registered nurse

technician

patient assistant

patient access coordinator

licensed practical nurse

Baton Rouge General

A typical day started at 7am.  I would arrive before technologists and perform the daily QC procedures on the cameras and dose calibrator as well as prepare the department for that day's patients.  
On an average day, this department would perform a wide variety of studies usually ranging from 8-10 scans per day.  Cardiac perfusion rest/stress test, HIDA scans, gastric emptying, bone scans, thyroid uptake and scans, thyroid therapy, Lung V/Q, GI bleed, MUGA, DAT scans, and Octreoscans were the majority of the scans we performed.  Unless a STAT case was ordered in the afternoon, we would normally finish patients around 4pm.  At this point, I would clean up department and leave for the day.  Through my clinical student experience, I learned dose calibrator operation, how to receive, prepapre, and safely administer radiopharmaceuticals, patient consultations for the various studies, gamma camera and PET/CT operation, patient positioning and comfort, and computer image processing.  As an additional benefit to my educational learning, I gained experience in creating a patient-technologist relationship where I focused on patient comfort and satisfaction while they were under my care.  I cannot name one certain aspect of this job that is most enjoyable about this job.  I truly enjoyed every aspect of my experience from speaking with patients, to handling radiopharmaceuticals, to operating the camera, and also processing the studies.  I am so greatful to have had the opportunity to attend this program and I look forward to my upcoming graduation and the start of my career as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

A typical day often involves managing a full workload with limited staff coverage. Due to frequent call outs, employees are regularly required to work alone or take on additional responsibilities outside their assigned role to ensure operations continue. The pace can be demanding, especially during understaffed shifts.

I learned how to multitask under pressure, adapt quickly to changing circumstances, and remain dependable in high stress environments. The role reinforced the importance of accountability, teamwork, and consistent staffing in maintaining a functional workplace.

Management appears to prioritize keeping the schedule filled over addressing ongoing attendance and performance issues. Accountability for repeated call outs, missed shifts, and incomplete tasks is inconsistent, which places additional strain on employees who consistently show up and perform their duties.

The workplace culture can feel unbalanced. Dependable employees are often relied upon heavily, while inconsistent attendance and performance are tolerated. This dynamic can lead to frustration and burnout among strong performers.

The most difficult aspect is working shifts alone without adequate support and carrying the workload created by repeated call outs. The lack of consistent accountability makes it challenging to maintain morale and sustainability.



A typical day at work was to answer the multi-line phone, check in patients, collect co-pays, balances, and any other money that is due at the time of service, make sure personal information and insurance is entered into the computer correctly, then get the patient's chart up as quickly as possible so the nurse can get their vitals.  In between doing that, make sure that patient charts that are scheduled for day are up to date, and scan any paperwork that needs to be put into the patient chart. Also check out the patient and schedule any follow up appointment that is needed.  

I learned that there is a fine balance between being a manager that can get along with the people you supervise and trying to be their best friend and not disciplining them at all.  This also falls into the management bullet.

The hardest part of the job is the fact that each doctor sees 20+ patients a day and that's a lot of paperwork to keep up with and not lose.  Also some of the patients can get frustrated when things don't go the way they think they should.  So you have to calm them down and try to figure out a good solution to make them happier.

The most enjoyable part of my job was the patient interaction that I got on a daily basis. Most of the patients were great and easy going.  I had a great personal relationship with them and it made my days that much easier.

This is a great position for students that are in the pre-med or pre-nursing pipeline. 
The learning curve is steep if you have no prior healthcare experience. However, the nurses and other technicians offer an amazing support system for those that are ready to work, and willing to learn.

Pros: 
You will be given an opportunity to work with the most amazing, caring, and professional nursing staff in Baton Rouge. 

Every moment is a teaching moment.  Nurses, residence, and even attending physicians are willing to let you sit in and watch procedures if it’s appropriate. 

Scheduling is flexible 

Benefits are great 


Cons: 

Technicians are usually spared the politics and drama of upper management, however, it can be a little discouraging to see how the nursing staff feels they’re risking their license just by working here.
Understaffed, underpaid, and overworked is a common theme. 

Pay. If you choose to work here as a technician, don’t do it for the money. You can go to the waffle house across the street and make more money.

