temperature screener

registered nurse

respiratory therapist

patient transporter

mammography technologist

Saint Michaels Medical Center

You will find a lot of great, friendly people who work within St. Michaels. 

However, do not work in Materials Management, if you want to work for a boss who will lie and then get you fired. 

For the most part, my co-workers were great and hard workers. One of them was not. Everyone else, knew exactly what they had to do every day, did their work and tried to avoid our boss. 

Our boss - very demeaning, harassing and got off on bullying people. He would talk down to you, yell at you (END OF CONVERSATION - was his punch line) and lie about you to HR. 

If you want to be treated like you're a two year old than that is the department for you. If you want a boss who will take out his personal agenda against you, then that's the department for you. Lastly, if you want a boss who will outright lie to get you fired, then that's the department for you. 

Surprisingly enough, HR didn't do anything to help me. They believed him and that was it. 

What are all those security cams for? You don't want to look at them when someone lie's and says I don't work all day - 

Where did I go all day then? 

What about my signature on all the items I delivered? 

Why was I good enough to cover the ED, when someone else quit?

But, I didn't work all day?

Dr's note proving I had an issue with my foot not good enough?

The fact I was in the middle of going to corporate compliance too much to handle?

If you are a hard working individual and want to be treated like an adult and with respect, then look at another department. 

Other than the above, the other departments are fine.

I came in last year as a travel nurse to fill a staffing need in ICU, I was working night. 
Typical night : arriving to work 7pm working with staff, for the most part good, 1 or 2 sour grapes who really made the experience a struggle. We are all on the same team, it shouldn't be a power struggle. Some of the "old school" nurses have a lot to teach, but at the same time being in the same hospital for 20+ years you have a lot to learn from some of the nurses who have been to 30 other hospitals that are doing things differently, so it wouldn't hurt to open your eyes a little bit and not shut out everyone who comes to lend a helping hand.
Management was nonexistent, there was a temporary manager from ER who oversaw the unit, was not a critical care nurse and just threw more fire on an already burning unit. She is not personable, has vendettas against travelers (as she has no staff of her own since she chased every staff out of the ER). 
Staff is frustrated overall at a broken system, poor benefits and lack of support staff and management continues to say "we here you"
The hardest part is stepping into help and staff being angry at US as if we have something to do with their company being terrible to them. 

I did enjoy my time there, I enjoyed the people that I worked with. I enjoyed the patient population. I wish your company would do right by you

This place is an absolute mess. It is always so chronically understaffed. There's a high turnover rate here. Overall morale is abysmal. One of their biggest struggles is increasing retention rates and employee satisfaction. They are fully aware of the insanely low pay. 

The benefits are terrible. You only have two options, really: the Prime Healthcare health plan and its variants (EPO, EPO Plus, and Value Plan) and a medical expense reimbursement plan. The Prime Healthcare plan wants you to go to Prime-affiliated providers and services. However, there's only 3 NJ hospitals. It's very hard to be approved to see non-Prime providers. And even if you do get approved for a specialist visit, they will redirect you to a Prime provider even though you never planned to in the first place. It is a lot of jumping through hoops because almost every single service requires a prior auth. Anything from a provide visit to lab work needs a prior auth, even if you see a Tier 1 provider. And the fact that you're basically forced to go to Prime-affiliated providers isn't comforting.  

Administration either does not know what they're doing or do not care about what they need to do. They tend to rely on other people to do their job for them. They are unwilling to change. 

Overall St. Michael's Medical Center is a decent place to work. However, YOU WILL ONLY EARN BETWEEN $9-11per hour for a security position. NO ONE STAYS AFTER THEY'RE HIRED.  People can not survive in this economy earning $9 hr.  Just to sustain.... you will NOT have a life, say good bye to your family and friends because you'll never see them, and you WILL have to work 70 hours per week just to make ends meet.  Hopefully, you are a recipient of "affordable housing" because there's noway you can earn enough to pay rent and take care of your children.  PRIME doesn't take ANY of that into consideration.  New Jersey is one of the most expensive states to reside in, and to work for a hospital earning just above minimum wage is incredibly atrocious and severely offensive!!!!! What security officers have to do, isn't worth it.  Breaking up fightings, dealing with the E.R. patients, Psyche ward, upset family
members, making rounds, etc etc.  Seriously, don't waste your time....until PRIME takes into consideration that people should be paid fairly and appropriately, they will consistently lose great people.

My position is in the Emergency Room, and my co-workers do well in working together whenever there are serious issues to prioritize. On a typical day at work, I am given various clerical duties such as organizing patient charts, making sure doctors' orders are completed by the nurse and entered in to the computer system. I also place phone calls to outside doctors when ER doctors need to consult with them regarding patients. The hardest part of my job is when there are too many tasks and emergent ones that need to be completed at the same time. However, I am always able to complete them all and multi-task efficiently. It is my team work environment that makes everything flow smoother. The most enjoyable part of my job is when I am able to help patients with any issues to make their visit comfortable and safe because I always interact with them.

A typical day at the work place could at times be a busy stressful day. However, the pleasant, fun loving staff and patients can make it a great place to be! I have learned teachnigues through hands on experience that helps comfort the treating patients, ranging from greeting and making the patient feel comfortable in your care, to an easy going venipuncture or to just lending a listening ear and helping put a smile on the their worrying faces, which happens to be the most enjoyable part of what I do! I find the most difficult part of my job is having to say good-bye to people u have grown to appreciate and admire in the mist of their health struggles, which will never become an easy thing for one to do. However, its all worth it, to have played a loving roll in a persons life in the mist of their storm and for that I'm grateful too Saint Michael's for the opportunity!

Lots of patients.13 clinics. Medical management. Has very Diverse. Prep meeting with VP & Doctors. The long hours.  Being able to include other areas.

Since Prime Healthcare has taken over this place is a disaster.  They ignore all union requests,  cut accrued vacation and sick time, threaten everyones job, and laid many good workers off.   If you see any listing for a Per Diem position just ignore it and do not waste your time applying.  Don't go through the hiring process only to never get called in for work.  When full-time employees that have been there for years get their hours cut for NO REASON what would make you think as a newly hired per diem that you'll get any hours to work?!?  Prime Healthcare is only concerned about making money and not providing quality healthcare for patients. and also not concerned with employee morale.

We are a very busy office. I love my work I have hands on contact with all of my patients, some patients are more difficult then other but the moment we make a connection its great. The office team is very positive , very friendly and welcoming. We help each other to keep the flow going.
Our management on the other hand are very negative and not understanding, they are unapproachable.
My job is to welcome the patient point them into the right direction for registration, obtain the id,prescription,and insurance information, according to the type of appointment I will take vital and bring them into change.I love my job,its very hands on and I am very positive so my patients stay calm and happy the whole visit.

I really liked being able to rotate through different units during my time here since it helped me figure out what area I want to pursue. The staff were mostly very welcoming and this was the only hospital where I consistently felt acknowledged and valued as a student nurse. Nurse managers, educators, and leadership were especially supportive. The only issue I had was that some units weren’t aware students were coming, which made it a bit disorganized at times since I had to repeatedly introduce myself and find a nurse to stay with. Otherwise, I really genuinely enjoyed the experience, learned a lot, and appreciated the opportunity to be paid while gaining hands-on experience.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Temperature screener 10 salaries reported	$41.05 per hour
Registered nurse 3 salaries reported	$45.00 per hour
Respiratory therapist 4 salaries reported	$48.52 per hour
Patient transporter 3 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour
Mammography technologist 1 salary reported	$40.61 per hour

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