaders failed to make me feel like I was worth something, I felt nonexistent to my nurse manager. She would walk past and not say a word to you as if you were a stranger from the street. I had found out other co-workers were getting paid higher than I was. Overall, I would never consider going back to work there even as a nurse. 

Adventhealth's main concern is getting their name out and advertising wherever they can. If you're working there as a clinical employee, be prepared to work your you know what off. Employee morale was so low. There is hardly any room for advacement which is unusual in a company so large. They expect you to sacrifice your time off at a moment's notice for mandatory townhall meetings. 

Nursing seems to be on a tiered system. If you're new there, you're at the bottom of the totem pole and expect to be there for years, even if you have experience. Very catty work environment across multiple departments. Very strange work culture. Everyone seems to have tunnel vision and does not help one another out. It's likely because they're so tired. 

Their motto of Healing through the ministry of Christ is a joke. Their motto should be, "work sets you free." They'll work you so hard until you quit.  
Will not ever work here again. 

Also - there is no bacon. 7th day adventists don't eat bacon so they inflict THAT and other rules upon everyone else. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people that I worked with on a day to day basis were good people. They worked hard; they cared for the patients; and the cared for the quality of their work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As with all institutions things change and change can be hard. The hardest was working with people that were not adaptable and were resistant to that change.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is one of safety Quality and placing the patient and their family's needs first

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We started off by getting individual report on our assignment that was placed by the charge nurse at the beginning of shift.  Next was safety huddle and then we began our patient care. Throughout the shift our lead would walk through and ensure that assignments were safe and appropriate.  We picked our lunch breaks to coordinate with all of the nurses so that everybody got a proper amount of time for the break.

Enjoyed the beautiful campus and food venue options. Helped hospital supply laptops for system transition to EPIC. Typical day in IT depot, includes heavy workload in managing inventory, laptop updates, cleaning laptops, keeping stock of laptops and peripherals to be distributed, distributing laptops to employees for training purposes, and educating said employees on how to access zoom and training portal. Downside, is that there were co-workers bullying within the Depot... reported bullying to management. Management was ineffective and slow in handling bullying. Also, it didn't help that there were nurses, doctors, and non-healthcare workers bringing their drama, agitation, fears, and stress to the IT depot. Finally, the hardest part was that there were too much misconceptions about IT's role and what we were for as mentioned in the beginning. Staff expected IT to provide support and services far beyond what the role and position was outlined by HR and management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Most professional company and healthcare organization I have worked for to date

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Driving along  I-4I and dodging Florida man on the way to and from work ha ha

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Adventist fantastic I have gotten several pay raises in less than a year. They’re work. Environment is very employee friendly. Hard workers are rewarded. Staff are supported management and supervisors. Ensure brakes are taken and you get time off the floor, which are very important in clinical care settings there are opportunities within the company to move laterally and to progress upward if a person is interested. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working in the ED can bring anything from chaos and nonstop. Running to a lighter day waiting for something to happen. It is unpredictable but exciting at the same time.

When I started, I averaged six patients daily and drove 10 to 15 minutes to each patient. It was no problem at all. I loved it. Fast-forward two years, I was still expected to see six patients daily while driving 30 minutes to an hour between patients. Scheduling would consistently put eight or nine patients on my schedule, knowing that I couldn't see that many in a day given my driving distances. There was no continuity of care; patients complained, therapists complained, and no one seemed to care. There was a mass exodus, and they did nothing to stop it. It was a shame as there were a lot of good therapists and people working there. The pay was fair, but the benefits could have been better.  Their mail-order prescription plan that you have to use for maintenance medications is the worst I have ever experienced. They are trying to improve it, but there is a long way to go.

Advent health Micromanaged a lot. I had about three managers and two supervisors at clinic. And another manager in another city. Some days I worked with 5 doctors while being assigned two for my job. Most enjoyable part of the job was co workers making it a fun work place, and taking care of patients. Hardest part of the job was picking up slack of others and running around like a headless chicken for different doctors. Sometimes no break. Nothing organized, transporting patients to hospital from clinic for x rays,while on shift medical assisting, coming back to clinic to pick up where left off with many patients to handle alone. Badges not working to have access to hospital for cafeteria, transport so u had to hound others for their badges, Nothing was in place. You learn to just deal because certain managers don’t care or value you .however Doctors I worked with were supportive.

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