registered nurse

registered nurse - icu

registered nurse - medical / surgical

ct technologist

medical technologist

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Worked close to 13hours a shift. I worked Night shift weekends. We took care of 2 patients each on average. Once a Huddled report was given we then each got a detailed report from the nurse going off duty. Then we would go into the room together and check the IV pumps where correct. I would then assess my patient change infants diapers and positions and have a chat to the parents in the room of the plan of our day. This time always gave me a good connection to the family and find out further info that might be helpful in my nursing care. I would check all my emergency equipment and monitor settings are correct and age appropriate for each patient. I would check on the ventilators setting are correct to the orders. Once that was done I would start with any drug administrations that where due. We had a list of what was due and when. Same for the blood draws on some patients they where scheduled with the frequency that was required. 
I would then chart the assessment on the patient and plan of care and double check all the orders. 
We do hourly vitals and intake and output and would have to continue updating the computer with all this information. 
There is no typical day in an ICU most days are a challenge as patients are in unstable conditions. We had such a variety of cases and each required different monitoring and interventions. 

I learned so much that I cannot begin to even put it together. I had to learn everything about ventilation. The frequent codes we were in, gave me a great insight to the preparation for it, and the constant daily stress of it. 

My co-workers were great, very supportive of each other and great teamwork in the unit. 

The hardest part of the job, Dealing with a death of a child is always traumatic to everyone. We never want to lose a child.

The most enjoyable part of the job, is having a great laugh and comradeship among my co-workers. Also this job can be so rewarding when a child survives against all odds.

This place is a nightmare to work for. Very corporate, unprofessional, and poor working environment. 

First off, the facility is literally disgusting and uncleanly. It takes about a year for anything to get fixed (curtains, computers, software updates, clean floors, environmental does not respond).

Expect basic difficulties with logging into computer systems on a regular basis.

The staff is incredibly petty, gossipy, judgmental, and fake to your face. They will talk about you behind your back, and you will see it happen on a regular basis between management, employees, and front end staff. Everyone also has a negative attitude.

Upper management does not support any type of clinical or professional growth, and they are very open about that.

Basically go work for this facility and management if you plan to die there and work in a mediocre setting, with mediocre skill requirements, with little care in the world of patient outcomes.

They pretend to do all these staff meetings to act like they care, but nothing ever actually gets done. So many therapists left due to being unhappy.

Staff does also not understand professional boundaries. They bud into  your personal life and stick their nose in places it honestly doesn't make sense.

Expect to be micromanaged even if you do a great job and are a great therapist, that is just the culture here. 

Everyone here is lazy unfortunately. If you want the same paycheck weekly, don't expect it here because they cut your hours at the last minute. They feel they have a right to do that even if you sign a 40/hr per week contract. 

There is no such thing as work life balance.

Overall, I am proud to be a Memorial employee. I gained experience here that I would have never been able to receive in my smaller home town. 

My management could have been improved but there were many other areas that had excellent management. Each area was in it's own place of growth so I make no judgments.

I worked night shift and my co-workers were ever-present when I needed them. The hardest part of my job was on day shift. There was so much paperwork and so many things to do that I almost never got to take my lunch break until 2 or 3 pm . My last meal being at 5 am. The most enjoyable part of my job was to be a part of making lives better, even if only for a moment. I took my patient care seriously and poured myself into being the type of nurse everyone needed. I didn't always succeed but for the times I did, the feeling could not be described. 

My experience, knowledge, and memories gained are priceless and have become a part of who I am. I was privileged enough to meet some amazing people with incredible hearts for patients and I met some that lacked. But it all molded together to form some of the best years of my life. It gave birth to my nursing heart and strengthened and encouraged me to become more than average. I would recommend this hospital to anyone, especially new graduates because of there incredible nursing residency program.

Maintains Director's daily schedule. Completes special projects and other department/division specific tasks as assigned by Director, Leadership Team, and Clinical Team.
Holds Department Orientation for new team members. Trains and assists with the transition of new team members into Department including all training required by Memorial Health and Sodexo.
Construct Excel spreadsheets that portray timelines, financial tracking, and charts and graphs of monthly and weekly progress.
Answer multi-line telephone promptly and courteously. Ensures that all calls reach the designated person for whom the call was for and deliver all messages.
Organize and update all personnel, medical, and confidential files of Managers, Clinical Team, and hourly Team Members.
Assists Unit Controller with data entry of inventory and pricing.
Keeps record of all paperwork.
Responsible for managing office related supplies, equipment and materials used throughout the department.
Maintains spreadsheet of cost comparison and budgets. Maintains team member uniform requirements and orders.
Assists and Maintains Sodexo Interview Process.
I loved my co-workers and I worked closely with the management team and enjoyed learning from them. I learned that if the leadership isn't supported, then everyone under them will run wild.

