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Providing excellent patient care, and facing many oppositions from administration. Not receiving the support, but being so quick to give a disciplinary action that usually unfair, but yet benefits the administration. Facing many sentinel events, that possibly could have been prevented if administration would provide the necessary in-services to the staff, because they are on different knowledge levels.When it comes to providing patient care. not having an Educator resulting in the staff being hired, and not given the proper orientation, because the Preceptor for the newly hired nurse is not competent to precept anyone. Behavioral ,as well as Medical Stabilization patients, is quite challenging, because you are forever faced with incidents with some being small, and easy to resolve, and others causing you to have to notify the your immediate Supervisor    about the incidents.  The hardest part of my job is starting out with enough staff, and once you make your  assignment , and being told that staff called off at the last minute. What I enjoy most about my job is knowing that I have given my all, and seeing positive results.Also, to see the staff is content, and at ease. A happy staff will provide excellent patient care. The management is in meeting,  is not as involved in their staffing. They depends on the Staffing Coordinators  to do their staffing. The charge nurses need not have an assignment. That way, they can be more involved in assisting their Manager, and that way the unit can run more smoothly.

Overall...JPH would not be a bad place to work...if it wasn't for the "EXTREME FLAGRANT FAVORITISM" of a particular Dept Head whose dept I work in along with her unpleasant, unprofessional demeanor and the"TOTAL VOID" of Respect, Confidentiality, and Customer Service she exudes towards her staff and employees . Generally speaking, there is NO room for growth there and the Sr. Management team will not come to your defense during a crisis. I and the majority of employees there feel like we were looked at as a number, not a person. I won't even mention the pay..it's a JOKE!! we get raises per yr,,,but guess what there's a three month wait, which means you may get a raise in 15 mos...which is not based on job performance...but how well you are liked by that "Dept Head" it's usually between one cent and one dollar..(I know, please Don't laugh)

The reason JPH has extremely pitiful lower than low ratings is the type of employees they are willing to hire just to fill a position!! It is often said "if you are NOT qualified to work elsewhere or no other "quality organization or company will hire you, just go to JPH " they'll hire you, if you KNOW somebody who KNOWS somebody who has the means to "get you in" this applies to Clinical as well as other staff...sad but true!!!

I was a social worker at JPH for 3 weeks. It’s a very stressful environment. I never received appropriate orientation to the facility so it’s good I had previous experience in a healthcare setting. HR gave me a offer letter that stated that I was hourly however my immediate supervisor told me I was salary employee. They expected me to round with a great doctor (which could take up to 4 hours) and still get my work done. My supervisor treated me like I was stupid and I didn’t know how things worked. I was expected to put in long hours to get the work done but was only paid for 40 hours. In my first week, I was required to complete 20+ assessments in 1 day which back fired because I didn’t know facility rules and regulations. Overall, the work load doesn’t match the pay. Complex DC Planning issues and numerous responsibilities. I recommend if you need experience but be knowledgeable and don’t let them get over on you.

This hospital is very stressful to work in. They offer less training and the other nurses not ready to help or direct you when you need help. You have nurses coming late every day and no one questions them. Nurses having arguments at the nurses station when patients and family are watching. It's just a big chaos to work here. You have the student doctors every where and on your way. No equipment to carry out your assignment for the day. They will put you on medical leave after you sustained an injury from their stressful environment and fire you while you are still on medical leave. If you want to learn the worst ethics in nursing, go and work here. The pay and benefits are good though but it has no structure and lack professional management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working at Jackson park is like going to work with your aunts , uncles and cousins. It’s very family oriented and the interactions are very intimate. Overall I never had a day where I felt I didn’t want to come into work because the people I worked with always made me feel welcomed. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The organizational structure could be better and the processes need to be updated. They are not up to date with best practices. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, the culture is very conservative depending on the postion. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meetings, rounds on the different units and implementation of certain action items

In an Emergency Room setting one has to be ready for the worst-- a
Code Blue, which is a patient arriving unresponsive.

A true, enthusiastic Nursing employee would love the potential for witnessing and learning nursing protocol and procedures in life-saving situations.

These environments work best which Management can handle the stress.  A culture of team-work is a plus, but not always possible.

The hardest part of the job is the inevitable loss of a patient where all the preventive Nursing has been exhausted.

The most enjoyable part of the job is bringing someone from a Code Blue in to a stable condition.

Please do not EVER work here! This place is very toxic! First of all, management is controlling and plays favoritism! There isnt a consistent supply of things needed to do your job, the computers dont work half the time, management lets you do whatever you want so there is never a respect factor from anyone! There is ZERO structure and really, there isnt a variety of patients so you dont learn much!  The system is ancient and the place is run down and raggedy! Im surprised its still open! Dont waste your time!

My job is not complicated and is fairly easy. Every night is usually the same and though its a revolving door, I've been able to work with a great team of nurse techs. Some nurses are team players but many are not. The management is not effective with the decisions that they make. There are a lot of changes that need to be made to make the work day/flow easier. I enjoy working in Behavior Medicine because I love being able to encourage the patients to do better and helping them make better decisions.

The day of working in Jackson Park Emergency room was never the same, it was a different adventure  working in a hospital , the faculty were caring, supportive, team workers, and dedicated to their patients, It has made me a better person, seeing patients brung in by EMT's for code blue was where my heart was, I always was ready for any problems that came in...

In my Opinion- To be the change, starts not at the bottom, but at the top. Clean house. Delete Salary’s of those VP’s stealing funds from the hospital, and replace those VP’s and Director’s, with hard working individuals, that deserve another encouragement for 1 year probation. Base there performance not only off of there good performance, but most of all, there loyalty to the Company. 
Security need to be respected more, rather than not being protected by the company.

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Greeter 7 salaries reported	$20.50 per hour
Registered nurse 1 salary reported	$43.94 per hour
Unit secretary 1 salary reported	$15.76 per hour

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