registered nurse

registered nurse - emergency room

registered nurse - icu

health screener

housekeeper

Merit Health

Pay was extremely low for my experience and for how hard I worked. The doctor I worked for was great but upper management treated me like a number. Merit is extremely cheap and does not give you the tools to work with confidence to get the job done in a timely manner. Merit was constantly finding new ways to add more to your daily work load without raising your pay or understanding that there are only 3 people including me that work here. Gastroenterology does not use the call center so the phone would constantly ring causing you to stop what you are doing and get off track. The receptionist is extremely lazy and just flat out refused to do her simple job. She was rude/mean to 2 previous coworkers. She was constantly on her cell phone or the work phone talking to her friends or family leaving me and the nurse to do our jobs and the receptionist job. She would find reasons to leave the clinic and walk over to the hospital daily, and she should be missing for up to an hour. She is one of the biggest problems at that clinic and the reason everyone that has ever worked for merit gastroenterology has quit. For the sake of the clinic she needs to change her ways 100% or be replaced. In my opinion for that clinic to survive everyone has to pull their weight and work as a team. There are no exceptions because the work load between me (The CCMA) and the nurse is HUGE. Merit will not higher another coworker due to the hospital being cheap for a lack of better words and that is such a shame because the doctor I worked for is a great man and he or his staff shouldn't have to work in such a crummy place and environment.

Also, the regional manager told me to my face that I was doing a great job and she will give me a $1.00 raise. However after 4 months I still did not have the raise and when I asked why no one had a real answer, I was just told "It should be on you check any day now".

You cant treat people like this. Gastroenterology needs to make serious changes.

Management is only focused on money. There is no genuine concern for patients or staff who expect and follow acceptable standards and just want to do things the ethical way. The majority of the facility is in desperate need of updating including some major replacements. Certain departments are chronically understaffed; and equipment is limited, out of date, and always going out of order. Management however expects certain staff to be able to complete all duties as if the departments are fully equipped and staffed. Certain staff are expected to perform multiple duties that are not even close to belonging in their job description. There are minimum standards and guidelines that the majority of staff do not follow. They do as they please, and management enforces and "bends" the rules at their discretion. There are "clicks" and the atmosphere is very much like that of a middle school. Most training and new information is only communicated to members of the "click". If you're part of the "click", you get the best pay, the lightest work load, opportunities for advancement, and you won't get reprimanded for not following acceptable standards and the "rules".

No evidence based practice. No standards of care. Paper charting. Written orders. The Directors and Managers hold positions that they have not the skill set/education/training to perform. The Hospitalist and Intensivist are negligent and unethical. A few are rude, lie, and are disrespectful to nurses and families, but despite constant reporting, questions, & concerns to the director, nothing is ever done about it. Outdated practices, policies, protocols, and procedures. The scariest and worst place I have ever worked. Huge turnover. A lot of travel nurses. “We have always done it that way” mentality. Limited supplies to care for patients. This is a For profit hospital and if it’s not billable it doesn’t happen. This place is a lawsuit waiting to happen! Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else!

Have no problem with a majority of hospital staff, but noticed that every department had issues with one department in particular, the emergency room.  They are rude to everyone. patients included.  They talk down to everyone throughout the hospital no matter where you are assigned.  First hand saw them belittling new employees, give nurses on the floors and people in other areas a hard time and do their best to not help out other departments.  Very poor attitudes.  Patients can actually hear ER staff complaining about other staff members, hospital security, ambulance crews and patients that were still in the ER.  Some patients complained that the staff would com into their rooms smelling like smoke after their many smoke breaks.  Very unprofessional.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for this company is they gave me a chance to do what God called me to do! I appreciated the opportunity 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part was the  ER at the time was overwhelming!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was ok! I worked with a lot of younger people who had terrible work ethics and would come to work when it was convenient for them!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most days I was very busy but it was  fulfilling!

Merit  has poor management, no regard for patient care, no regard for staff. Horrible company to work for. No teamwork working here, no rules or policies. The clinic  coordinators don't even know how to do their jobs, yet expect you to follow them without question. You aren't able to have friendship(s) with coworkers because mgmt will break it apart, yet force you to work in a "team" they know will not last. They fire people every other week, if people are not quitting. One person is expected to do the job of  2 to 3 in a day. Most of the time it's a lot of winging it.

The current Administration is the worst group there has been. CNO is consistently the issue with the nursing turnover as well as directors. There are many openings and 2 directors resigned just recently…again.  Communication is more than poor between administration and the teams that actually keep the hospital running. Tenure/seniority has zero impact on respect from leadership and there is nothing for those who have given years of service. Most long term employees are gone due to many negative factors. 

Horrible management!!!!!!  Corporate needs to come down and clean house.  None of the managers have the education or experience to fill their positions. The employees and patients are placed in unsafe conditions every day.  Merit Health Biloxi is known by all of the travel nurses as one of the worst hospitals to accept an assignment.  This hospital has great potential with some awesome nurses!  It is very sad that the higher-ups continue to mismanage and run good people off.

A typical day consists of helping staff provide nursing care and collaborating with unhappy staff;  planning and creating assignments and schedules.Leading by example and setting priorities to accomplish unit goals. The hardest part of the job was trying to create trusting relationships with the overworked staff. The most rewarding part of the job was when I eventually gain staff's respect and teamwork was coming together.

The hospital started to get better in the 2000's but since Community Health System purchased them the quality of staff and patient care has sadly gone down.  Most of my long-term friends at work have either been fired or have resigned as the big corporate people find reasons to get rid of the long term older workers.  This is sad because the hospital had potential but now everyone in the community again knows us as a sweat shop with major patient care problems.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 3 salaries reported	$33.33 per hour
Registered nurse - emergency room 9 salaries reported	$65.56 per hour
Registered nurse - icu 1 salary reported	$50.00 per hour
Health screener 7 salaries reported	$38.50 per hour
Housekeeper 3 salaries reported	$8.75 per hour

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