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Same stuff you deal with in your current position and worse, much worse.

As a Nurse with considerable experience in a wide variety of Healthcare settings, I bought into the whole “Christian” pitch, overlooking substandard pay, thinking the close location and the Jesus concept were equal to concessions given. 
Within the duration of a single shift, I knew I’d made a horrible mistake.
The activities director has more pull than any nurse there, and will, on a whim override orders, leaving the nurse responsible and with zero control. —The number of hospice and seriously advanced patients requiring care beyond the scope of this facility. 
—Seriously, the most distressing micro managed protocol I’ve ever even HEARD of. 
—My fellow employees were, with very few exceptions, HORRIBLE people.  
—Staffing issues that plague this facility are epic compared to anywhere I’d ever been and that’s saying a lot. The people who work here are the same lot of impulsive, poor decision making, sob story, afflictions that would have terminated any normal human folks that bounce from facility to facility expecting something “better”.... 
 
None of this was entirely unexpected- the fact that my schedule and shift changed without my consent before ‘training” was completed was unexpected, and in hindsight, an overlooked omen. 
These few patients are more medicated than I’ve ever dealt with, they require more care and time overall, than anywhere I’ve been- resulting in more work than ANY nurse anywhere deals with. The med pass’ taking crazy long not to mention insulin, bp’s and vitals and a boatload of other stuff. I dealt with it, and stepped up to the plate many times when called upon- 

The owner or whatever he is, literally took me aside and told me he’d heard things about (? I honestly cant remember what his “beef” was??)and that he wouldn't just take my license, he’d put me in jail. A bunch of other stuff too.  As you might imagine, I was OUTTA there. I now am completely removed from healthcare and have never been happier. 
There is NO SHORTAGE of Nurses. There is a severe shortage of GOOD nursing jobs


A typical day at work includes a morning meeting of all departments to make sure everyone is on the same page. We take prayer requests, read a devotion, pray together, and then discuss how we can best take care of our residents. I have never felt more loved and supported working somewhere- this is not just by the staff, but also the residents, the families, the home office, etc. I have learned so much about communication among departments and how it takes ALL departments working cohesively to provide the absolute best care that we can. The culture at Dominion is unlike any I have ever seen. I was impressed with the culture when I started almost 3.5 years ago and it has grown and continues to amaze me. This includes from home office, to management upholding these values, to the floor staff taking pride in showing our culture to everyone that walks in the door. I absolutely cannot believe I am lucky enough to work somewhere like Dominion. I prayed God would send me a job that lets me glorify Him and use my talents and abilities. Dominion's mission of "Honoring God Through Service to Seniors" has created a place where I am able to do just that. I have never been somewhere I felt like I was home and felt like I was a part of a family like this. I would recommend working here to anyone who asks.

I have just finished working a 6 week contract with Dominion of Bristol, and this by far has been one of the best places I have ever worked. I wish I lived closer to the facility because I would stay on with them in a heartbeat. The staff and residents both have become like a second family in my short 6 weeks. Dominion is a Christian company that stands by their mission statement and values, and it is unlike any company I have worked for previously. Dominion of Bristol specializes in memory care so things can be stressful and hectic at times, but if you have ever worked with memory care patients before then you know that is only to be expected. One great thing about Dominion is that staff from all areas work together to make everyone's job a little easier. The residents are wonderful to work with and there is never a dull moment. Management is easy to talk to and very involved in what is going on in the facility. If you are a smoker you will understand, the only thing I did not like about working here was the fact that you have to leave to be able to smoke - it is not even permitted inside of your car.

Dominion senior living is an amazing place to be employed with. Our staff feels like a giant family and that's what we are. A family. I first started with Dominion not knowing anyone, but now it feels like I've known everyone for years! We all support each other, encourage one another. We all work as a team. We always help each other. We're a Christian based company, so every morning we gather together to have a team meeting. We talk about what will be going on during the day and events that will happen during the week, then following with a devotional and prayer. It's so awesome that everybody is involved from day to day task. Our management is beyond compare. They're so easy to approach and care about each and every one of their employees. What makes Dominion so special is that we all came together for the same mission...To serve God through seniors. Being apart of Dominion has made me a better person physically, mentally, emotionally, and faithfully. I'm so blessed and fortunate that God led me to Dominion senior living and made me apart of the Dominion difference!

