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Very lax job, slower work environment vs the fast paced private practices or organizations. FQHC = a ton of paperwork. 
Management picks and chooses with staff. It's not all for one approach.  Management is not always present on the floor because the building is so large--difficult for staff when times of issues or concerns arise.  They should do rounds to check on employees and keep tabs on those who are known to be disengaged from their work aka slacking. 
 Management says they want to help you with growth within the organization but fail to take proper action to implement that. "Dangling the carrot" so to speak.. Patient Reg Clerks arent given enough credit for what all they deal w on the daily and the tasks they do. Theyre also paid quite low. MAs are extremely limited in what they can do there--essentially just room the patients.  Athena software is ok. You will learn a lot about Federally Qualified Health Centers and the ebs and flows within it. This is for lower income and to help underprivileged which is amazing and what drew me to work there. If you love to help those who are undeserved this is your place. You have a lot of opportunities for community outreach also! Very fun!! It was a great learning opportunity and the staff at this site are phenomenal. The providers are so great too-- extremely caring, compassionate, and very smart. You can wear any color scrubs -- i loved this at first but eventually came to realize it looks more tactful and esthetically pleasing when staff of same dept/class  wearing similar colors to effectively note who is who at the clinic (ex: orange, gray , white and black to match their logo colors) Some staff wear jeans, some wear sweatpants, some wear leggings, some wear scrubs. Confusing at times who is who. I could only imagine how the patients feel! 

Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation intended purpose and mission statement are great. There is potential for the company to do great things within the communities they serve if they follow the Mission that they stand for. The job can be a very family-friendly job , but the pay is very low. Good employees are not always valued by the company itself and turnover is high.
The high turnover often leads to work overload for those who are left. There are some good managers depending on which site you work at, but often their hands are tied due to limitations from upper level positions. There is little opportunity for advancement. There is however, many great people who work for this company. It is a great entry-level job, in order to get your foot in to healthcare. But not worth staying past a year or two if you want to advance.

She was very disrespectful and condescending to every DA she had & was very oblivious to her behavior. That was the main reason myself & two other DA’s left to find work elsewhere.  Front desk was kind of messy with scheduling patients, but If they hired a new dentist and found a way to better manage the front desk then I definitely would’ve stayed. I loved the kids and the work I did. Too bad circumstances weren’t different. Hopefully management realizes the dentist is trash & replaces her soon if they haven’t already. Also they pay could be better. They start everyone at $12

Forgot: if you’re not prophy certified, they will pay for you to take the class but if you quit within 3 months of being certified then they take the amount for the class out of your check. Just a heads up 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting to know the patients, always learning new things.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Favoritism and those who feel the need to act like they are in junior high.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was great until it wasn't.  The environment can be diverse at times.  There are language barriers at times, but a system is put in place to use an interpreter.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Rooming patients, taking vitals, doing point-of-care testing, drawing and processing labs, answering phone calls, working on task lists.

this company is the overall worst they claim to work together but they have their favorites and the managers are the worst they also pick and choose who they respond to and who they want to be nice to they don't listen to your ideas and talk down to you if they think you cant do your job and they let other employees get away with a lot of things and never get talked to and HR is no help at all when you express how you are feeling and your coworkers who claim to be your friends and talk so much smack will turn against you. 

My day starts at 7am and end at 3:30pm, I have learned a lot from this company. I have learn how to be prompt and work computer systems I had no knowledge of before I became an employee. the office is very diverse and compassionate because we help the sick. The hardest part of job is staying in your seat for 8 and half hours. the most enjoyable part of my job is the people are very nice.

The manager is very over worked which makes her job more hectic. I was hired for Patient rep Clerk. There wasn’t anything to do at the corporate office so they throw anywhere they could. Driving over 30miles to and from locations just to only get 27 hours a week. Training wasn’t provided you went to touchette for a day where you learn about PPE and how to login the computer. If you want to waste time and gas apply

What is the best part of working at the company?
Meeting people in the community 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor communication with staff and management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stand-offish and everyone had very poor communication skills and there was a lot of gossip in the clinical sites 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
9-5 working with patients and families.

This place is a joke. Avoid this place at all costs upper management is incompetent of dealing with issues with other associates and that certain associates do whatever they want when one associates brought that to their attention they get reprimanded or terminated. I wouldn’t recommend this place for employment or to seek medical. They’re all incompetent.

Wonderful place to work. Great work life balance, decent compensation especially for new grads, 401k, etc. Recently added Maternity Leave as well. 
I love working for this organization and am grateful for the opportunity I was given. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Medical assistant 55 salaries reported	$19.99 per hour
Registration clerk 49 salaries reported	$18.75 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 25 salaries reported	$24.19 per hour
Registered nurse 13 salaries reported	$32.50 per hour
Dental assistant 14 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour

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