registered nurse

patient care technician

surgical technologist

registered nurse - home health

medical technologist

Baptist Health Arkansas

 My first day at Baptist in Malvern every person I passed stopped wanting to meet me and introduce themself. From housekeeping to ICU.  Everyone is happy there. Admin refers to the employees as their work family and employees the same for admin. Doctors included.  The nurses there love what they do and they are all incredibly intelligent. I have been nursing for a while and learned so much working there.  If I did not know something it was always brought to me in a kind non belittling way and the care of the patient was always the focus. I was prn -there were many times I didn’t know policy changes etc. 
  This was a shock to me honestly and because of my past work experiences, I assumed all the positivity and teamwork I was experiencing would fade away once me being the new girl wore off.  But it didn’t, no one sat down until everyone was able and all the patients were taken care of.  
I did experience several issues with my schedule, I would sign up for shifts and come to work but not be on the staffing sheet and would have to go back home. 
A new manager started and I never had that issue again. ICU closed and 4 beds on med surg were designated as ICU beds. ICU nurses and Med Surg nurses were combined into one team.  This was difficult, especially for ICU nurses. Taking care of Med Surg patients and ICU patients at the same time was hard and we all felt uncomfortable.  Med Surg nurses did not want to train to care for ICU patients.  But everyone worked together and did the best possible.  On busy days with back to back admissions coming the nurses would sometimes huddle together and pray to God to help them get the job done, remain calm so they could give the  patients the care God intended them to.  This was nice and it helped me every time. 
The pandemic began and full time nurses were not getting their hours because the census dropped.  I had another job full time, and I did not want to take any hours from the nurses there so I resigned. Every now and then I hear from some of the nurses I worked with there.  I hear nothing but good things- new equipment the hospital has, the unit census is full most days, everyone got their 2021 raise early, etc... I am hoping a new position becomes available so I can try to come back!

I was a RN II at BHMC for 2 1/2 years. This was the very first job I've held working for a big company. All of my jobs, to this point, I have been self-employeed. I worked three 12 hour shifts per week. Baptist is a very busy hospital, and, sometimes that could be overwelming, especially if there was not adequate staffing. My supervisor was, in my opinion, awesome. I found that scheduling could be consistent and easily accomdated to change. I began this position as a new grad. Orientation was thorough and completed with patience and understanding. As a new grad, I learned so much. Flexibility was demanded in some cases and not given in others. The team, with which I worked, spanned equally from top notch and dedicated, to extremely lazy and apathetic. Teamwork was encouraged by management, but on the team level, not all team members wanted to play. EPIC charting system began on September 30. Prior to "going live" with the Epic system, employees were given more than adequate education and preparation. The best part of working at Baptist was the Christian environment. The need for Chaplin support was a part of the Admission Assessment. Prayer opened most meetings and educational events. Baptist has a Christ-centered missioned statement which meant that i was able to pray for and lead patient's toward Christ.

I started out as a nurse here in the SICU and worked for a year. This place was AWESOME! If you have the chance, work in SICU. The supervisor is great, and your fellow nurses are some of the best nurses and people you will ever meet. I am not kidding. They will have your back and they will get you through the worst night of your nursing career. And then take you out for drinks afterwards. Great work family and also great experience-level 2 trauma center. I got to take care of a wide variety of patients from traumas from violent crimes and car accidents to hemorrhagic strokes to kidney transplant recipients. The job is rewarding and keeps you on your toes-you never go home without having learned something new. The hardest part for me was to witness the death of a young person. But it was enjoyable to see a young victim of trauma who at first seemed irreparable to experience a full recovery weeks later. The physicians are pretty freaking awesome too and there's a good dynamic between the SICU nurses and physicians (for the most part). Did I mention it's self-scheduling? Literally self-scheduling. Epic documentation system is used, which is the best documentation system in my opinion. Furthermore, I can't necessarily same the same thing about the hospital administration, but if you work in SICU you will NOT be dissapointed in the leadership of the supervisor and charge nurses. My charge nurses gave me excellent references when I went on to be a travel nurse, and I still keep in touch with some of my co-workers. I have worked in 3 hospitals as a Registered Nurse and I can absolutely say that this was the best place to work. I LOVED it. I would still work there if I lived there.

I went to work in April 2000 for Baptist Medical Center- Arkadelphia as an Information Associate. I went to the Baptist School of Nursing in 2000 to be Certified as an Information Associate and I received my certification at the end of the class. I became a team player, communicated with all the doctors daily, set up procedures and test for in patients through scheduling. I transcribed all the physicians orders to the computer and flow sheets for the nurses and other departments. I admitted and discharged patients and assigned rooms. In 2007 I was given an opportunity to learn how to audit patients charts to ensure proper coding and charges were done for our patients. This included over charges and under charges for IV's,  IV Medicines and other medicines given to our patients. In 2008 the hospital opened up a new position for a Capture Charge Tech and I was put in that position. I really enjoyed my job, the people I worked with and the opportunity to learn more about the medical field. In December 2010 I had a left knee replacement, in which left me paralyzed from the knee down and I was not able to return to my job at the hospital. I was completely disable for two years and the doctors said I would never walk again. I proved them wrong. In 2013 I got a great opportunity to return to the workforce and I have to thank CarMart GM at that time for the opportunity. My experience was great at Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia.

