registered nurse

health screener

registered nurse - medical / surgical

order picker

licensed practical nurse

Franciscan Health

This is the worst place in Indiana to work. They don't place the needs of patients first. They claim to be faith-based, but it isn't reflected in thier actions. Patients are treated poorly, they are unable to get thru to thier providers office by phone. Patients leave messages for weeks and no one calls them back,which makes for a imbalance in structure. Most staff is incompetent because they lack basic medical knowledge needed to help a clinic flow properly. Management is lacking because thier leadership is non consistent. Supplies are rarely available. Frequently we ran out of supplies such as needles for injections, bandages and gauze. The medical insurance is costly, over $100 per person per pay period for subpar coverage. Also if you smoke, you will be forced to pay an additional $75 per pay period. Lunch breaks don't happen, a lunch break is a diamond in the rough. You are forced to punch out for lunch breaks, even if you didn't receive a break. Majority of the staff is not certified/licensed. They don't respect patients privacy. Staff is not properly trained on how to complete thier job competently. Medical Assistant's do the job of a nurse because they work far beyond thier scope of practice.It takes 3 years to become vested in thier 403b plan offered thru Valic. There is no standard of care or excellence to be better. Staff are just "working", not trying to approve current practices. PTO is used to cover holidays, if thier is a lack of PTO an employee will be written up. Lack of cleaning, floors are very dirty, also patient rooms are very tacky looking with peeling paint and holes in walls.

The biggest issue with this company is their complete lack of job security.  I have worked with them for years at different locations and they always bring in consultants and fire large number of staff.  In fact they have decreased staff too much on more then one occasion where they had to hire many of them back because there was not enough staff to do the jobs required.  

In radiology we are so understaffed we cannot even fill all the shifts even with everyone working more than their required hours.  We are very overworked with only 1 or 2 people covering In house patients, ER patients, an outpatient center, surgery, pain clinic and fluoro exams.  

This is a bariatric center so if you cannot move 500+ pound patients with little to no help and no patient moving devices except a slide board, you don't want to work here. 

The pay and benefits in this organization are substandard.  I make 5 dollars less than I did 6 years ago at another organization.  They refuse to hire people for full time and so we are mostly part time employees and therefore the benefits cost about 40% more than full time employees.  As part time employees we don't get pensions, our PTO is accrued at as lesser rate and we don't get many of the perks full timers receive.   


There are some very good points to this location (Dyer) as well.  The coworkers are fantastic and a very fun place to work.  The manager and director are the best I have ever had.  They are not afraid to get their hands dirty and always help out when needed.  They also will fight for you and not through you under the bus if something happens.  

All in all this is a nice place to work if all you want is a part time job and you are not going to use their benefits.  If you need full time employment or need good benefits look elsewhere for a job.

Typical day: Call in one hour and half before shift. Find  out if I work, where I work, when and for how long? I worked as a Nurse's assistant at, Central hospital, in In patient medical floors.Or in psych, or in Intensive care at Central campus or at East campus, or as a mobility tech at Central hospital. 

 The job requires high energy and alertness.There were a lot of success story's, and a lot of sadness.  A lot of physical and emotional energy is expounded. There are life and death situations constantly.  Most days after work I was exhausted. I learned that care takers (me and others), need to take better care of themselves. As far as management, the Sisters (Nuns),and the Priests and Chaplains had it together.
 
 Some other departments had way too many managers.
 St. E.,was not just co-workers, but a team and a family.This job requires a lot of accuracy, high focus and teamwork quite often. But we have to be able to stand alone when necessary.
 
 The hardest part of the job was not knowing from one day to the next, if I would have a full weeks work or a full days work. Low census determined this, and my position in the food chain. It's hard to budget like this. Especially if you own a home, or have finantual responsibilities. The last department I worked in we worked every other weekend. That is Friday ,Saturday ,and Sunday. We could've rotated every 3rd weekend, but for some reason it didn't happen.

 The most enjoyable part of the job, was helping to make a difference. knowing that the power to do this comes from Christ alone.

 I am grateful to have worked at St.E./Franciscan Alliance. I'd work there again if I had guaranteed scheduling, and did not have to work every other weekend.

I spent a majority of my time at this facility as a Registrative Associate, which basically performed all the duties of a receptionist within a clinical setting. We were responsible for greeting the patients upon their arrival, checking them in for current appointments, and scheduling future appointments for office visits, medical testing, and labs. We would answer and transfer phone call when needed as well as insurance verification and collecting copays. I have worked in a number of departments when others were short staffed, such as billing and disabilities. I have a strong background in Worker's compensation cases, claims, screenings, and treatment.  I worked a number of different facilities, Munster and St. John, as well as working a number of different desks, ER, Ent, Eye, Dermatology, Xray, Lab, etc. I am train in both Mysis Vision/EMR and Allscripts, and was even asked to design and implement a training manual for my fellow receptionist. I was also asked to organize all the reception desks, 8 total, throughout the main facility. When I was working as a payment denial specialist, it was my responsibility to manually enter insurance payments into individual patient accounts from batches that were collected the previous shift. At the end of each shift, we would total our collections and compare to the check amount and leave it with the appropriate supervisor. The hardest part of each job was, at times, the fast-paced nature. The most enjoyable part of registration was the knowledge that I was helping people in some way and, as for payment denial, I thoroughly enjoyed working by myself.

Pay is decent in most areas. If you aren't in hands on healthcare though dont expect anything extra no matter how much you work. 

