registered nurse

patient access representative

registered nurse - emergency room

registered nurse - medical / surgical

environmental specialist

ECU Health

Management only cares about the dollar! They do not care about their employees or their families at all! They treat you like they own you. If you aren’t part of the “in” crowd than you are an outcast and you won’t get the proper training to do your job. Management is very two faced, conniving and down right bullies. I was so excited to work there until I actually started working there and then was very disappointed in the way I was treated and how others were treated that started when I did. The turn over is ridiculous because of the way they treat people. They run off or get rid of the good employees and never give them a fair chance but will keep the ones that are just as conniving and two faced as they are. You’re supposed to get a lunch break for 30mins and they take it out of your check but you can never actually get that break. You aren’t aloud to take a break and your job will be in jeopardy if you get caught taking a break. If you have an issue and go to your supervisor it gets turned around on you and you are the problem. It’s your fault when management hasn’t don’t their job of  getting you in the system to be able access all the programs needed to actually do your job. Took 4 months to get all the programs and systems installed in my profile that were essential to doing my job but it was my fault they didn’t do the proper training or because I hadn’t been trained on something yet. They have training officers that are already disgruntled training new people that make more money than they do walking in the door so that makes for a disastrous outcome for the new employee. You are not treated fairly and some set you up to fail on purpose because of that alone. A massive overhaul is needed and it needs to start with management. They seem to forget without the employees they wouldn’t even have a hospital.

To much separation between critical infrastructure teams, while at the same time non centralized IT work spaces, allowed for unhealthy workplace atmospheres to grow unchecked. 

I have a non--disparagement clause that i plan to keep in good faith, as is reciprocated by this employer. This review will contain no facts outside common knowledge of employees on staff during my tenure with the company, up to the current date. 

When I worked there it was a mess. I was one of the few people that other teams knew they could reach out to even though their were many more senior team--members in my same job class. Team was highly resistant to changes and automation . 

I cant get  deeply specific about my departure without making my identity painfully obvious. 

I  do want to say that the people that care, about doing a good job, being a good co-worker and human being made the time I spent there worthwhile.

 there are a large number of people just happy to draw paychecks who have long sense checked out in either communication or personal interaction skills . So be aware of both types of co workers. 


If any of you that i worked with durring this time spoan see this, TO the good ones thank you for being patient, teaching me more about EHR & Epic then my entire team combined. 

I left feeling proud of the work i did, the multiple major incidents and fires i had to put out above my paygrade in retrospect was stunning. I can recall 3 times in a 12 month period where i not only spearheaded the repair and troubleshooting of major system issues, but i would be the contact person and lopped in with daily calls with the CTO. 

I liked working there, i wish i had been able to help the team integrate automation and scripting into the workflow to make for a better work balance, but it did not come to pass. 

This hospital is one of the most offensive hospital when it comes to race and equality. If you are not Caucasian then you will not be promoted or have an opportunity to obtain employment for advance positions within the organization. I worked there for 6 years and applied for many positions within the hospital and have everything that they required but it is still never enough. But yet they can hire someone who didn't obtain their degree in that field and do not have any experience but tell me that yes I have the education but not the experience. And favoritism and "it's about who you know" should be their new job descriptions. The pay is another issue. They are very smart because they start you at the lowest wage possible then they give you a $.25- (if you lucky $.50) raise depend on your performance each year. Please, if you think that you will reach you max... then don't because there have been people who worked here for 20 plus years and have not reach their maximum pay in their positions yet.. that is sad! I was hired at another hospital in NC doing the exact same job and my wages have increase significantly to the wages I received at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.....aka Vidant. 

So if you want to work here, do not apply for a job that you plan to use to get your "foot in the door" or use as a "stepping stone" because you will find yourself years later still in that same position with no chance of advancement.

From the outside, it seems like a great place to work. However, outpatient clinical staff are not appreciated as much as inpatient staff. Medical assistants are essential to clinic performance but are paid at a rate that should be considered shameful. The upper administration has no idea what is going on within their own clinics in the outpatient setting (except at monthly budget meetings). Managers (at select clinics) are expected to go above and beyond the scope of their position to satisfy the administration without any recognition outside of a pitiful salary increase with an evaluation employees complete themselves. HR might as well not even be on site. They are not helpful, take their cues from physicians and Doctors Park 1A. But have no fear you can refer to a dolphin named Phin who will give you more attention than HR. Or policy stat, skip human interaction and print it yourself if you have questions. I guess the same can be said for talent acquisition/recruitment since it's known they've hired medical assistants without any certification whatsoever because they didn't bother to check.  Do not value employees, but do not hesitate to increase their workload. Operations for VMG could be compared to a popularity contest in high school. They tend to have issues amongst themselves and can make it extremely uncomfortable for management. Essentially, if you don't have an MD behind your name, internal connections, or bow at their whim...you'd be better off as a sandwich artist at Subway.

As an adult staff member there is plenty of opportunity for growth within leadership, education, and research. I appreciate the diverse work environment and women within the department holding leadership roles. Advantages of working at this Level 1 Trauma Facility is the established protocols and guidelines that give the RCP autonomy to treat the patient appropriately. ECMO program is RN/RT and therefore as a RCP you have the opportunity to gain that skill-set as well. Utilization of advanced modes of ventilation along with specialty gases, and 
inhaled prostaglandins are skillsets that many smaller facilities never have the ability to appreciate. The facility itself is a large facility with much ground to cover. The hardest part has been staffing, but even in the toughest of times within the COVID pandemic and staff shortages the teamwork within this department does not go unnoticed. I can always count on my colleagues to have my back and ensure I have ate lunch and/or provide me with a coffee break. Over the years I've noted management becoming more transparent with information provided to them from administration which I admire. The education and CRCE opportunities available at this facility will really take what you learned in school and provided a more depth of knowledge. If you are looking to enhance your critical care skills this is the place for you.

