patient care technician

registered nurse

registered nurse - medical / surgical

registered nurse - quality and patient safety

registered nurse - emergency room

LewisGale Regional Health System

if you are told of you refuse the flu shot.you have to wear a mask the moment you walk in the hospital if catch with it off. you well be fired.many places gave free flu shots. if you want it.its a chioce not a requirement.to keep your job.so it is a forced shot so let me make that clear.maybe people should be tested before you shot them up with a shot.and it takes time for a diagnosis.funny its hard to found what is wrong with someone when your avoiding doing the right tests.its been almost a year and they have refused to do tests.i have gone through alot this last months.at first i thought they would take responsibility for what they did.but instead they go out of there way to not take responsibility and try to make it look like nothing happened.and to profit from it.and as for them caring about patience they dont even care about there employees.and as for what people think about them after years of knowing me. that after getting the shot i started having alot of problems.and if it happen to me it could happen to them. and who elses has been harmed in the past. thats a very good question.and as for patient care. staff sitting around playing on there phones instead of doing there jobs.no matter how they try to look like a decent place they fail miserably.or maybe stacks of peoples files on decks every nite in the units that were still wide open doors not locked lol or even closed were any person could have walked in the offices and seen them. i found people walking around on that side of the building.in the middle of the nite i have alot more.i would be happy to prove would i say is true.i dont think they want to do the same and money cant buy the truth.dont judge me i am just making sure this does not happen to anyone else.

My day was busy mostly.  I didn’t learn anything I didn’t know already. Management was unorganized not really managing. They have their favorites. The hardest part of my job was the employees they are not welcoming. They are full of drama, they don’t want to help you succeed they don’t want to see you succeed most will sabotage by not telling you the correct things to do. You have to pretty much be on your own. The hardest part of my job was not having the support I needed and seeing the level of care given to patients, the level of care was poor it was below average in some cases. It was shocking, some nurses sat at the nurses station and never checked on patients. They did not want to help the tech, most techs had an attitude when you let them know what a patient needed and half the time did not even go to the patient’s room to help them. The most enjoyable part of my job was when I was able to help patients when I was able to make a difference myself. There was not a lot of enjoyable times while I was at this job.

Although I was not actually employed by Lewis Gale as stated before. I did however have the opportunity to do my clinical at Lewis Gale. I was impressed at the overall cleanliness of entire Hospital. I was also impressed at how well co-workers got along and worked as a team, and independently. 
However being there for only training and hands on. I truly enjoyed my experience. 
The hardest part of the job is, not getting involved. Just doing your job and being kind to the patients, just not attached. I had to do a drawl on a patient who was "brain dead" as I passed this patients room later, I seen a pastor and loved one. Returning to training the next day I walked past that room and it was empty. I think you have to train your mind, to not get personal or attached or involved. Just doing your job and with as much empathy as needed.

I do love Phlebotomy and I would love to eventually go back to school to become more educated in the "science" of blood.

I work with an amazing team of Physicians, nursing staff and supportive staff in a very cohesive, team geared environment. I am a PA to 14 physicians who alternate 7/7 on/off schedule and 7/7 MD on/off per rotation. I have my own patient list and floor. I have autonomy within the scope of my practice guidelines and work independently under my supervising physicians. Depending on hospital census, I can average anywhere from 10-22+ patients daily.

While this has been an amazing experience in both learning and satisfying career goals, I feel it is time to move on to a new experience and am mostly interested in relocating to another State with a warmer climate that has more opportunity for year-long outside activity.

I love being challenged. I am a go-getter and always seek opportunities to extend help where needed. I have travelled and lived broadly overseas and would certainly be open to any international position.

What is the best part of working at the company?
No orientation provided. Poor and hostile unapproachable leadership. Surgeons are Fabulous to work with. I was an OR circulator. I would not recommend to any traveler who is not seasoned in OR procedures

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No updated protocols 
Poor Directorship 
Unapproachable Supervisor
HR does not support staff because of nepotism. They “side” with leadership and this is what made it difficult for me personally to visit HR. They do not foster a trusting relationship. Everything one says in a meeting with HR goes back to your director who threatens your job!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is do your job, keep quiet and NEVER do overtime which is necessary in the operating room

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It depends on how many OR cases you have. How many PACU nurses are there and how fast they can take the patient. Your day depends on your supervisors mood

I work here for 1 year and 11 months and I tried to transfer in route of me locating to another state and same company I can't transfer, due to them telling me I don't meet qualifications. I have gave Lewis Gale my all, when short of staff which is all the time I broke my neck to help out. Then when I applied in a different location i can't transfer. I thought employees could advance and succeed within a company verses external hiring, but i guess not. I want to become a nurse and advance so I could have stayed within the company I worked for, but seems like that not part of the process to succeed. I loved working for HCA and I would like to continue, but after all the hard work I have offered and patients I cared for and loved it and my colleagues, I am not able to. No one to back me, to see if they can contact anyone within to see why I could not or to help move forward with my employment. I was and am very disappointed, but this is a great place to work.

Management makes working there feel like you walk on egg shells. Techs are expected to do  everything other than meds with little to no help. Techs are also talked down to like they are kids. Lack of appreciation, over worked with little to no breaks at times and you must ask permission to even take a break. Techs expectations on a normal day 
Bath and change linen for every patient every  day by a certain time (could have 30+ patients and 1 tech)
Answer all call lights 
Do all vitals and blood sugars 
Transport patients to and from procedures.
Absolutely little to no teamwork 
Multi tasking a must and expected ( ex: techs could be feeding a patient and is expected to also take another to the bathroom at the same time)
Techs are also closely watched by nursing staff and if expections  are not meant in a timely manner will be reported to management .

I worked there for a part time job I was forced to take a flu shot i went from being healthy to very sick and have been sick for over 6months I was treated like it was a joke they made a fake diagnosis to cover up never ran any test for the chemicals that were in the flu shot and how my body reacted to them there more worried about covering up there malpractice I report to workmans compensation and am talking to a lawyer i ran a temperature for 3 weeks a lower collapsed lung rashes problems breathing dizziness collapse two times I have been very miserable for the last 6 months they care nothing about your safety only about how much money they can make off damaging your life I walked out I could not stand dealing with this joke they call a hospital.

This hospital has such a positive culture it's crazy! Although it is a 521 bed hospital, it feels like a small hospital in that everyone knows everyone and treats each other with respect. Also it is obvious how much LewisGale cares for their staff. They offer education assistance, clinical ladder, great benefits, excellent pay, and allow for excellent upward movement! LewisGale also does a large amount of community serve and education, showing that they truly care about the community. I have worked here for 10 years and would not change one single thing! You also constantly see administration rounding on all of the units asking for ideas on how to improve the facility and care we provide. I can't say enough good things about LewisGale and the teams that work within!

Love the environment of the er and the group we work with. Advancements in career is iffy but is typically pretty fair. admin only comes around every 5-6 months and does not seem to take concerns from nursing staff serious in regard to holds. some shifts can have more holds than ER bed available with minimal staffing. I understand that this is a for profit business but it is going to take someone dy!ng to get change as far as holds. when there are minimal holds, it is a safe, learning driven unit. but with holds, it makes me feel unsafe and like my license is on the line every shift i work. 


Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Patient care technician 11 salaries reported	$16.68 per hour
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Registered nurse - emergency room 1 salary reported	$36.37 per hour

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