coding specialist

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Riverview Health

Riverview Hospital has a good program for orienting new graduates.  I felt competent after completing my first three months.  I was able to practice a wide variety of skills on a daily/ shiftly basis.  I worked in acute rehabilitation and med-surg.  There were many excellent, highly-experienced nurses around who were available and kind.  The managers and clinical supervisors did a great job maintaining good staff to patient ratios.  The maternity department was in slight disarray when I was hired on there.  They had just had a large turn over, and needed more experienced nurses quickly.  It just didn't happen quick enough.  The unit manager who hired me left about two months after I started training there.  An interim manager was chosen from the pool of experienced nurses working on the unit, and she had no prior managerial experience.  I received a lot of valuable training in the field of maternity nursing which included post-partum, labor and delivery, and newborn care, as well as C-section scrub duties and pre and post-op nursing care.  It was a lot to take in, and my preceptors were often flustered and stressed out because of the general state of the unit at the time.  Luckily, there were no adverse outcomes for any patients that I saw during the time I was working there.  It is a very small, low-acuity Maternity unit.

During my interview I was presented with the perfect job in the perfect world at the company. It was abundantly clear within the first week or two at the company that was not the case. Staffing ratios are well below at least 25% than at other companies in the area. So you are forced to do the work of 3-4 people, and somehow this is all supposed to be done in 40 hours a week which is impossible. The company actively retains staff members who are well known to have had numerous other employees leave the company. If you have a valid complaint or concern nothing is ever done to fix anything. The only time I ever saw things fixed was when a vip staff member or a vip patient was involved. I saw numerous staff leave because of this. My manager did not address anything in the office because did not want to micromanage things. Things got so out of control that I filed a formal complaint with HR and a investigation was conducted and still nothing was done to resolve anything. Because I filed the complaint it was made abundantly clear I was not welcome at the company by the manager. I had thought that bringing the concerns to HR that at least if things did not work out for me, there might be some change for future employees, but sadly I failed. If you have opportunities at other companies it would be better for your career to take them. Or at least know that you will not have a good experience at this company and to find another opportunity as soon as the opportunity presents itself. 

Techs are good and well trained, but Management is very tight knit and you'd better not challenge even one of them in the smallest way. It's "their way or the highway!" And HR is in full support of the management. The lab procedures are VERY thorough and at first, you will be relieved by the orderliness, but before long you will SEE. If their needs change as far as shifts, they will come to you to tell you what your new schedule will be. You have to accomodate THEIR needs (so much for work/life balance). Along with the management, the techs try to micromanage each other. Again, I will say the techs are good and could probably go off and manage in other labs (strong personalities). I have respect for their work ethic, but not the snobbish attitudes. Everybody there seems SO tense and would take the smallest thing and make it "headlines". I think as a patient, you will get good care from the workers at Riverview. But, as far as working there (and I can only speak for the Lab), please think again. They will be nice during the interview and training, but WILL bring out the hoops for you to jump through.

I worked approximately 1 year at Riverview with primary responsibility in providing OT services to children ages 1-3 years in the Early Intervention (First Steps) system in Indiana. I learned how to administer pediatric assessments ,develop IFSP's (Individual Family Service Plans), and plan treatments for weekly OT therapy sessions within the child's home. Management was mostly supportive; however, productivity demands were difficult to meet due to travel distance/time required as part of the job. Colleagues were team-players and often provided treatment in co-treatment situations. The hardest part of the job was the challenge of scheduling visits to maximize productivity demands. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to instruct   parents in therapeutic interventions and monitor progress that proved successful in improving a child's developmental skills.

I worked there for over 3 years the drama and anamosity in that place is insane. Things would happen to patients and co workers wouldn't get punished or even spoken to. You never would get out of work on time because we were always short staffed. The "teamlead" could never be found she would come amd go as she pleased. You could be drowning and the only one working in the lab with several people waiting in the waiting room and just because it was 3pm " time for her to leave " she would walk out and not care. I was always supposed to get off by 6 and would usually not get out of there until 630 sometimes 7 or 8 at  night. It's an awful place to work even the HR staff is awful. Good luck if you work for this place who has awful patient care and awful regards to their employees. I could keep going on but just know that you get paid NOTHING for the stress and things they put you through. I wouldn't let my worst enemy work there let alone be a patient there.

During covid almost half of our nurses retired early or transferred or quit med-surg to go work in outpatient settings or home hospice.  These experienced nurses were the backbone of our inpatient units.  Since 2021 we've had a lot of agency staff (inpatient and ER nurses & techs, X-ray techs, respiratory therapists) throughout the hospital, and unusually high turnover among patient care techs (CNA) and nurses.  It's lost much of the warmth, family feel, and continuity of previous years (decades!) when most of the staff had worked there for years and had planned to retire from there.  Hardest part is that patients became more demanding during this period and acuity increased as well.  I've been there 7.5 years and will retire early.  Plenty of opportunity for overtime.  Weekend option available too, work two 12 hour shifts and get paid for three.

Basically,the housekeepers are in cliques and treat newcomers like garbage. I worked with several different girls,and only one girl was nice to me. The rest were very stuffy and acted as if I was nothing,the management sucks because they train you one day and throw you by yourself. A new girl that started with me,was a lying con pillhead and she got in trouble several times for dirty rooms,she told me,ill just do good for a week and when the heats off,ill go back to doing nothing. I was flabergasted bc this is a hospital,and she shouldve been fired,but she wasnt,I would not recommend this place for a job and definately would NOT let my loved ones stay here,its dirty,unsanitary and repulsive!!

Typical day varied. There were jobs to be done on a daily basis, i.e. mail, voice mail and making sure all employees, maintenance men, were on duty, entering work orders.
I learned various new computer programs to log into work orders that were called to the department.
Management was fair, supportive and great to work with. Good communication with each other.
Hardest part of the job, there really wasn't any. I needed to be organized, flexible due to the high demands of the job.
Most enjoyable part was working with the people within the department, interacting with nursing and doctor staff.  Had constant communication with various departments.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great benefits package if you last long enough to use them
Ability to transfer to different departments for something new

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Gossip. Terrible gossip. And lack of support and policy following from leadership 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Dog eat dog. It can be better but it has to be carefully and consistently cultivated by management and echoed by staff. And it’s not. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Decent if you are properly trained and supported. If not, it can be fraught with worry that you might not be doing your job right.. and the gossip makes it much worse.

I used to love working here when I first started 4 years ago and now I dread coming to work every day. The management is not very supportive. You go to them with issues hoping for some sort of resolution and instead it is brushed off. Management talks behind your back to other coworkers, but then are nice when they need something from you. We have had multiple employees get tired of it and leave, which is sad with how hard it is to find good healthcare workers right now. Pay is not that great and most other healthcare facilities start out at what I make after 4 years. 2% raises yearly is all you can expect. You have to use PTO for holidays. My coworkers are the only reason I come back every day.

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