In my position at the Heart Center I serve (I do not cook) the food by making patients trays and placing them in a delivery cart for care partners to deliver. I also have to wash the soiled dishes and serving utensils as well as keep a clean single person kitchen. The job does not require a lot of supervision which is where i believe the negatives of the job come from. Our single person kitchens, which there are four of, are separate from the main kitchen where the management is and they do not come to visit us often. This leaves room for a lot of slack among my coworkers as well as immediate supervisors and which can be very frustrating when they decide to procrastinate and goof off. We have just switched new management companies this past July. The new managers seem friendly but their companies promise to the hospital of saving money seems to be gradually adding more work to the employees of which I am not 100% sure that some positions can handle. The job itself is fairly easy and pay is decent along with the benefits but coworkers make the job harder than it should be. There is also not many opportunities to advance within the food department, normally you would need to switch departments in order to gain a higher status but this job is a good way to get your foot in the door at the hospital.

As an adult staff member there is plenty of opportunity for growth within leadership, education, and research.  I appreciate the diverse work environment and women within the department holding leadership roles.  Advantages of working at this Level 1 Trauma Facility is the established protocols and guidelines that give the RCP autonomy to treat the patient appropriately.  ECMO program is RN/RT and therefore as a RCP you have the opportunity to gain that skill-set as well.  Utilization of advanced modes of ventilation along with specialty gases, and 
 inhaled prostaglandins are skillsets that many smaller facilities never have the ability to appreciate.  The facility itself is a large facility with much ground to cover.  The hardest part has been staffing, but even in the toughest of times within the COVID pandemic and staff shortages the teamwork within this department does not go unnoticed.  I can always count on my colleagues to have my back and ensure I have ate lunch and/or provide me with a coffee break.  Over the years I've noted management becoming more transparent with information provided to them from administration which I admire.  The education and CRCE opportunities available at this facility will really take what you learned in school and provided a more depth of knowledge.  If you are looking to enhance your critical care skills this is the place for you.  

Start in the diet office preparing patient listing, tray tickets, and patient menus. Deliver 2 carts containing 24 trays in each and deliver them to 3 labor/delivery floors pass out wait 1 hour go back and pick up all the trays and soil/utility room dirty trays. I repeat this for all 3 meals and in between meals deliver nutrients as needed pick up menus and enter the data into the pc along with any diet changes or diet restrictions as stated by the nurses. One day a week I worked the tray line where ever needed, or help clean dishes or carts in the dish room. I learned the process of meal delivery to the patients and be hind the scenes as to the process of preparing the food and cleaning. We had a very good management team. My co-workers were all good team players and helped each other as needed. The best part of my job was being able to serve the patients and see the excitement of them and their families along with their new born babies. The hardest part was sometimes when the nurses would forget to update the patients records and the food restrictions or allergies would not be listed on our end for it to show up on the tray ticket and the tray would be sent down with the wrong food on the tray, therefore I would not know until I delivered it and the patient would tell me at the time of delivery.

Worst management ever. Worked in Operating room.  If you worked hard and fast to get your scheduled surgeries done your reward would be you get to do add on surgeries.  Very clickish staff. Some would throw you under the bus quick!  Don't dare complain or suggest something for improvement. Was actually in a staff meeting and when someone brought up a problem and suggestion. A manager told them that if they didn't like it to quit, they would get someone to replace them.  They will hire Nurses/staff from Canada, and pay hiring bonuses to hire them. It takes some time to train them and become familiar with the place. But after their two years was up they were outa here! Now get to hire someone new and train them. In two years they were gone too. Instead of taking care of the staff they already have. Many times understaffed and didn't have anyone to give you a lunch break.  Many Nurse managers were managers only because they had a 4 year degree not because they could manage anything. Surgical Techs treated poorly. No respect. I will say that once Surgery was underway the patient was the #1 concern. Some staff wear scrubs outside the hospital and go straight to the O.R.  Unprofessional. Nothing said.  Enjoyed the benefits but the unbelievable political correctness is nauseating.  Run! Run like the wind!

I have been an employee here for over a decade. In those years the turnover rate for nurses and management was ridiculously high. The hospital is large and there are numerous departments for which to hire on to.  However, ICUs retain their nurses for approximately 2 years. A large percentage elect to go on to higher level education programs. The average retention time for other units is about the same, which is the exact amount of time to receive the commitment bonus (which is taxed at 30%).  I'm not even sure they offer a bonus anymore. Ratios on M/S are 1:5-6, stepdown 1:4-6 and ICUs usually 1:2-3. They will tell you that the higher ratios are "unusual" but I assure you that this is the norm. 1:6 on M/S is average as is 1:6 on stepdown/intermediate and 1:3 for ICU. Hospital system relies HEAVILY on travel nurses and float pool nurses and aides. Upper management isn't readily available or open to communication unless there's some sentinel event and then the entire hospital is chastised for the actions of a few. Risk management is a joke and does not have the employees' best interest in mind. All of these issues are present in any hospital. With that being said, I have never worked at a place where no one that can affect a change cares so little about their organization circling the drain.

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