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MEDIKO Inc

What is the best part of working at the company?
    Nothing worth risking my license
* Absolutely nothing positive
* No meaningful support provided
* Unsafe clinical environment
* Nothing outweighed the stress
* Constant professional concerns
* Felt unsupported as a clinician
* High risk, low support
* No safe clinical support
* Not worth the liability risk

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
    Fear of risking your license
* Lack of clinical support
* Poor communication from leadership
* Ethical and liability concerns
* Constant administrative stress
* Feeling unsupported by management
* Inconsistent expectations daily
* Documentation and compliance pressure
* Workplace culture and turnover
* Concern for professional liability

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
    High stress, low support
* Unsafe and unsupported
* Poor leadership culture
* Toxic and disorganized
* Constant ethical concerns
* Fear-based environment
* Burnout and poor morale
* Clinicians felt unsupported
* Chaotic communication daily
* Liability concerns daily

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
    Constant crisis management
* High stress and little support
* Putting out fires all day
* Heavy workload, low support
* Chaotic and unpredictable
* Documentation under pressure
* Staffing and communication issues
* Clinically overwhelming at times
* Ethical concerns were common
* Feeling unsupported daily

A typical workday at this organization involves tasks such as medication administration, venipunctures, glucose checks, patient care, documentation, physicals, vital signs, and patient intakes.

Unfortunately, the management structure appears disorganized. Many staff, including management, are new to their roles, resulting in a lack of proper training and guidance. This creates an environment where employees are often left to navigate their responsibilities without adequate support or clear direction.

At the Athens location, managerial behavior contributes to workplace tensions, with instances of unprofessional conduct and unnecessary interpersonal conflicts. This has led to a high turnover rate, primarily attributed to ineffective leadership and a lack of supportive management practices.

There is a pervasive sense of insecurity among staff regarding licensure and professional accountability, which is exacerbated by the absence of structured oversight. Although the compensation is competitive, it seems to reflect the challenging and stressful nature of the work environment.

Additionally, efforts to resolve issues through HR have not been fruitful, as the department appears unresponsive or ineffective in addressing employee concerns.

Work is fairly organized, but emergencies, sick calls list to get done, looking for charts at records, grievances, kitchen physicals, people walking asking for self-meds, unexpected lock ups, walking in assessments  renewals requests, treatments, offenders from pill line will knock the door asking for medications unrenewed or expired prescription, transfers for other institution, returning offenders from discharged hospital, emergencies events running to push wheelchairs from housing units to medical building for care patients 200.0 to 300.0 LBs with no help,  any time physical altercations or fights on housing units, arounds to segregations, sick calls request to lock up units, complains requesting to re-adjust concerns related to medical care.  Mandatory lunch vs. work piled describe above. You barely can have time to eat and void.
ALL at the same 12 hours assignment can pile up to your job day.

I was initially apprehensive about taking a job in a jail or prison, I was worried about my safety, I had heard things about professionals not really caring about their work or the inmates in prison. But.... I am so glad that I took the chance and started working in correctional healthcare.  I feel safer in the jail seeing patients than in any environment I've ever worked in (hospital, outpatient clinic).  What I appreciate the most about MEDIKO is that the company pays attention to providing quality care, the management at MEDIKO all the way to the CEO allows the healthcare providers to make decisions that are in the interest of the patient rather than the interest of financial gain.  The hardest part of the job is the workload in management.  Most on-site managers have not only administrative duties but also direct patient care duties as well, this is true also for corporate managers - everyone wears "multiple hats."

I work night shift and there is no such thing as a typical night. Some nights it's calm and smooth. Other nights it's pure chaos from start to finish. Nursing in general is like that. Management is good. Our new DON is trying to clean up some things from the previous one and life at work is a little smoother now. The workplace culture is one in which you need to have thick skin. You deal with inmates that don't like you because of their own life choices. They cuss, they call you names, and they throw tantrums. Most of them are usually calm, cooperative, and very respectful though. Sometimes working with the deputies can be challenging. The hardest part of the job is transitioning into corrections from hospital life. It's a world all by itself. The best part is being able to provide care to people that haven't had access to quality healthcare and being a kind face that the inmates can interact with in a place that kindness isn't a high priority.

If you are working at the site level, this place is fine. If you are at the Regional/Corporate level, your time there will likely be short lived as the CEO is very difficult. He is an extreme micromanager with no understanding of operations at the site level. His main goal is more contracts/more money and he expects the corporate staff to adjust on their own rather than to build the infrastructure with the additional contracts. Though he says he is appreciative to your face, behind closed doors he will talk bad about you to your colleagues. He is very unprofessional and very immature as a CEO. He has a good thing going but he should seriously consider stepping down as the CEO and allow the proper people to run the business before he runs it in the ground.

Working in a prison environment was fascinating, but scary at the same time. I did not fear for my safety; rather, you have to watch everything you say and do around offenders because they will use it against you. Everything you do is on camera or watched by security, offenders, or other employees. Employees who don’t like you will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat. With the extensive number of policies involved with a DOC job, it’s easy to violate one that could result in termination. All of this made the job stressful and you can’t ever relax at work.

I enjoy my job with Mediko and have nothing but positive things to say. Since I have been with Mediko I have seen it continue to grow which makes me feel secure about my future with them. They have been around a long time and continue to expand in Virginia as well as other states. 
The hardest part of the job is getting the client to understand things from a medical perspective, however I have a really good supervisor who is always willing to help out when needed.
Mediko offers competitive wages and benefits. We actually get more paid holidays than one of the largest medical providers in our area. I highly recommend Mediko. 
For me the best part of the job is being close to home instead of traveling an hour each way to work, which gives me more time to be with my family.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing @ all. It used to be a good place to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unstable, HSA terminating staff left and right & nobody including upper mgmt & HR doesn't put a stop on it. HSA makes up rules as she goes. It's like Pops shop unprofessional. Rude mgmt while no-one wants to work in correction she doesn't value people that are already there. Don't apply for this unstable position. Go look for a stable company. No tuition assistance. Lol it was 1k per yr in 2022 now it's 2.5k per yr. It's next to nothing. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Gossip all over the place, a couple of people are doing the job and the rest are hanging out gossiping. Smh!

Overall the jail is a great environment to work in, MEDIKO however is a "leech" they will take everything you know for your their own gain and will not promote withing their company. The only true agknowledgement received is to the higher ups in the corporate offices. The people who truly put the time in to building the company get nothing in return and voices are left oon dead ears. Professional opions are not valued and always questioned or just completely disregarded. MEDIKO has no consideration to what daily processes are needed. People thing its the site managing that is the problem because they are the front faces to the people who run things behind the scenes. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 13 salaries reported	$32.23 per hour
Registered nurse 10 salaries reported	$42.20 per hour
Health services administrator 1 salary reported	$70,000 per year
Physician 2 salaries reported	$171,368 per year
Psychiatric nurse 1 salary reported	$42.00 per hour

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