Work life balance. Going into this job you need to understand the environment you’re working in. People don’t go to the emergency room because they’re having a great day. Figure out a routine to help yourself decompress. Go to the gym, talk with friends, family, roommates etc. 
make yourself a priority.







*Take into consideration I am a pretty quiet person at heart and don’t like to share my life’s story with colleagues* No room for advancement as promised. Cut lunch break in half. They don’t care how late you work or how many times you work through your lunch break. Park in the wrong spot, have your shirt ride up and they see your cellphone, or speak your mind when a coworker asks you what’s wrong and you’re reported. In my case, terminated. Both the director and clinic manager act sweet and caring in front of providers and long term employees. Ive made several complaints to the director/HR and nothing was investigated. I truly loved my job and took pride in fulfilling my duties until COVID and the young supervisor/manager was appointed. I was PURPOSELY treated like the black sheep, disrespected, and humiliated. I’ve never felt so diminished and belittled by an employer in my life. Provider and his wife were some of the most humble and giving people you’ll ever meet. I will miss them as well as a couple other fellow employees. 

I'm on a current travel assignment at Baton Rouge General OR. I have never worked so hard in all my life in an OR. It's a huge surgery dept so being on your feet and looking for supplies in 3 cores is unavoidable. I've never worked in a facility that didnt offer an am break. The staff works really hard and should get an opportunity to go to barhroom and get water. I got to a point where I was shocked if I got a lunch break! I think lunch break is automatically deducted from hours but I know for a fact employees are not getting full 30 mins! The Mkesson charting is HORRIBLE! There are so many other charting systems that are so much easier!! Dont get me started on the stack of paperwork you need to complete a surgery!!!...... charge tickets, preference cards, stickers and operating room nurses are responsible for getting and turning in anesthesia paperwork?!! Heres an idea... how about anes. take care of their own paperwork and OR take care of their own paperwork. Its a concept that works great at every other facility ive worked at. There are ways to make this place a more user friendly OR and make it a bit easier on staff but I'm just a contract worker & ill be out if there ASAP!

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoyed helping people. Did all we could to make the patients, visitors and the employees feel safe. It was more of a hospitality job. I say that because I spent most of my time assisting the patients, visitors  and even more fellow employees. For the most part, working at BRGMC was more like a family environment. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working at BRGMCwas dealing with fellow coworkers that felt the need to try to make themselves look at expense of someone else mostly another coworker. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture there is a southern hospitality environment where most of people looked out for each other. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My typical day was making sure that everyone was safe and that the patients & had close parking spaces and not have to walk very far to their appointment or to check into the hospital.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers that’s all company failed to give me my bonus even though I gave a full 2 week notice and they cut my insurance off the very next day not even give me opportunity to get cobra if I choose to continue the insurance.  The last straw on my final paycheck they took my insurance premiums out again saying that your always paying two prior which is a crock when do you ever pay anything in arears?  So it would be a cold day  before I will ever work for them again.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being just a number not a person.  All they care about is the all mighty dollar not you and the countless hours of overtime I worked.  I worked 60 plus hours a week not even a thank you.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Coworker are great but management needs improvement.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The more work you do the more they keep giving you.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is being able to help service patients.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The placement, they have poor management, management does not respect employees. Communication and teamwork needs great help! They keep up to much mess between employees and managers. There is NO respect for individual integrity. The manager/director has a problem with employee advancement and accountability just to keep workers stagnant in Business Services. I feel if the position or department is not working, instead of hurting people this area does not help. The Business Service department needs a change.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Anxious and highly stressful. You never know what schedule or area that you are going to be handling. Turn over is high for this small department.

I can’t speak to the clinical environment. Professional side is full of incompetent management and self-destructive politics. You will be treated as second class citizens in comparison to clinical workers. Benefits and PTO are horribly uncompetitive and work accomodations are delapidated trailer buildings. Business tools are archaic and cheap resulting in more work hours just to deal with the issues they cause. There is no logic, reason or critical thinking in the decision making here. Executives do nothing but keep the circus going by changing their minds and making more rash decisions. Always reactive and never proactive. I could go on but trust me, if you have any sense or smarts, don’t work here. There is a reason they hire from the bottom of the candidate pool and it’s not just because they’re cheap.

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