registered nurse

security officer

physician assistant

director

practice manager

Central Maine Healthcare

I worked in registration. The immediate leadership of registration was great, but had their hands tied in a lot of ways due to upper management of the company that has a very clear view of the doctors having to be appeased and all others can be ignored. The hours were ok in that it was 3 12 hour shifts, but be expected to be asked to pick up other shifts due to constant lack of staff, which is upper management and HR fault for not allowing to hire or offering positions fast enough, or the pay being poor for what is required. Benefits were ok, but if you do not handle stress well I do not recommend as you will be stretched emotionally, mentally, and physically due to the type of interactions you will have to have. Coworkers for the most part were great, but there was definitely some training needed due to negligence on previous managers with having a training guide with everyone on same page. There can also be an attitude of us verse them, or even rivalry between the different shifts. If the pay had been better, staffing needs had been covered adequately, and everyone was trained to the same level and page, I would probably have stayed. However, you are fighting a losing battle unless upper management (AKA director or higher level) changes their mind and approach on how they view and respond to the non clinical departments and their needs. you need doctors to run a hospital, but you also need to make sure you have a strong support staff and the only way to get that is to pay them well and make sure they have a voice in how things are run.

A typical shift at work is very fast paced, hectic and physically exhausting. A shift can be anywhere's from 8 hrs -12 hrs depending on the need and lack of staff.
I have learned in my job at the hospital that nothing is predictable and everything can change in the blink of an eye. Patient care is our top priority and can be very demanding work. But I have also found it can be very rewarding as well, when I see that my actions have helped keep everyone safe, comfortable and clean.
My co-workers range from Doctors, Nurses, Surgical Tech's, CNA's, Food Service and fellow Housekeeper's who all work very hard, they are caring, loyal and committed to their patients and their well-being.
I find the hardest part of my job is knowing some of our patients are not leaving and trying not to let that affect me as you get to know some of our patients and can't help but like them and wish things were better for them and not so painful.
The most enjoyable part of my job is seeing how all my hardwork follows suite with everyone else's and it all runs and flows together to make a pleasant, cleanly experience for our patients and they smile at me, even if they are sick and not feeling well and say "what a lovely hospital, you are all so nice here and my room looks and smells great". I feel a great sense of pride to know I am part of this outcome.

I transferred from one department in the organization to another.  I ended up in outpatient practice and the office I work at and it's employees are so incompetent.  Several lab mistakes, like mislabeling blood samples then lying to the patients because of their mistake, just forgetting about the blood sometimes and again lying to the patients about it.  They say things like, 'there was something wrong with your blood and the machine couldn't test it.'  Many errors in patient's charts.  Children getting the wrong immunizations. Just a disgusting place to work.  The manager (a female) dresses extremely inappropriate and was always seeking attention from the doctors.  The administrator (also a female) dressing inappropriately as well.  They should probably have a business casual dress code meeting to decipher the difference between a day at work and being a street walker.  Favoritism is shown to certain individuals who would just do whatever was asked of them even if it is unethical.  I wouldn't have given this a star at all but I had no option for 0 stars.  I work for this organization but would never be seen as a patient at any of it's facilities.

Inpatient pharmacy techs are not appreciated. I worked there for 3 years. Environment is terrible. They went through 15 technicians in 4 years. Most were from quitting except maybe one or two from getting fired. Some were there 10+ years but couldn't take it anymore due to pay and environment. Hardly any raises if you did get a raise it was 0.10 Cents every other year. No room for growth unless you decide to go to school to become a pharmacist. Pay is terrible. Hours are fluctuating constantly. One day you could work 1pm-9:30pm and the very next day they could schedule you 6:30am-3pm. The environment is uneasy and most days I would walk on eggshells. I don't want to use the word hostile but there was a wooden clipboard thrown into a computer by a manager... Also, they will promise things about the schedule and job duties but never follow through. Another thing, when I gave my notice, I was ignored by the manager due to a rumor they heard for the reason of my notice. I would not recommend any friends or family that I care about to work there. I wouldn't want them to go through what I had to and my other coworkers had to.

