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As a Patient Care Technician (or “Tech”), my responsibilities included taking and charting vital signs, grooming patients, passing out trays, preparing rooms, providing postmortem care, and supporting nurses and patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. I worked on the Med-Surg floor and truly loved the job; I miss it greatly.

The training process lasts up to two weeks, and they offer a BLS course for those who need it. One of the best aspects of this role was the strong sense of community; we frequently celebrated milestones in the break room, fostering a supportive environment.

During my time there, I developed close relationships with patients who stayed longer, which added to the rewarding nature of the job. It was easy to pick up extra hours or shifts with good communication with my supervisor. The organization also provides scholarship opportunities for those looking to advance their medical careers and offers great discounts in the cafeteria for staff.

The primary challenge I faced was that some tasks required assistance, which ultimately contributed to my termination. At times, I had to wait for help from nurses, but I usually found ways to complete tasks independently. Nonetheless, it’s important to recognize that technicians are just as vital as anyone else on the floor, and teamwork is essential.

I performed various patient care tasks and skills, including medication administration, collaborating with physicians in patient care, leading the care team on the floor, and providing holistic care to patients. This role presented me with the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and learn from their expertise. The Flower's family warmly welcomed me and took me under their wing, providing a supportive and nurturing environment that fostered my growth as a nurse.

It is important to note that my time at Flower's occurred during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented challenge placed an immense strain on healthcare facilities and professionals worldwide. Despite the extraordinary circumstances, the dedicated healthcare team at Flower's did their best to show resilience and commitment in providing the best possible care to patients.

However, I must address the challenges that emerged during this time. The impact of the pandemic, coupled with staffing shortages, created an environment that strained resources and jeopardized patient safety. The demands placed on healthcare workers were immense, and it is disheartening that fair compensation and support were lacking during this critical time.

I’ve worked here for 2 years and I’ll be quick. If you want to be an EDT and do something to make a change, it’s your responsibility. The ED has too many moving parts to cradle you, jam your fit in the door every morning of the shift, and learn/absorb as much as you can around you. EDT’s  now have a competitive pay (as of 2025 now) and trust me it’s earned. You’re worked like a dog but nobody can tell you, your work doesn’t matter. I’d suggest this job to anyone and I’m leaving this review partially for gratitude and to inspire future medical professionals looking for a start! This is the best entry level job I can imagine for anyone whether nursing, premed, EMT doesn’t matter. You’ll see it all and learn. From wound care, and changing patients to assisting a physicians during intubation. But like I said at the beginning, it is what you make it. You can work here and learn nothing if you let yourself.

I would not recommend this job to anyone. They promise raises and never deliver. The work environment is toxic. The employees back bite each other to include management. Even the supervisor does it and acts like a spoiled child if you do not give her 100% of your life and time. You are overworked and understaffed. You are consistently working with programs that are out of date and told that you do not know what you are doing and are making mistakes when it in fact it is the faulty computer systems and poor training.
As for the training you are on your own. No one up there trains you well as no one really knows how. 
You will see death, be exposed to disease and all manner of illnesses for less than what you would be paid at local fast food restaurants. When you resign your paperwork from HR says "terminated" when in fact you have not been if you put in your two weeks and work them fully. They say that is their only option that they do not have a "resigned" option. 
It's not worth your time.

 and no infection prevention lecturing. There should be disinfectant wipes in every room, and there aren’t any. Most nights I can’t even find extra blankets for my patients or pillows. Management is not very involved in progress of employees, and other nurses make the schedule and don’t consider requests or that I can’t work every weekend because I have kids. The manager hired back a nurse who was doing unsafe patient care that could cause infections. They just want more staff. They don’t realize they could keep staff if they changed the way things were run and seemed to care more. 

You will be worked into the ground and not compensated anywhere near what is appropriate for the abuse you must endure.  Turnover is very high.  The only people who stick it out at Flowers are the ones that started right out of school and don't know any better.  Most techs who have worked elsewhere leave at the first opportunity because of the malignant environment.  The years I spent there were probably the worst of my life.  Don't work here unless you have no other options.  Take a pay cut to work elsewhere if you have to do so.  However, the urgent cares in Dothan pay about the same and give you one third the workload.

Founded by Dr Paul Flowers, family atmosphere, great place for years. Once Flowers family sold to corporations, slow decline began. Once most recent corp (CHS) took over, decline became precipitous. It’s ALL about money now. Several long-time employees, many who helped make place successful, were dumped. It’s now all about herding people in and out as quickly as possible. Gone are the days of treating patients like family. Local management basically figureheads. Corporate calls all the shots from Tennessee.
Very sad end to a once great hospital.

Great company  to work for. Friendly atmosphere with caring staff. Loyal employees , good food, great Patient Care Techs. Doctors as well as Nurses to include all levels of upper Management are courteous and super friendly. The qualities in the staff help you to truely experience real southern hospitality. 

AWESOME benefits package and overall very clean place for families and loved ones who are I'll to come for all healing and healthcare needs. 

This Is a company where Management and staff at every level  has a proven track record for being quick responders  to maintain the integrity of the company while keeping patients satisfied .

Truly great company, whose passions, I can honestly say are for the patients and their  family members welfare and wellbeing during times in there lives that may already be Difficult.

Working at any hospital these days is a challenge. You’re expected to do more with less, and make sure the patients and their families are satisfied. All hospitals are stressful under these conditions, but it makes things so much better when you work with a great team. I worked with co-workers and managers that truly wanted you to succeed. There were many opportunities for certifications and advancement. Having worked at more than one hospital, I can say that Flowers Hospital felt like a big family. The people I worked with truly cared about our patients like they were family too. Flowers offers a great experience in nursing and I’d definitely choose Flowers Hospital if any of my family or me needed hospital care!

Awful place to work! I out stayed my welcome! Always under staff on the shift I worked. they expect the techs to have 30+ patients  by themselves. And upper management always complaining about patient satisfaction. After all the staff went through during covid they showed us how much they appreciated us for being there by giving the techs a penny raise. Paid us for hazardous pay 2 pay periods. Even though we was exposed to covid patients on a daily bases. Most of the nurses are so rude to the techs. I hope they figure out what they need to do to make sure each floor has adequate staff so they can give every patient the care they deserve.




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