A typical work day consisted of morning meeting, stocking carts and heading up to the floor. Addressing the needs of the patients before and after cleaning their rooms. Maintaining assigned areas and basically assisting other team members with their assignments. 
During the course of working at Memorial Health I learned patience, I learned about life and death. I also learned how to push and achieve even when I felt like giving up. I learned to compensate as well. I also learned how to become a leader within myself and grab the golden ring.
My co workers were my team members. Because without my team many things could not be done. We worked together to make things happen. Team work makes the dream work.
The hardest part of my job was accepting death and change. When a patient passes that you have come to know it is no different then a family member. You must grieve and continue to move forward.
The most enjoyable part of my job was heading up to the floor to see the nurses and the patients. It fills your heart and makes you feel and know your problems are not so bad and you get to forget about yourself for a few hours.

The Trauma ICU is by far the most unwelcoming, unhappy, backbiting, disrespectful unit I have ever worked on and I have been a nurse for ten years and have been a travel nurse at many other hospitals. From the way they talk about (in front of them) and to patients to the very cliquish atmosphere and how they treat staff that are new to the unit, there is no amount of money that would bring me back to work there again. Only one charge nurse really even spoke to me at all. Preceptors are condescending and bully orientees regardless of how much experience you have and in what areas- it is their way or the highway, even if it is the wrong way.  Super toxic and dysfunctional culture. 
Oddly enough, management and education were some of the best I’ve ever dealt with. The day shift staff were somewhat more friendly and welcoming, but only to a degree. Other units in the hospital, which is a level one Trauma hospital, were also  cold and unfriendly although not nearly to the level of the TICU, but a few  were quite pleasant. It’s easily understood why they have a retention issue on that unit. 

As far as your day to day work that will depend on where you are and your coworkers. I have never worked in a place that took their employees for granted like Memorial. They don't give raises very often at all. I have had one 1% raise in several years time. All missed time (even if you miss 10 minutes of work) comes from your PTO including sick and holiday time. Some departments asked that you take several days off each holiday. This takes up most of your PTO and does not leave enough for vacation, being sick, or time off for family events. The building is overall not a clean environment and outside on the sidewalk it routinely has gum and stains and looks very nasty. The benefits are expensive and just horrible. You pay high premiums and high deductibles and are limited to Memorial physicians. They like to appear to the public as a wonderful place to work that really takes care of it's employees. That would be nice but simply is not reality. They waste a LOT of money here and won't put money into their employees and that is very unfortunate.

Can be very hectic at times being a Level One Trauma Center. I enjoy working for Memorial and take my job very seriously. I do miss having patients for longer lengths of stay so that I can further build rapport with patient's and their families. I do miss that time that I used to be able to devote to therapeutic communication, and the documentation is a lot of additional work when you have a lot of patient's discharging and many new admissions on most given days. I enjoy the flexibility of my schedule and many of the people I work with. I have a wonderful manager who I'm eternally grateful for. She's very helpful and supportive at all times. I just wish I had more time to devote communication with my patients. It is very high paced, which I am accustomed to, just looking for something that allows me to further my skill set, while allowing me the time to give the emotional care to my patients that I feel like sometimes, I don't have time enough to do, because we stay so busy! Love my job, just looking for a little change.

What is the best part of working at the company?
When you go to work for them they are so welcoming. There orientation process is the most thorough process I have ever had. I had moved from another town and when I started working on the floor I was assigned to I felt like I had known everyone for a while. I would go back in a heartbeat. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The stress was mostly what I put on myself. The stress of being in a big hospital in a big town. I worried about doing a good job and being a good nurse and doing the best job I could do. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I was assigned to a floor that was very welcoming and the nurses that I trained with were very seasoned and they made sure that I was very prepared to be on my own when it was time. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
As a nurse a typical day is always an unpredictable day. You will have rough days and then you will have routine days. In nursing you never know what your day is going to be.

A typical day of work was walking into the walk-in incubator and preparing your petri dishes and paperwork. Every culture was different, because if you were working the "urines bench", a urine culture on an 80 year old is worked and reported differently than that of a newborn. All microbiology, but all with a twist. I learned to not work in a vacuum and not be cocky and to ask for a second opinion when needed. Management varied, but we all got along if you did your work. My co-workers made a great team. Sure there were personality differences, but those should be left at the door and professional attitudes prevail in the workplace. The hardest part of the job was finding sexually transmitted diseases in children as young as one month. The most enjoyable part of the job was knowing I was helping someone feel maybe just a little better.

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