registered nurse

patient care technician

registered nurse - medical / surgical

occupational therapist

ct technologist

HCA Florida JFK Hospital

There is no management at the hospital in regards to the supply chain. The company hired some random person who had no knowledge of the computer systems or how to manage people in general. When I would ask the new manager how to do a certain task his response was "I DON'T KNOW". I must be mistaken as to what managers are suppose to do in a company. To my knowledge the manager should be able to do every job of the people he or she manages. The new "MANAGER" had no clue about anything.There were up to 8 job vacancies in the supply chain as a whole at one point. It took the MGMT almost a year to hire one person and when they did the person left in less than a month. I personally did every supply chain tech job in the warehouse and the OR. I was thrown into the receiver position with one day training. The person who was doing the receiving before me left due to the fact he was doing a two man job by himself for about 6 months and found another position at a different hospital. The receiving position is a two man job, I was expected to receive all 200 plus packages every day while doing other duties just like the person before me. I asked the MGMT for help several times and they refused to give me any. " You've got this" was what I was told several times. Instead of fixing the problem the MGMT did nothing. So I was not getting the two man job done by myself and was being reprimanded for not being able to do the receiving tasks in one day. So I would NEVER recommend this job to anyone, even if I did not like the person. I used to LIKE going to work there which is the worst part about all this.  Overtime employees quit and the remaining employees were left to do the jobs of multiple people everyday for over a period of months. It may seem like I am a disgruntled employee but I am not. Before all the job vacancies at the facilities I enjoyed going to work there. It was when the MGMT failed their employees and failed to manage, that is when I felt like going there was a burden and sought new employment.

I have worked here for almost 6 years as a nurse. There are staffing issues but otherwise it is a good hospital to work at. Generally everything works and is clean and we have the resources needed to do our job. Pay is alright, benefits are great. The best part of the job is the flexibility, 3 days a week and decent PTO accrual. The worst part is usually having maxed ratios and missing support staff (usually missing at least charge or PCA or secretary) so more of the responsibilities fall onto you. 

Typical shift: clock-in 6:45 and get report on patients and get their vitals/assessments. Then start reviewing charts and chart until 9. 9-11 pass meds depending on how many meds and how fast patients take their pills. 11-4am is random. PCA gets midnight vitals. Usually there are interventions to be completed or more charting or emergencies to fill this time. 4AM we do vitals and 5-6 we pass AM meds. 7 we give report to next nurse and go home. 

I had one of the best bosses ever.  She was very approachable, and would jump in and help.  She allowed us to make our own schedule, and was flexible on time off.  She always said that it was OK to have fun at work, and we did, responsibly.
It was a typical inpatient PACU.
We had to be prepared for everything from an outpatient cysto or eye case to an emergency AAA.  Our patients either went home, to a floor, or ICU.
Most of my coworkers were great.
Hardest part of the job was either getting called in, in the middle of the night for emergency surgery, or having to stay all night because there was not enough staff to take the patient where he needed to go.
Best part of the job was knowing I could help people with their Post Op needs,and, be part of an elite group of nurses.

A typical day is lounging in the volunteer office and waiting for orders to come through by phone. The orders are for wheelchair services around the hospital for patients. 
     From volunteering, I learned that people from all walks of life come together for a common purpose and are generally really friendly, which is the most enjoyable part of the job. The management was really lassez-faire for the most part, but that was because some of the volunteers have been there for years and know how to handle operations and guide new volunteers. 
     At first, the hardest part was determining how to navigate the hospital, but as time went on, I realized that finding work to accomplish is harder when it is a slow day.

You will be looking for a different company right after you "get in the door" due to upper-management selling the atmosphere during orientation then seeing how none of the values or mission statement is followed once you are on the floor. They don't really care about you, they care about having a body to fill a spot. The nurses talk down on all the techs and their fellow nurses. The nurses are seen as superior to techs and management, or lack there of, reinforces that. Don't bother giving any suggestions on how it could be better or voicing any safety concerns because you will then be seen as a "problem employee". There are many mental health facilities you could spend your time in around the same area but this is not one of those.

Started 2 16 hours days and 1 8 hour day, worked that for about 2 years, when the night shift opened another slot I was lucky enough to get that position worked the 3rd shift about 3 years. Applied for the 2nd shift lead and was in this position for about 3 years. We all worked hard 3rd shift was usually busy with the ER and then the AM portables in the units. We sometimes had time for breaks and sometimes not, no one complained. The hardest part of the job was trying to leave at your assigned time and the lead tech handing you several portables to do after your shift.

Check emails, follow up on open requisitions and start prioritizing high and critical tickets sent down from the helpdesk. Spend a big part of the day working on outstanding projects. Then comes the electrifying part of the day which is LUNCH time. :) Hardest part of the job but yet it is the most interesting is customizing new applications that the Doctor and Surgeons want to use. Then I would check all the backups and restore any data that was lost by the EU.

Had the management ever communicated with each other this job would have been much better. Every manager had a different way of doing things and there were 5 managers. Schedules always differed so good luck making plans. This company had recently taken over after being run by Sodexo, so I will give them that they were definitely trying their best. Terrible time to be there though. As a dietician I couldn't believe what they were letting patients eat and the lack of control and supervision over trays being sent to patients.

Give compassionate care to critical patients suffering from injuries or debilitating conditions. Assess patient conditions and administer medications. Observe behavior and symptoms and report changes to the on-call physicians. Educate families about patient conditions and provide support as needed.
Manage life support equipment and IV administration of fluids and medications. Provided basic patient care such as grooming and change bedding. Proactively learned new procedures and treatment protocols, assisting physicians with procedures

A great learning school. The only hospital that lets students have a direct access and experience like the employee. As a student, had a great experience.
As a transporter did not have a great experience as lot of employees seem under staffed and frustrated. About 50 % of the employees seem very genuine with patient care as the rest seem like they are there to just collect a paycheck. 
Felt like the lower pay-grade job you have the more you were discriminated.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 17 salaries reported	$34.87 per hour
Patient care technician 34 salaries reported	$16.44 per hour
Registered nurse - medical / surgical 18 salaries reported	$35.09 per hour
Occupational therapist 5 salaries reported	$36.69 per hour
Ct technologist 4 salaries reported	$33.38 per hour

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