replenishment associate

sanitation worker

registered nurse - medical / surgical

patient transporter

patient assistant

DCH HEALTH SYSTEM

I loved talking to the patients, and the benefits were wonderful. The job itself was actually really enjoyable, but the rest of the stuff wasn’t with it. I had high hopes for it at first because i was promised all this stuff then didn’t get it. Most of my coworkers were really 2 faced and management was awful. I felt like i was in middle school all over again. They played favorites very badly and treated most people like garbage who deserved to be treated better and treated the people well who were lazy. They promised me to cross train me and give me more hours but never did it, yet gave it to someone else who barely did their job and that really irked me. I bent over backwards for them and they constantly screwed me over. I wish I would’ve just done something else at DCH cause I had a horrible experience in my department. I hate how they don’t take doctor’s excuses either. That’s really not fair. They told me I’d have every other weekend off and that was a huge lie. I mean i wouldn’t have cared to work weekends, but don’t tell me I’ll be off every other weekend and i make plans then find out last minute that i have to work. Don’t even get me started on the pay there. I couldn’t live off that at all, and for what all I was doing I should’ve been paid a little more than what i got. The supervisor is despicable, he’s so rude and says some of the nastiest things. I had a bad feeling about him from my first day and my gut was right. I’m not gonna say it’s bad to work for DCH, but do yourself a favor and don’t go to nutrition services. They have a high turnover rate for a reason.

I’m a current employee at DCH in Tuscaloosa as a PCA and I have to say this company does not care about its employees and their responses to how things have been with Covid19 shows it. As a pca you do a lot of physical labor and running around mixed with patient care and you just don’t get paid enough for what you do. It’s very likely you’ll be pulled to a different floor or another pca will be pulled leaving more patients for you to take care of. This isn’t uncommon for night shift and you’ll easily have a whole hallway of 14-18 patients to take care of when the norm is 7-10. There is no hazard pay or bonuses being offered despite grocery stores and etc offering it but not an actual hospital. From the nurses on my team that had COVID, they don’t even pay for your time off to quarantine. You’re forced to use your PTO and if you don’t have it then you just don’t get paid for the days you’ve missed. This hospital received money from the cares act but instead of using it to give its lowest paid workers some hazard pay or bonuses , it was spent on pointless new temperature machines and money was offered to the doctors and nurse managers. I just wouldn’t work here if you didn’t really have to. Most of the nurses and techs on my unit were nice and helpful but management and the board does not care about its workers. It’s a shame that healthcare workers aren’t being looked after during a pandemic. 

It is no wonder that this department is chronically understaffed and overworked. The managers and director seemed more interested in micromanaging and piling on menial, time wasting tasks unrelated to patient care than in lessening the excessive workload on their employees. It was atypical for me to have fewer than 25 patients on my daily assignment, for whom I was responsible for finding accommodations for post-hospital needs ranging from physical therapy, home health or hospice services, durable medical equipment, elder care services, and much more. I was regularly expected to stay late to finish undone tasks, even if I had arrived early and worked through lunch, and as a salaried employee I did not receive overtime pay. My coworkers I interacted with on the daily were overall pleasant, compassionate, hardworking people with whom I enjoyed working, but upper management expectations made this job even more stressful than it needed to be and made a healthy work-life balance impossible. The pay was also not worth the work I did, after tax I made less than $40K a year. I will say it was very convenient to have an onsite employee clinic for incidental things like routine checkups and COVID tests/flu shots, I do miss that.

A typical day would involve getting report on my patients, assessing those patients, providing care, documenting, and finally giving report to my relief. I learned a lot about all aspects of patient assessment and care from the many continuing education programs that were offered. Upper level management was always involved and visible. I was less impressed with some of the Nurse Managers - some had insufficient hands on experience and/or common sense to have reasonable expectations of their staff. My coworkers were like the rest of the world - some great, some horrible. The hardest part of the 30 years I spent at DCH was the time I worked on the pulmonary unit. Like most people, I don't function optimally in a loud chaotic environment. However, I had to carry beepers for both the heart monitors and ventilator alarms. Plus, the heart monitors alarmed constantly at the station, making in person and telephone communication difficult. It would be much safer and saner to have a dedicated technician assigned to these monitors - rather than a RN who has multiple other responsibilities. The best part of the job was teaching patients how to take care of themselves.

Great for getting experience as a nurse. I've learned a lot there that nursing schools are not always able to teach. Management is not very nurse centric. The hardest part of the job is the long hours, and the notion that we should be able to complete required education annually, but do not provide time for the educational activities outside of working hours, overtime is considered normally unacceptable especially for educational activities, except for a select few activities that can be attended in off duty hours, in which we may clock in for a few of those classes. Nurse patient ratio is not ideal, especially with constant admissions and discharges. No good options for nurses as they get older, transfers are next to impossible for experienced nurses as their pay rates are usually higher and managers want to accept nurses with lower experience so they will fit in with their unit budget. Most of my satisfaction comes from the patients, when the patients are happy, they make the nurses happy!

