counselor

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Gila River Health Care

Working for Gila River Health Care is a great experience as long as you do your job, go home and then come back again. Nothing more, nothing less. 

Nepotism among my home department's Management crew was extremely visible so if you are not one of their favorites, there is no point in taking any initiative or helping out with anything beyond your own job description because your efforts will go unappreciated and unrecognized.
The most senior employees with the least bit of customer service/professional/social skills are promoted and then rule and harrass those beneath them. 
Employees with the least seniority are promoted by default (accidents, health issues, personal issues, etc.) all for the sake of keeping a name on a department roster roll. 
There was an extremely high turnover rate during my employment with GRHC. That includes both crew members AND Management crew. 
You would think the hospital Board would put two and two together eventually but I believe certain facts about the department's failures were either dressed up and presented as minor if not omitted completely. 
Crew member's are treated as expendable and dispensible and are therefore afraid to voice any oppostion with management for fear of revenge or possible termination. Which in turn led to low morale among the field crew.  
Everything I'm stating is only what I personally saw so Heaven only knows what goes on BEHIND closed doors....It is an overall ridiculously toxic work environment in my opinion. 

On the plus side, the learning aspect of the job is unbelievably beneficial for entry level professionals as well as other entry level positions. To learn and grow in your profession while learning of the tribe's culture is an absolutely amazing opportunity! The fact that GRHC also employs and offers development skills for their own tribal member's is pretty cool too. I've met so many AMAZING people while working with GRHC, both co-workers and patients/tribal member's. 
The benefits package is awesome but I was most amazed at the Paid Time Off accrual. I don't remember the accrual rate per pay period but it accrues so fast they offer a PTO Sellback option once a quarter. That was pretty nice and helpful at times. 

Overall, I guess it's up to the individual employee to decide how much they're willing to take and/or witness for the sake of their own livelihood. Given everything I saw and noticed, it's not hard to see why so many new employees use this opportunity only  as a stepping stone for their careers. Which explains the crazy high turnover rates.
Although I loved the opportunities GRHC offered, this place just wasn't for me.

The enviorment is overall hostile. If you are new the other girls who have been there longer will try to get you to quit, if not they will make working there hard.  Seen it happen, the turn over rate it bad because people don't want to deal with the drama. If you do make it past your probabtionary period expect a lot of gossip and drama. 

If this is your first job right out of school don't do it. First day in training I was told gossip about other employees. You learn nothing, you do nothing unless you can get on the good side of managers and schedulers. Find someplace else to get the experience. 

Pay is low, raises are based on percentage of your annual eval, however they doc you for silly things. Like bad reviews due to giving your eval slip to someone that doesn't like you. Chump change raise, 15, 25 cents maybe. 

Managent is always changing their minds on policy, never taking responsibility, refusing to listen. They are never there. Lots of favoritism, people get away with a lot. It's like high school with all the different  groups.Like I said high turn over rate. 

Patients are some what good, you do have lots of people come in who expect things and sadly their demands are met. They aren't very focused on keeping good care such as making sure they see their PCP or keeping appts for follow ups. They get passed around. They also have the patient advocate department who patients go to, to complain. So they will breath down your neck until the patient is satisfied even if they are in the wrong. You get the council members too who come in and expect to be treated like VIP. You deal with alot of scabies, bed bugs, lice, and pain medication seekers.

Do have good benefits and PTO accurals, you get the occasionally good manager. 

Again if you can deal with all of this, and have tough skin, this is the job for you.

fast turn around for all staff.  so many R.Ns, M.As, Managers, directors, Doctors, P.As have left this place because of management issues.  I stay only because of the benefits and because of the patients.  The pay is a joke, i can go work as a fast food supervisor and make more than they pay here.  The department is so unorganized.  There is so much favoritism going on between the R.Ns and certain M.As in this department, those certain M.As get treated with respect and others don't get that respect.  When concerns in the department are voiced to management nothing is resolved, we are talked down to, and we are told oh well suck it up and get used to the way things are around here.  There are R.Ns who associate outside of work with M.As, and those M.As are able to get away with whatever they want.  These M.As are able to leave the facility to go get breakfast, snacks, drinks, etc while on the clock as long as they buy for the R.N that is allowing this.  These M.As are at times extra in clinic doing whatever they please and not on the schedule as extra staff. Management are aware of all of this and allow it.  There is so much gossip i feel as if we are all in high school and there are groups that stick together back stabbing each other and starting drama in the facility.  They have forgot we are there for patient care!  There is no communication.  If you plan to apply only because of the great benefits, plan to only get paid $12 an hour!

They are always short staffed and case loads are unreasonably high. They do not hire additional staff. The management team says they reward productivity but their % of a salary raise annually isn't even Cost of Living raise. They only know of punitive acknowledgment not positive. They don't promote or pay based on productivity of real numbers. There is a bunch of employees being paid just to show up and do nothing all day. They hired some first level management positions who know nothing about the community, are not producing any income and are paid higher wages than a seasoned employee with high productivity. Biased promotions, poor upper management and always changing CEO,-CMO level personnel. Lots of rules but no respect. Population served doesn't seem to improve with time and services provided. No supervision or monitoring of work standards.  Lots of talk about caring about employees, but little to back it up.  More interested in having upper level dictatorship than a positive work environment. Unrealistic expectations for understaffed company.

