registered nurse

sonographer

licensed practical nurse

charge nurse

registered nurse case manager

Stillwater Medical Center

Too many lazy supervisors, and none of them are willing to do any work. All of the supervisors in this department have a chip on their shoulder and act like they shouldn't have to do any work because they're "special". They make up new rules on the fly to to try to con their way out of doing anything they don't want to, and are unwilling to do the most basic things needed to run this department. They are unwilling to hear ideas from any staff who are not supervisors and are openly hostile to any regular staff who bring ideas to them. There is no room for promotion in this department, as the supervisors are lifers and will work here until they retire or die because they cannot do better anywhere else. Favoritism runs deep in this department and it is actively harming patient care and employee morale. Supervisors get their friends hired and then allow them to slack off and openly break rules. Favorites will be able to take naps in the office (have seen this with my own two eyes), take hour long 30s and 30 minute long 15s, and no call no show for three shifts straight without being reprimanded. The director of this department is so disconnected from it and has no idea that her supervisors are running her department and her best employees into the ground. When you go to her with complaints about how the supervisors are treating you or how they are running the department, she will meet you with flat out hostility and she will always take the supervisors side. One of the best employees in this department was fired after ten years of service after going to the director with a complaint about how a supervisor wasn't ordering materials she needed to do her job. Employees are expected to take on the work of 3+ employees because the supervisor in charge of scheduling cannot make a schedule correctly to save her life. This is making the hard working staff burned out and looking for work elsewhere. Hardworking employees are not appreciated here. Supervisors are ungrateful for the hard working employees, yet bend over backwards to accommodate lazy favorites. 
A word to the director: Cut the fat with your supervisors. They aren't doing anything for you. Expect the same hard work from the supervisors as you do your regular employees. Favoritism needs to be kicked to the curb, because you are losing your best employees while accommodating those who slack and bring nothing to this department. Listen to those who are saying the supervisors aren't running the department right instead of firing those who speak up.

I enjoyed my time in the Nutrition Department and felt that I was treated fairly most of the time. Sometimes, it was the factor that a lot of the assistant’s work has been placed on my to-do list, just because the reason is “I don’t want to do it. Make her do it.” Only downsides to this included wrongful treatment of others when they’re trying to do their best, supervisors being lazy, director not listening to concerns, favoritism was a huge factor. Over the years, I have seen very good employees and very bad ones, apparently the very bad ones get to stay whereas the best are let go, just because they complain to higher up regarding one detail. There was a supervisor in particular that would just demand her employees to do tasks WITHOUT being asked, which isn’t right at all. All of the best employees that work hard daily are being driven to the ground. There is people that take too long on breaks or constant NCNS WITHOUT any reprimand. No room for promotion, no room for advancement. Even when days get busy, it seems like NO ONE wants to help you. Worst part was the drama that ensued and causing both shifts to clash with one another. I’m thankful that I have left since all of the best employees have moved on to further ventures in their life and their careers. 
To the current employees at SMC Nutrition: hopefully you all have learned a hard lesson and differentiating between the best and the worst employees. 

A typical day at work in the urgent care was rooming patients, doing vital signs, injections, drawing lab work, obtaining and running lab (covid, flu, RSV, mono, UAs, pregnancy tests), assisting the PAs with procedures, splinting patients, calling patients with lab results. During my time at urgent care I learned several skills and got better at my previous skills. Work place culture? Honestly very toxic and the turn over rate is very high. Your team members will make or break a job along with management. Hardest part of the job in my opinion was dealing with difficult patients when they came in. Management was absolutely wonderful until they got a new manager in April of 2025. I absolutely loved my job until I felt uncomfortable and criticized everyday and it was just tolerated. Due to this I had to leave my position at SMC after being there for 16 months. Management can really make or break a job. I personally have loved all of my managers at my previous jobs at SMC just struggled at the urgent care. Most enjoyable part of the job was taking care of my patients and my coworkers.

