speech therapist

senior phlebotomist

phlebotomist

personal care assistant

patient care technician

Bristol Hospital

Upper management made decisions without having the knowledge or even trying to know how things work or would be affected. At times, workloads were overwhelming with unrealistic expectations (due to the sentence above) and other times you were looking for things to do. The direct management in my department was more worried about being friends than work, so if you were not engaging in shenanigans and were trying to get your work done on time you were called in for having an "attitude" and if you did engage and you work was not completed you would be called in to talk about why work wasn't finished (simply an unnecessary game that one needed to play). 

The pay was decent as in over minimum wage but under the market and if you transferred/promoted internally, you would get offered less than someone new to the company, this is because all wages are determined from your base pay from when you were first hired into the company. Advancement was slim to none, when applying internally you would meet and be talked out of the position or even be stuck in the current position until they find a replacement even if you are hired into another department.   

Benefits are also PTO, including paid holidays (5, I believe), tuition reimbursement, 403b and matching I think 3%, and then health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Insurance is ok if you are only looking to add yourself and not any family members.

In the department, I worked in my direct supervisor was flexible with time allowing us to adjust our scheduled times to work with the required 40 hour weeks to the dot, not a second over, and if 1 second under 40, 1 second of PTO was used to even out. Location was not flexible, when others were allowed to work from home some positions were not and had to use PTO whether it is from weather or COVID related, even if jobs could be completed at home. 

All in all the company is more worried about looking like it cares about its employees without actually caring about its employees. It is all about the image of the community.

With all that said, I enjoyed many of the co-workers and management I directly worked with on a daily. It provides me the ability to earn money to pay bills and have health insurance and a offers bit of financial stability so I endure. 


I have to TOTALLY AGREE with those who feel that this is a less than deseriable place to work. I have been here as an RN for many, many years and only because it works best for my family. There is little to no support from management and god forbid you have an issue that needs assistance from HR... Well that won't happen because HR is not there for their employees and there is honestly a huge disconnect with HR and the rest if the working world at BH. 
There is no teamwork and expect to be belittled as you work from time to time by management. Taking a break is not a common practice, and honestly staffing is cut so short nobody has time to take breaks. There is constant pressure from supervisors and management to "do better" but little praise or compensation for the staff. Of course a former medical director would think this is a lovely place to work, well I'm sure he was well compensated and he didn't deal with all the issues that the staff deals with who actually place there hands on patients. I feel that upper management have closed their eyes to all issues that are truly important to the rest of the working world just to raise their press Gainey scores. 
All in all, this hospital is not about taking care of patients, it is about checking boxes, raising press Gainey scores and keeping your mouth shut because honestly nobody cares. As soon as I can I will be looking for a new position and mine will be filled with just another warm body. The grass is not always greener in the other side, we all know this, but this hospital MUST start making their employees a priority.

Since I first started here, the department has been undergoing constant non-stop restructuring. I never have the same job duties week to week. Despite this I have never seen a pay increase. My skills are undermined by the management's poor organizational skills and poor department structure. I do love my coworkers though - you know what they say, those that suffer together stay together... Although I had to leave. Hardest part of the job is that the job is always changing. There is no notice. I can have a weekend off and come back to work only to find out my hours have changed without notice and I am actually late for my shift... VERY poor departmental organization. I can't stress that enough. I recommend this organization only if you are in dire need of income and continue your job search in the mean time. 13 employees left my department within 6 months time.

There is very little respect for others across departments. Everyone is overworked and every department is understaffed. Very difficult to please patients in an environment like this. All management cares about is scores, scores, scores. They pretend to be interested in your input but you will quickly learn to not speak up--you will be shot down before you can finish your sentence.

Worst work environment in all my working life. I worked an evening shift which didn't make sense as there were no cardiologists present to actually read echocardiograms. I was asked by the manager to purchase certain office supplies for the department and was not reimbursed. The manager would call me while I was having dinner with my famiy to discuss work-related issues that could have waited until the next day when I came in for my shift. I was expected to do inpatient echoes if an outpatient didn't show up. That gave me 30 minutes to run up to the floor, get permission from the nurse and patient to perform the echo, rearrange the furniture, power on the machine, perform the echo, power down the machine, bring the machine to the hallway to connect to the server to transfer the echo to the computer, power down the machine again, and run down to the echo lab to perform the next outpatient echo. Is that even physically possible? Take a wild guess. Oh, but they'll expect you to! Go work somewhere where you will be treated like a person, not a robot. Bristol Hospital is not that place.

I don't know what the other nurse is talking about, but this is a great place to work.  We are involved in decision making in the hospital, the managers work with us and value our input. The hospital leadership is excellent and visible all the time. The nurses and staff worked well together.  We deliver excellent patient care and our patients send in good reviews about their experience here. I have been on a nursing retreat where we established our strategic plan.  I have a very generous education reimbursement which I used for some of my education and have recently gotten certified after a medical surgical certification course was sponsored by the hospital. The nursing leadership wants you to succeed and helps you to do what is right all the time.

The dept I was in had 9 doctors. The phones were always busy and no one ever helped. There were people that weren’t doing anything but texting or wandering around gossiping but never helped. There was no teamwork. Everyone always had something to say about someone else’s mistakes but never looked at theirs. The MA’s sucked in calling patients back, and some of the providers as well. After complaining a couple of times to management nothing was ever done.  As a matter of fact, people would text right in her face while the phones rang and she wouldn’t say anything. The manager was never there and when she was all she talked about was how rich her family is and how spoiled she is. Always bragging as if someone cared or asked her. Yet when it came down to get things done or something was presented to her for assistance she wouldn’t do NOTHING!!! Overall the worst, unprofessional, office I’ve ever worked for.

Management is mostly absent. They encourage you to “ come talk anytime” and claim open door policy yet ignore concerns and then manipulate and accuse you of being the problem. They are dishonest and disingenuous. There is a copious amount of favoritism. They have embarrassing amounts of staff turn over and no retention skills or attempts. They seem to prefer offering obnoxious sign on bonuses to brand new staff motivated by the money, rather than
Offering raises or bonuses to retain the good strong staff that are invested in the organization. No appreciation or recognition unless you are one of the lucky favorites. 

I WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND ANY PCA TO WORK AT THIS HOSPITAL!!!! While there were staff that was very helpful and willing to help the PCA’s majority of the nurses sat at the nurses station right along with the night supervisor and gossip. Certain staff members are VERY racist. The old float pool manager was the best manager you could ever have. She actually went to bat for her staff. The new manager is terrible and rude. The pay was low and the hours sucked. Favoritism was big on G-Level and they always gave the floaters the heaviest assignment with no help from any of the staff. I’m not sure about RN’s but if you’re looking for a PCA position PLEASE DO NOT TO APPLY TO BRISTOL HOSPITAL!!!!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's walking distance from where I live.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Barely anyone in my department says Good Morning when they arrive. Not even the Director!! Managers are stuck in water cooler conversations.l while in the hallway. Workers are stressed and unhappy and management does not acknowledge.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not a great environment and the culture is below par. Management doesn't speak.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The minute I arrive, I want to leave and find another job.

BH has so much potential. The base is there but I'm afraid the leadership is overzealous. Low paying wages with no incentive. The inpatient facility is antiquated and teetering on unacceptable conditions.  Because of the current situation your job will require lots of trouble shooting and added responsibilities that become a frustration. If it was not for the will of the staff to care for the patients this hospital would feel the decline.  Very high employee turnover rate.  A+ to caring staff while under paid, A+ to BH team of physicians,  C- to accommodations &  over paid executive leader.

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