I worked for DCH for 7 years and my pay only increased by a dollar and some change even with my experience. From the time you clock in to the time you clock out you are expected to be busy the entire shift. Management did not like when you had any down time. it did not bother me too much because it just made time go by faster, but you are over worked for the pay. It was great to be able to pick up shifts all the time so there wasn't any doubt about overtime. Every year they try to give everyone a little raise, to be fair. In 2017 they said no one was getting a raise because the budget was in the red. Then a few weeks later they said the nursing staff was getting a raise (generally the nursing staff includes PCAs). It was only for the RNs. The whole hospital thought that was to be unfair, especially since PCAs are very over worked. DCH is the place to go, if you want to learn all about disparate systems while being micro-managed. Administration is all about saving money, so they use the band-aid solution is obviously cheaper than a cast for a broken arm. The turnover rate is high and the retention rate is low. There are huge issues that start with the bullies at the top. Promoting within the company is not the norm here, especially if you are under the Financial umbrella of the CFO (N.D.).

This job in particular needed at least two people to operate it. The job has tons of needs that need to be met per more than one management. The direct supervisor is great but management surrounding does not have a clue on how to supervise. The patients are not a problem even though there are a few that are not understanding. This job wouldn’t be so bad if there would be understanding on the workload and how much of a pain it is working in an environment where you have so many tasks thrown at you at once before you can finish the first. The pay is definitely not enough for how much you have to go through. There is also not enough people trained to fill in for this job as needed, so if you’re off work then good luck on having help. I wouldn’t recommend this job to the homeless! It’s absolutely horrible! You’re better off working for chick-fil-a, same pay less stress! If you apply for this job please Be mindeful of the stress load that comes along with it. Also, there is no need in complaining about the workload to people that you think can help because IT WILL NOT CHANGE OR GET BETTER and you will not get a raise because DCH is CHEAP!!! Do not fall for the LIES!

I have been with this company for 11 years. I have found that in the area that I work in is terrible due the lack of proper ventilation in the plant. The temperature in the area where I work various from very cold to very hot depending on the season that it currently is. The noise level can be very loud due to the various machines that have to be kept running and also the fact the the chemicals can get on you if you mess with wet laundry. I had an incident where my hands were messed up and cracked. The biggest problem is the lift that is used to do a particular job. It does not always work and the maintenance that is done is horrible. The ones that are responsible for doing it do a terrible job, They just patch things up and expect it to work. We have had some pretty bad incidences where the lift to hang linen slings has failed to do right. We have constantly complained and nothing gets done. As far as pay goes, you rarely get a raise. Management does not want to help the pay that you would like. I would hope that a person applying for a position at this company would really consider these factors before applying. You seldom get a free lunch,

The pay is terrible for SLPs. They are impervious to data re:  ASHA Omnibus Salary Survey or salary data in the region.  They outright lie about competing employers and the rate of pay, seeming to believe that no SLP in the area has ever talked to, been acquainted with, or gone to school with, other SLPS, nor have ever worked anyplace else.  The scale is so low that it brings down the average pay rate for the region.  It is an outright insult to interact with many people associated with negotiations re: hiring with the exception of recruiters.  Despite the pay, the work is enjoyable, most of the other employees are committed to doing their best for the patients, and because this is a not for profit organization, you can concentrate most on your goals for the patient and less on reimbursement issues.  Again, if I haven’t communicated this adequately, the pay simply reeks for full- and part-time (PRN is average to good).

The job has been a rewarding experience, marked by both personal and professional growth. From the onset, the company's commitment to a collaborative work environment and fostering innovation stood out. Management is genuinely supportive, encouraging employees to take initiative and offering the tools and training necessary to succeed.

The team I work with is diverse and talented, which enriches the work culture and sparks creativity in our projects. One of the highlights has been the opportunity to work on challenging assignments that push the boundaries of my capabilities, supported by constructive feedback that helps refine my skills.

Additionally, [Company Name] offers excellent benefits, which contribute to a healthy work-life balance, such as flexible working hours and comprehensive health insurance. The open-door policy with senior management also enhances transparency and communication throughout the company.

Overall, working here has been a fulfilling journey, characterized by continuous learning and a strong sense of community.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Replenishment associate 12 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Sanitation worker 1 salary reported	$30,000 per year
Registered nurse - medical / surgical 1 salary reported	$3,112 per week
Patient transporter 1 salary reported	$17.02 per hour
Patient assistant 1 salary reported	$20,000 per year

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