The lab is an utter wreck. Management is lazy and refuses to deal with bullying. HIPPA violations were brushed off. CLIA violations an everyday occurrence. Senior Employees run the roost by bullying other people into being fired or quitting. New employees have no support. Constant belittlement in front of patients even. Senior staff incompetent and refuse to teach in universal way and management just instructs you to listen to everyone and just change yourself for each person. No set policy on anything so they will get mad about anything. After many attempts to get help with bullying, I was fired after being their for five months. Manager did 90 day eval at five month mark and became irate when I put in the comments section a remark about the bullying I was informed that it would lead to an HR investigation and "You don't want that." Manager said he was not gonna turn my eval in until after my vacation where he was going to reword my statement. I came back to work and he had made up some story to tell HR. They said they had given me warnings which were never given. No one would here me out or view the documentation I had. Over all horrible experience and I am glad to be out of there!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits for health insurance, retirement and elective coverage are some of the best and well administered around. The administration strives to genuinely show appreciation, offer and encourage growth opportunities while  implementing the safest, most ethical, high quality experience while maintaining excellence in patient experience as well as employee satisfaction and compensation.  When joining the SMC team, insure your rate of pay is equitable to your skill set at hire, as your responsibilities may increase more rapidly than your raises reflect for non clinical employees. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Policy for covid restrictions.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Caring, committed and professional. Results and feedback based. Patient focused care with an umbrella approach to employee appreciation. Resources are available if needs are communicated persistently.

I've worked for several hospital systems in my 16 years, and SMC is by far the best one I've worked for.  You're more than a number there.  My supervisor is that rare kind of boss that makes you want to be the best and do your best,  because you know she genuinely cares and listens... Great patient care starts with happy employees,  and SMC gets that. Funny story... I regularly talked to an employee for months--here and there in the clinics whenever I saw him stop by,  only to realize who he was much later...  he was a hospital executive.  The big boss.  But he treated everyone with respect, like an equal,  and was so down to earth... not like other "suits" I've met in other places I've worked.  He was stopping by the clinics to see how he could help with operations, truly listening to feedback and getting to know what his employees daily lives looked like,  instead of barking blind orders from an office somewhere.  Just one example of what makes SMC different.  

SMC was a perfect job for a small town medical professional with no need for growth within a hospital organization.  The hospital culture was friendly, relaxed and family oriented.  Couple that with the hospital being in a small town/rural setting there was not much room for advancement or movement up/lateral.  People get comfortable and they usually stay unless they're somehow associated with Oklahoma State University and leave once their school time is over.  

My particular position was hidden in a back office area  of the ER department.  As such, I did not get to interact with the ER Department Team as much as I probably should have.  I met people but I know them better now that I no longer work there then I did when I was answering the phones.  

Overall, a good work environment.  Family oriented and the pay while low was fair for the Switchboard Operator position.

Worked in an office role. Good benefits (retirement, PTO, health, etc.). Mostly nice coworkers in my department. A lot of management turnover caused issues in the department and my job, partially because employee turnover naturally followed, and partially because every manager had a different idea on how to run the department. One longtime coworker targeted younger coworkers to be verbally aggressive and rude toward, though she was cautious not to be caught by other senior coworkers and management, which made doing anything about it a challenge. No career advancement opportunities - tried multiple times to get promoted and/or take on more difficult responsibilities, and was denied partially because there wasn't a good structure put in place, and partially due to the management turnover. Overall, SMC can be a good place to work, depending on the department and how much structure it has to handle coworker issues and advancement.

you wont find a better paying job in this town. the culture is very robot like, and there are some genuine people, but it feels fake. doesnt matter how uneducated, inexperienced, dimwitted, clue less, or flat out ignorant you are....as long as you can plaster a fake smile on your face and be a sheep like everyone else, they will hire you and keep you on board for as long as you keep playing dumb. the kitchen environment is unlike any other kitchen i've worked in. they hire people with no kitchen skills, and then they have other people with no skills training them. the supervisors are a joke. most of them are just people who cant hold down their own station and are better walking around with their thumb up their butt, and are unable to help when things go downhill. like i said tho, i doubt you could find a better paying job with amazing benefits, pto, extra weekend pay, christmas bonus, etc.

Although, there are many awards and statements that it is a top place to work, this is a facade. Everyone is encouraged to review the workplace standards, culture, management ect. with a positive review as there are t-shirts, jackets, cups and other rewards for best places to work.  The reality is that a very small number of individuals actual follow the company motto/mantra. Managment fails to support those who have dedicated extra time from family, gone above and beyond, been there when everyone else leaves and tolerates the lack of equality from all staff.  Nurses are treated as if they are better than all other professions. Employees who don't equally participate in job responsibilities and spend more time on their phones or chatting are treated with more respect and favor than those who do more. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 24 salaries reported	$20,000 per year
Sonographer 2 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 1 salary reported	$12.00 per hour
Charge nurse 3 salaries reported	$20,000 per year
Registered nurse case manager 2 salaries reported	$20,000 per year

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