Patient's Care,extremely important. Working at Baptist has been very productive. Great benefits, great team working skills, all my work days are overwhelmingly busy taking care of patients. always having a positive attitude. Being responsible for collecting blood samples from patients, making sure that they are labeling correctly and sending them off for analysis and testing. My experiences at Baptist was awesome, great experience working in the ER(Trauma) I loved working in POC Department.  Having a calm and friendly manner with the ability to put patients at ease, and goes without saying that I don't mind the sight of blood.The hardest part of the job was lack of staffs.Nevertheless, as a Phlebotomist,I enjoyed my job. Examples, explaining the procedure to patients,reassuring patients if they are nervous or distressed, completing records and entering data on a computer. My greatest experiences  are working with babies, and older peoples with wide range of conditions, as well following the appropriate procedures for each type of patient you work with.
If you want to work in a Health Care Hospital as part of your career and becomes a great team supporting leader. You will learn and get great overwhemingly experiences from Baptist Health Hospital. You will usually receive on the job training, as well as opportunities to grow and progress, education careers (Nursing School)

typical day at work: 12 hour shift, 6:1 patient ratio on medsurg floor, very busy, hardly any time to take lunch break but you get dinged if you don’t clock out for lunch. 

what you believe you learned: medsurg nursing skills

management: awful, they changed to structure of the system, they have central staffing that dictates your schedule and oftentimes, where you will work.  The managers are of no help because they can’t change or modify your schedule. You can request to be swap if you find your own relief otherwise you will work whenever they put you in. There’s barely any flexibility at all and many nurses who have been working in LR/NLR have left because of this. They also got rid of phlebotomist so nurses and pct’s are doing blood draw which added more task to an overwhelming list of task to do already. You can get floated to medsurg even if you work specialty floor and they won’t give you an option to be cancelled if you ask, you’ll get written up for refusal. 

workplace culture,: more or less the same as any other hospital 

the hardest part of the job,: no flexibility with schedule, getting floated elsewhere despite working on specialty unit

the most enjoyable part of the job: some coworkers are awesome to work with

Even though I have a my CNA that I had to pass a state exam to receive you can not get any kind of pay increase unless you have had college classes. Having  college english isn’t going to help my patient care ability I can assure you. Also you may be the only tech for 30 plus patients. Even if you sign a job description for a floor they will pull you to staff other floors you haven’t agreed to work because they are short staffed everywhere. If they try and call you in on your day off the bonus is 2 dollars extra an hour while other departments are almost time and a half or more an hour they want you to learn to drawl blood when they pay people that there only job in the entire hospital is to drawl blood so they want you to not only get vitals feed give baths help people go to the restroom changed bedding take out trash and linen answer call lights in a timely manner then want to add drawing patients labs for a 2% pay increase. I’m going to pass on that one. Nursing students who work as PCT are paid over 22 dollars an hour to do the same job as a PCA and yet we who are unable to be in school do to family or financial reason are working full time to try and survive are paid WAY less . So it’s like I’m punished because my life situation right now I can’t afford to take time off work to go to college. 

A typical day starts out extremely busy with physicians, call lights going off. Getting report, checking charts and Md orders all while answering call lights providing direct care and administering medication. There is a slow down periond that allows time to check for more orders and organize the remaining duties before shift end. I've learned a tremendous amount at Baptist. Ive learned all of my nursing skills and ive even learned appropriate customer service. Management has changed several times since my employment and Im not exactly sure that they know who they want in management. I've seen management that really care for the staff and i've seen management that arent interested in their staff. The most enjoyable part are the co-workers that i have. We've built a bond with each other. The hardest part is working somewhere that you once loved and now dread because the entire atmosphere has changed .

I was initially excited about working at Baptist. The nurses made a great first impression and many of them were willing to teach. Management had been telling me how good of a job I had been doing. However, management quickly showed their true colors all while working for a measly $11/hour. They were hostile when you mentioned certain topics. Most of management was actually fine to talk to, but there were specific managers who acted like you were doing nothing if you sat down for all of 2 minutes. They perpetuated a culture of no breaks and constant work despite working 12 hour shifts and them begging us to working overtime. If you wanted more pay, you couldn't ask for a raise - you just had to work more and more overtime.

Of note: what they won't tell you is that they are paying travel nurses $90+/hour while only paying in-house nurses $23/hour and CNAs $11/hour. The travelers just commute from the more desirable Fayetteville and call it "travelling." Find a job elsewhere.

Every day you feel that the job you are doing matters. Whether directly or indirectly, you know you impact patient care in the best possible way you can. We searched for those little thoughtful things that could be done or said to bring ease and peace to our patients We have the best doctors and nursing staff, as well as other clinical staff. 
Hardest part of job was going for years with no raises, seeing less productive employees keep their jobs while vital employees lost their jobs. Management needs to plug in to where the real work is done. I learned to get along whether or not I feel supported and feel supportive, and be supportive and positive. Great coworkers who believe in the mission of Baptist Health.  

Hardest part of the job.. when the money is going to something ridiculous like Strategic Management when it could help patients. 

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Medical technologist 2 salaries reported	$31.99 per hour

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