Yearly raises are not guaranteed and are uniform across job codes at a percentage of midpoint instead of merit based. So do a poor job and get a small raise, work your behind off and still get the same small raise. 

Catholic institution with Catholic values at surface level. Dress code is s*xist and outdated (seriously women were expected to wear "appropriate hosiery" and no more than two earrings per ear). 

God forbid anyone employed is actually anything other than a heteros*xual who identifies as their s*x assigned at birth and who also presents that way. It was totally acceptable workplace conversation to loudly talk about how horrible it is that "those people" can get married/kiss of prime time television/adopt children together/etc.

Before Covid no one could work from home because "how are you committed to the organization if you aren't physically here?". Since Covid they realized how much money they save by not having every office in use and have let some people continue WFH. However, there is no additional compensation for anyone now footing their own high speed internet bill or any of the other increases in household expenses from being home all the time AND the official WFH contract expressly forbids not having adequate childcare while WFH. So good luck dropping the daycare or after school care expense or homeschooling your kids when Covid inevitably closes the schools again. 

Most of the day revolves around the safety of the unit. The job requires the residential advisor to maintain focus and appropriate boundaries/interactions between the residents. Throughout the day, staff is required to do such tasks as individual sessions and group sessions, learning how to de-escalate the resident when times are stressful, and providing support to families. Usually, there will be 3 to 4 residential advisors working together. Majority of the time, everyone shares the work evenly. There is great teamwork throughout the shift and when times become stressful I know I can count on them to help me out. The most enjoyable part of the job is seeing a successful discharge from a resident and knowing that I helped take part in their success. The hardest part of the job is leaving the  job at work. We get very helpless children, that have gone through many traumatic experiences and it is hard not to think about that aspect of the work we do on a daily basis while caring for them.  Management has been ever-changing, so that has been difficult. Trying to get on the same page and keeping  the flow of all three units is a challenge but over its a good place to work at. There are many lessons to learn and tools to place in the your toolbox when working here.

I worked in collaboration with three cardiologists in a group practice. The day began rounding on the inpatient telemetry and critical care units after obtaining the group's patient census and reviewing the patient's status, including most recent lab values, diagnostic tests, vital signs, and chart notes in the EMR portal. I lead a late morning multidisciplinary chronic care team meeting on several key units. The goal of the team was to improve inpatient care, discharge planning and reduce the readmission rate. My afternoon was spent in the cardiology office seeing scheduled and occasionally "walk-in" patients.
The patient load at times was challenging as there are no predictions with the occurrence of cardiovascular events. This applied to the inpatient setting as well as in the office.
I worked closely with the medical and nursing staff to coordinate individualized patient treatment plans. I was the sole nurse practitioner in the practice and enjoyed the benefit of working with fine cardiologists in addition to a warm and supportive office staff.
I gained significant experience and improved my knowledge base working with this great group of cardiologists, while collaborating in the management of cardiovascular conditions.

There was no one "typical day" at work, except in terms of dealing with patients, their families, techs, doctors, and other hospital departments. The constants, I have listed (see resume details,) as to processing appointments, providing support to the department, etc. I learned that compassion and confidentiality, as well as maintaining a calm, professional attitude, was of paramount importance. My coworkers were, for the most part, outstanding in their ability to educate me about the needs of their jobs, and how to better assist them in patient flow and satisfaction. The hardest part of the job was maintaining the very highest level of energy in order to best serve both internal and external customers. Owing to the nature of the activities/tests being performed in our area, most incoming clients were in a higher than usual stress mode upon coming in. It was part and parcel of my job to help assuage fears and answer their questions, in concert with our techs and physicians, so as to maintain and exceed service expectations.  The most enjoyable part of the job was in getting positive feedback, in providing compassionate care and service, to all, to the best of my ability, and seeing others' lives improved, by our care.

Coworkers are great and there are options to work remotely if you are in a position that does not require you be on-site. In non-clinical, salaried, office jobs there is a good work-life balance with the ability to leave for appointments and adjust time when needed. 

Salaries do not seem to be competitive and advancement is very difficult. Many people stay in the same position for many years. Health insurance in particular is a struggle for many employees as costs are extremely high with even higher delectable and co-pays. 

This is a Catholic organization with very traditional and conservative values. This is a big part of the culture - for instance prayers before each meeting are tradition, Catholic Ethical Directives are followed on the clinical side, birth control is never covered for any reason and I don't believe it is an equal opportunity employer (covered under religious exemption). 

This is a great place to work if you share similar religious values and are looking for faith-based employment. If you are not aligned at least with traditional conservative values, employment here could pose some hardships. 

I manage the pre-op department.  I make sure all surgical patients coming in to our facility arrive in a timely manner and are ready for their surgical procedure accordingly.  I schedule staff daily in addition to 24hr call. I also prepare our surgical schedule including times for our patients to arrive.  I collect medical histories from our patients to prepare them for their procedure.  I conduct staff meetings and assist with performance reviews. I assist with making sure our PACU unit is staffed.  I am involved in coordinating several departments including our surgical team, anesthesia, registration, surgeons, house supervisor, PACU, med-surg & CCU units in regards to patients needs.
I have learned how to become a leader in a very fast and stressful department.  I have learned how to solve new and different problems that occur daily with grace, patience and determination.  
Our pre-op and post-op department is a team who works together well.  I am privileged to work with some of the best RN's.  Our primary goal is the care of our patients.
The hardest part of my job is when patients have to wait extended amounts of time for their procedures and not having anything else to tell them except the procedure before them took longer than expected.
The most enjoyable part of my job is the staff I work with, they are the Best.

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