For starters the preceptors shouldn’t be training they start you off breaking you into the toxic traits they have then gossips about others withIn  your first week you already know who is who and why. Nurse management staff is a joke of all jokes that’s who allow this work environment to stay this way.  A few nurses are wonderful others walk around on a high horse because they are the bosses snitches bio med staff shouldn’t be allowed into treatment area if he’s not working on machines he socialize more than working. Place is full of snitches nobody can be trusted if u got tough skin and you like to gossip this is the environment you would love to be in Nurse manager is a manipulator alone with the low key bullying they do there That she doesn’t do anything about say anything that’s when your life gets hard for you there they expect for you to take they bull and deal with it.  Basically don’t dare think you are making friends they will stab you in your back when it comes to saving themselves.  Toxic is really a understatement for this facility 5 stars ⭐️ that’s a joke. The Laveen staff is wonderful if u get a chance to get a interview that’s what you pick Sacaton is a very toxic environment and should be investigated from management on down.  Harassing staff because you don’t like them shouldn’t be allowed won’t change until they change Management and get rid of her and the toxic crew she has working there. 

Working as a community paramedic in Gila River has several benefits. Firstly, it allows you to work in a community-based setting, providing healthcare services to individuals and families in their homes and other community settings. This role can provide a unique opportunity to build long-term relationships with patients and families, as well as develop a deep understanding of the healthcare needs and challenges of the community you serve.

Another benefit of working as a community paramedic in Gila River is the opportunity to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, and social workers. This can help to provide a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to patient care, which can lead to improved health outcomes for patients.

However, the salary for a community paramedic in Gila River is a strong positive as it provides a good living salary without over time. The salary is depending on factors such as experience, education, and certification. It is important to note that salaries may vary depending on the employer, job responsibilities, and geographic location.





I loved working for Gila River Healthcare and would recommend it to anyone looking to start or advance their careers; however, their policies and handling of employment matters is behind the times. It's a brand new world out there, GRHC, catch up. 

Like most companies, GRHC is trying to operate lean but to their own detriment- turnover is incredibly high and employee complaints are petty/unnecessary (a product of hiring people ill-equipped to handle difficult situations). Changes were starting to happen when I left but there is much work to be done here. Example: Placing too much focus on covering tattoos is a waste of time (again, new world out there) and distracts from more important issues such as a dwindling budget for a multi-million dollar project that ultimately went belly up, leaving an empty building guarded by security officers (so much for operating lean). 

All in all, great company to work for but they have much room for improvements. I loved the people who I worked with and would go back promptly if an appropriate position opened up.

Gila River EMS offers great pay and benefits along with great equipment and ambulances. I really like it because EMS has medical authority on all EMS calls and scenes unlike most private EMS in the valley where you were at the discretion of the fire department and are primarily there as their Uber. I do find that upper management is in complete disconnect with the field employees, but that seems to be the norm with most EMS agencies from what I found. I have worked here for over 10 years and can’t say that I have mostly enjoyed my time here more so than any other agency that I’ve ever worked at but like all agencies, there’s always going to be pros and cons. I do believe the pros outweigh the cons here though. There are lots of opportunities for advancement if you’d like to be a tactical medic or if you would like to be a community para medicine medic. You will need to have some thick skin to work here as some of the patients will treat you very badly just because of the color of your skin. It’s a very socialist society out here, and most of them feel very entitled. 

It used to be a good place to work but then upper management became very strict about dress code to the point of telling us how long our fingernails could be and what color they could be.  Also no visible piercings or tattoos.  They allowed only 2 piercings in each of our ears.  We were told no form-fitting clothes and no baggy clothes (make up your mind).  Hair could not be any color except natural.  

They also started punishing people for being only one minute late.  They started requiring people to give 24 hours notice before calling in sick, so people were coming to work sick.  We were also required to get a doctor's note in order to be out (after providing that 24 hours notice) and we were not allowed to use sick days>  Instead had to use our PTO for the first 2 days, then could only use sick days if we got another doctor's note.

It was hard to advance as those with lower level licenses were overlooked and positions given to those with higher level licenses in spite of that person's tenure or seniority.

Minute to minute recruiting, all day, everyday. Meeting and greeting public, online apps and resumes, coordinate hiring demands with other recruiters on staff, and all hiring departments. Following preference law at every possible opportunity given to hire the right candidate.

My team-the best. Team is essential at GRHC, the work that is and was done by just a handful for such a large corporation, is monumental. 

That was the best part of my job as Sr. Recruiter. We worked well together and it was always an honor to serve and represent GRHC as a tribal member from another nation. We were always thrilled every single time we hired a member of the community. 

Recruiting for Physicians and all providers, was also, so rewarding when we were able to onboard Native Providers. It makes all the difference in Indian Country serving Native populations. Its just better health care.

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