My many years as a staff RN, first in Emergency Dept, then Medical Surgical, and several years in Obstetrics provided me with a sensitivity, knowledge base, and an understanding our patients needs as well as our Staff's needs.  Progressing to Nursing Supervisor, and Clinical Director level and working even more closely with our Physicians and executive team allowed me to have an impact on patient & staff safety.

As part of a tri-hospital system, our management team was a progressive one and as a whole we accomplished the implementation of best practice initiatives  into our daily practice with inclusiveness of our staff. These included the implementation of the EMR, Bar coding of all medications, bedside reporting,etc. 

The most enjoyable part of this job was witnessing the pride the staff took in their successes. 

The toughest part of the job was releasing team members who not only caused discord among their team, but could also not support patient safety initiatives in a SAFE practice.

Central Maine Sleep Center has been a very satisfying place to work.  The sleep medicine practice has grown exponentially with the expert guidance of my supervising physician.  She is a very talented provider and a visionary.   I have seen, after 10 years, thousands of people needing help with sleep problems.  I feel I have been able to help many of them.  I have learned a lot about sleep from my colleagues, from continuing education forums, and mostly, from my patients.  It is very satisfying to have my patients tell me that their life has changed dramatically for the better, once they are able to sleep again.  All of the people with whom I have worked at the center from the patient service representatives, respiratory therapists and the polysomnography technicians have been exemplary in their professionalism and compassionate patient care.

I actually really enjoy working here. At least on the unit that I work on, the culture is fantastic, and the pay is comparable to most other places. I would have made less at Maine Med. However Prime has bought the hospital system now and I'm trying very hard to be positive and roll with the change but some of the change is very abrupt, there is no communication, things are just happening. Example, we lost part of our overnight shift differtial, and there was no warning. However we end up making a bit more because now our shift differential is for the full 12 hours instead of in 8 hour blocks. They have also changed the new grad pathway which is probably most upsetting. I chose this hospital because I felt the pathway was more supportive than the other surrounding hospitals. I want to be an excellent and safe nurse, not rushed into a position to fill a position. Hoping the dust settles and it will still be a great place to work, but right now it doesn't feel great. 

Must have a knowledge of insurance and can multi-task.  Paying attention to detail and scheduling is a very critical piece of the tasks at hand within this environment.  Offices work with many different cultures and groups of individuals and all these standards must be places within the work environment.  Understanding of the healthcare system is a must and HiPPA knowledge is a must.  Keeping patients information safe and free from others. Filing the correct insurance and processing the information correctly the first time will lead to less funding being held up in future visits and give the offices a better balance on their individual budgets.  Working in a team environment is a must as it takes a team effort to keep any office flourishing.  Working well with others and understanding boundaries of each individual helps produce a happy and healthy work place.

CMH Executive Leadership only focus on themselves.  Benefits for employees are extremely expensive.  There have been no raises for several years.  The 2% increase that was paid out last year was then followed by a huge increase in insurance premiums.  There is no development, education for staff and forget about being recognized for a promotion.  There is no work life balance.
There are some really great people there but they are being burnt out with all the increased work and expectations.
The annual holiday lunch and summer bbq have been cancelled due to the financial constraints of the organization.  Yet, they continue to bring in high salaries executives.  We were told the tale that the organization would have transparency but it is really just smoke and mirrors.  Extremely toxic environment.

My day started by taking all reports off the fax machine and distribute them to their proper areas.  Made coffee so my co-workers would be set to start work with a cup of hot coffee when they came in.  The first patient arrives and I check them in and make sure their paper work is in order. Once the patient is checked in I put his chart together and gave it to the nurse on duty to proceed with her job.  I managed the patient flow so the nurses and doctors did not have to wait to do their jobs.My co-workers were the best to work with.  We were like a family and when the practice closed it was very, very hard to say farewell.  (Someone eluded to the fact that our last day was like the last episode of "MASH".)  The most enjoyable part of my days were working with the patients and my co-workers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 5 salaries reported	$41.00 per hour
Security officer 4 salaries reported	$19.25 per hour
Physician assistant 4 salaries reported	$146,000 per year
Director 4 salaries reported	$150,000 per year
Practice manager 3 salaries reported	$72,000 per year

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