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Blessing Health System

Multiple issues with nothing being done to fix them. Staff concerns are not addressed. High nurse to patient ratios. Overbooking nurses for procedures. Nurses not involved in decision making. Safety concerns not addressed. Approached management years ago about issues and to this day none of them have been resolved or even mentioned again. Great starting pay as a new nurse but the increase in starting pay does not reflect that in nurses with several years experience. Sign on bonuses but nothing being done to retain current nurses. Insurance is only good if you’re able to use a Blessing provider and there is a need for more physicians in family medicine and a HUGE unmet need of more therapists to provide psychiatric therapy. Turning away employees needing therapy because there aren’t enough therapists. EAP is online and difficult to navigate and get an actual person to help. This leaves healthcare workers without much needed support leading to burnout and limited/no mental health resources. Decreased our 403(b) employer contributions to 2% match from a 5% match due to finances, but administration are still receiving bonuses. More duties being added to already heavy workloads with no communication from managers/directors. Little/no appreciation or acknowledgement. 

The upper management, i.e., CEO, HR, etc, are horrible at Blessing. While the compensation is in the fiftieth percentile, it seems decent for the area. Are there higher paying jobs in the community--yes, but those jobs often come without the healthcare and retirement packages offered at Blessing. And the benefits ALMOST make working at Blessing worthwile...that is to say, that when offered--often times Blessing will hire on an as-needed or PRN basis, to avoid having to pay these benefits, thus removing any reason to even work here. In my experience Blessing has no regard for its employees and the only thing actually valued by the upper echelon of management is money. Everything else is secondary. This means that this company will throw anyone-thing under the bus as long as it means continued profits. This also extends to hiring under-qualified people to managerial roles, in order to fill a position rather than seek out qualified individuals to fill these positions. I would warn anyone seeking employment with this organization to tread softly, and to get anything and everything in writing....after all, there is a reason the turnover rate within the hospital is so high.

My coworkers were incredible, I worked one unit, and I was very fortunate to have the one I did. I’ve not see other health care settings with that level of team work yet. 
Floating to other units was nerve racking as not all worked as closely as my own unit. 
Management was always a hit or miss. On one side my direct management encouraged growth, and listened to my concerns and suggestions.
However this wasn’t always the norm, and if it was sometimes upper management would bite it’s own hand causing distrust and even resentment amongst employees, as it order lower management to push sometimes odd restricting policy changes. 
The pay is also very small for what the work load is for both Nurses and CNAs alike.
Some units have a much more specific patient populations that, while rewarding to help, and wear on people. And as much as I would love to work with that patient population again, for my sake I’d never do it for $17 or under again. 

Management is too involved in the koolaid they drink about their satisfaction reviews but they don't act on things to really improve care. They could care less about their employees. Advancement only occurs if you are related to management. Illini in Pittsfield is the worst. Totally about who you know and are related to not your skill set. Their census is averaging about 4. Yes. Four inpatients. Nurses sitting around doing nothing. Management always doing nothing. They overwork the middle management supervisors without adequate compensation. On call without call pay. 24/7. Staff turn each other in for ridiculous infractions. Lots of drama and back stabbing. Lots of high sounding missions but no follow through. Its all fake. The only thing real is when the employees gossip about who they got in trouble and who they got fired. Sad. I'm looking for another job but I needed to get through the new grad time so I could leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Making true human connections with co- workers and patients as well as families of patients. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes providing 24/7 care takes a toll when we do not have enough coverage in my department. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great! I feel valued in the workplace. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I work a 10 hour shift and see patients at some of the most difficult times in their lives as a chaplain. I offer prayer and support and encouragement for patients and families. I also share the joy of childbirth and celebrations for people. Sometimes it is difficult to stay positive but most of the time I am able to bring a smile to people and offer a positive moment in the midst of grief and sadness.

Re: typical day at work- very busy
What I learned: It doesn't matter if you do your job and mind your own business-you are expendible
Management: Some managers are very,very proffessional and others don't seem to have what it takes.
Co-workers: Almost all my coworkers behaved like children, using bad language and playing with cell phones and the internet.I don't think the whole organization is like this, but I don't know
The hardest part: Being a team player when everyone else was tattling, if I found a mistake, I simply fixed it.
Contact with the patients was by far the best part of the job. Yes, sometimes they were hard to handle, but the ones that appreciate you far out-weigh the ones who are too sick to be kind and appropriate.

Blessing Hospital is the largest and most sophisticated medical center in a 100-mile radius, with a medical staff of more than 240 physicians and a team of more than 2,000 employees. As the regional leader in patient and family centered care, Blessing Hospital is committed to excellence. Blessing offers quality, compassionate and comprehensive medical care, and place a strong emphasis on community wellness. Blessing continues to respond to the changing health care needs of the region's residents by keeping pace with technology and providing services that are convenient, accessible and vital to our mission to improve life.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I used to think it was the way they treated their employees, until I witnessed first hand bullying from managers and watched HR and Administrators follow suit and do nothing about them, even several employees later … very sad 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The inconsistency with the treatments from the managers and the favoritism. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
One way , no matter your input , they asked but never really cared . 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work days as a nurse, 5 days a week.

Generally productive work days. Day to day task vary. 
But outcome goal is the same for each day. Its a great team of co-workers to work with.
	Provide Care Management services to eligible patients, such as meeting individuals needs identified in the psychosocial and medical assessments and assist with discharge planning.
	Access and make referrals to community based resources and care providers
	Coordinate and collaborate with other health care providers to coordinate care and services for patients
	Review and complete advance directives with patients and families
	Arrange home health, hospice, nursing home placement and durable medical equipment prior to discharge

This environment is run according to who a person is related to or friends with the management. They routinely cleanse their middle management at about 4 years seniority.  The health care given is poor and the hospital is routinely called "lie n die" in the county. Pay is substandard for comparable positions but staff are told it has been reviewed and is equal to regional positions. The focus is on the appearance of good care and what is perceived not the truth of the situation. They are also quite typically 15-20years behind current hospital practices--small poor county that is rather isolated.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 1 salary reported	$42.89 per hour
Nursing assistant 3 salaries reported	$17.08 per hour
Phlebotomist 3 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Transportation technician 1 salary reported	$16.50 per hour
Surgical first assistant 1 salary reported	$44.24 per hour

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