Dominion could be a great place to be if everyone was treated the same and not by if I like you or not. A lot of behaviors should not be allowed that gets swept under the rug and overlooked. It all starts from the top, if the director doesn't hold everybody accountable and expect nothing but God's will then how can you hold staff responsible. When coming to work is more about cliques and all the gossip back and forth then it's always going to be a PROBLEM! Management needs to be leaders and not friends! Everybody should be looked at as equals and its definitely not being done. The floors have been short and nobody seems to care, especially management cause u dont see them coming in and working on the floor to cover it. The place can't keep people and they wonder why...maybe if you really investigate you might find out that people get the feeling that their not wanted, too cliquey! There is a lot of shady people in JC, never seen so many two faced people in one building. Most of them tear each other down and be smiling the next minute.  Most of the employees are not happy at all and you can tell it. I've not been there long but I know this isn't how the owners would expect things to be.

Dominion of Richmond is truly an amazing place to work. Having left a very stressful work environment prior to my employment here, I was worried about having a positive work/ life balance. From very beginning, even during my interview process, the administration made it very clear that my family is important. I feel like I have the support from the administration to help me be as productive and efficient as possible to get my job done well without compromising family time. I have adequate time to get the planning, paperwork side of things completed with limited meetings and distractions. This allows me the time to truly engage and invest in the residents daily activities. The absolute best part of my job is the relationships I have built with each resident. They become family. The staff becomes family. For the first time, in a long time, I enjoy getting up and going to work. No job is perfect, but overall, working at Dominion has been rewarding and fulfilling. 

They used to have a few good people in management but, in the past year it has went down quickly and the last couple weeks has gotten even worse. The corporate office treats staff so bad and like they are nothing. They lie and change their minds about things every minute. They don’t care about providing residents with quality care, it’s all about filling the room. New residents and families  are told they can have the moon and stars to get them in and then they see the truth. We have just about all agency working in the building because all the good staff got fed up and left. The good ones that are still there are getting ready to leave because of the poor treatment they get. The activity leader acts like she’s all sweet and nice but, constantly undermines staff and has her picks of residents she pays attention too. The sales person is as two faced as they come. They are just not a good place to work or send someone you love to live. 

I am blessed to be a part of a company that encourages prayer. During my 1.5yrs with Dominion I have went from the Business Office Director to the Executive Director and have grown in my knowledge of the assisted living state regulations. The most enjoyable part of my job is the blessings I receive everyday getting to work with an awesome group of individuals and the loving residents. Getting to know them and their families has been far more of a blessing than I could ever imagine. 
The hardest part of my job is when we lose one of our residents/family to higher level of care and or when our Jesus takes them home. 
The words I chose to describe the culture at Dominion are Relaxed, Quick-Paced, Stressful, Collaborative and Competitive. We are Relaxed during the Stressful and Quick Paced times. Having the Collaborative union our team has makes us a very Competitive group of God fearing individuals.

I've been at Dominion over a year now and I am so happy that I made the decision to take this job. We have a nursing department that exemplifies "team nursing" concepts. Our management team is always available to help and offer encouragement where it is needed. It doesn't feel like "working" here at Dominion. We are a family that comes together within this community to "honor God through service to seniors."  Our building is kept beautiful and clean by our maintenance department. Our dietary staff make amazing meals for both staff and residents every day. Our life enrichment staff keeps our residents moving and busy with things they enjoy doing. 

Also, working here at Dominion as strengthened my relationship with God and has taught me that every person worships and talks to God differently. Our devotional reading and prayer at each shift change and staff meeting helps secure our mission (Honoring God through service to seniors) and keeps us close as a "work" family.

This was the most unorganized biased place I've ever worked . Hearing from people that have worked there awhile they talked about how down hill it has went . Management is very two faced . They only care about filling the rooms . You are overworked . There is a certain few that get away with everything and run everyone else off and then get raises for it . They seem like they have it together on the outside looking in but far from it . They have went through many DONs , they run off the good ones they do have . It's sad that the drama affects this place so much because the patients are sweet . Do not work here.  It is stressful , it is drama and you will never get rewarded for doing the right thing . The nursing manager doesn't correct anything . The director sides with whoever works the most hours . It's truly sad that this is suppose to a Christian based place because it's far from that . 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 13 salaries reported	$28.77 per hour
Cook 5 salaries reported	$17.70 per hour
Resident assistant 3 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Executive director 4 salaries reported	$77,500 per year
Housekeeper 1 salary reported	$16.00 per hour

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