health screener

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Infant Hearing Screening Specialists

A typical day at work varies depending on what hospital you work at and how busy it is. Usually you could be there for two hours and leave or you can be there as long as 6. It doesn’t seem bad until you take into consideration that you’re not getting paid hourly, you get paid a salary for the day that most likely will only cover about three hours or less depending on the hospital. You definitely need two jobs to survive because they only give paychecks and they’re not in person only through mail which takes forever! I never depended on my paycheck because it would come in almost a week after our “payday” which is really the day they cut your check to ship off to the mail, it’s not when you actually get paid. I loved working with the babies this job was great the management and the way it runs is horrible, which is really sad. They don’t care about their employees. If you’re looking for something entry level in health care to help you get experience I say it’s a good job as long as you have another job as well, it’s very flexible since you only screen In the mornings but they’ll try to call you back if someone is getting discharged unexpectedly and the pay for that is also little, co workers were great, hospital nurses were rude at times but some were nice. 

Unfortunately, this company does not care about its employees at all. The management is ridiculously disorganized. The company works with a lot of different hospitals and is spread much too thin. The pay is a joke for the amount of work you will have to perform for them. I was hired as a part-time employee and often worked about 40 hours a week. There are absolutely no boundaries between employees and managers, I was called and texted constantly when I was not working. My site manager had absolutely no clue what the day-to-day responsibilities were at my hospital. As a result, I frequently had to cover for their mistakes with hospital administration and charge nurses. I really loved the actual job experience of working with newborns but the actual company was a nightmare. Our equipment was often broken and took days to fix (despite its own handbook stating that any broken equipment would be fixed within 2 hours). The company clearly only cares about the bottom line and will never advocate for its employees.

It is a very simple job, screen babies ears and complete the paperwork and fax it to IHSS once everything is done. You will get paid $65 a shift and you don't know how many babies will be coming in. It can be 2, it can be 5, or 15. Sometimes the beraphone won't connect and can cause some stress for the screeners. Babies usually are fussy and cry causing delay. Manager is ok but will constantly call on you to fix other people's document errors or random clerical stuff taking up a lot of time. They will sporadically schedule you so ideally you should have a flexible schedule with no other commitments, especially clearing safe of anything before 2 pm. So basically you'll be making $300 a month with this job. All in all, this job is a nice chill lazy girl job, but there are things that I wish could be fixed like a beraphone that can work even if a baby is crying, because all newborns cry. 

Hearing techs start in the morning, clock out when they have tested all the babies, and get paid the same rate for every shift whether they were needed for 30 minutes or 5 hours. Most days, the shift is quick and the hourly rate breaks down to be pretty good. But you are expected to be on-call ALL day in case the manager calls you to say someone else needs a last minute test before getting discharged. The communication is poor within the hospital (who contracts IHSS) so it is not uncommon to get called back in hours after you have left. This makes it difficult to make any other plans on days you work, even though it's just supposed to be a quick morning job.

Hearing screeners comprise the majority of the company's work, considering that administering infant hearing screens are essentially the entire purpose of their services, yet they receive the worst compensation for their work.

Paid a flat rate for each work day. If you end up staying at work too long, you may make less than minimum wage for that day as they do not compensate for being at work longer on certain days.

It is a simple job but there is very little room to advance your career.

They work very well with your schedule, which is great for students or busy parents.

This is a perfect job for people who want to make some easy side money, but should not be considered as a primary source of income.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Babies babies babies! Newborn babies at the hospital you get to screen for possible hearing issues. Post Partum, NICU. Brand spanking new tiny precious little people. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's only part time. Limited hours.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hospital environment working alongside nurses etc . Babies are the priority. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Obtain census. Prep paperwork for hearing tests. Explain the hearing test to parents. Perform hearing screen for baby and print results. Place record in baby's chart and fax results to head office.

The company itself is a contracted company that serves most Northern California hospitals it takes about 3 months to officially start the position and a month of training. Fairly easy job but you must have patience working with newborns that is the best part of it all. The pay itself definitely needs to go up the pay is a set base rate for 4 hours cause it is part time only, all hospitals are different with the amount of babies being born so pay may be less at some. If you are there past the 4 hours you’re paid At minimum wage for the rest of your time at the hospital. You will definitely need 2 jobs if you want to live. Other then that it’s an awesome job.

I really loved working here, as I got a lot of experience working in a hospital with almost no medical training or certificates. The pay was great, however if you aren't great with babies or cannot get the hang of screening you can be there for hours and get paid way less ( as you are paid per shift, not hourly or annually). I was lucky and really loved the coworkers and my managers, however I did not see much room for growth and I heard you could get stuck at a hospital with not so great managers. 

You are paid per day not hourly. So there are some days you will be at the hospital for several hours and other days where you’ll be there an hour or two. You get paid the same regardless. You work on your own but multiple times I’ve come in to see other screeners not doing their work the day before. There’s no system in place to ensure people accomplish the work assigned to them. It’s a pretty large company with contracts with hospitals all over California so it doesn’t make much sense why they pay screeners terribly. My manager is amazing but she’s treated terribly and is overworked. 

Company is a little old school as they still use paper checks and have no direct deposit. Pay for screeners is a base rate for the day. Working hours can be a little unpredictable as it can depend on how busy the hospital is/how many newborns you have to screen so you could be there for 1-2 hours or more on a given day.  There is typically only one screener scheduled for a shift so you’re mainly on your own and  interact with the nursing/hospital staff a majority of the time.

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