licensed vocational nurse

speech language pathologist

respiratory care practitioner

physical therapist

registered nurse

Totally Kids

I do my morning surveillance in which i get my "endorsement" from the Charge Nurse as to what has occurred in my absence. I then do rounds in the building to find out about the patients from the nurses, and at the same time i see any infection control issues. I observe hand hygiene practices as i go. I have meetings usually 3 days a week, and sometimes twice a day. I contact the staff when needed for the compliance on their annual TB test. I do the new hires as well, when we are hiring. Orientations are once to twice a week. i also teach the preceptor classes on Infection Disease, once a month. Vaccines are given frequently to all residents, and flu shots as well. I order all state funded vaccines and oversee the program. I do rounds on the night shift once a month or more if needed. I attend disaster drills, quarterly. these are just some of the things i do.
I have learned so much! Infection Prevention is a fast changing and very interesting field.I have also been given the opportunity to work with some very lovely people, and very knowledgeable too. The hardest part of the job would be the juggling of so many things at once. There is so many duties and not enough time. But I love working with our patients, the kids. It has taught me to be grateful for all my loved ones. Children are little miracles....and working to help them makes my day.

Once orders are checked I assess my patient, as well as making sure the ventilator is working properly and has correnct settings. I examine the trach area ,as all our patients have trachs. I have learned from past employment how to assess and respond to a normal healthy person in distress but working with fragile children with chronic health issues has taught me a whole new level of assessment skills, example: their blood gases are not going to be of the typical numbers you would see with a normal acute care patient who did not have previous health problems. Also working with pediatrics I have learned to switch gears quickly from a neonatal sized infant to an adult sized child. It is also challenging because children in general cannot explain what is wrong with themselves, much less a fragile mentally challenged child, due to truama or birth defects. Therefore I feel my assessement skills are very good and
I am very attuned to the child's needs and last I really enjoy getting to know my patients personally and look forward to seeing them .

Overall this organization is not bad. They strive to offer the best care to the patients, often trying to make the environment fun for the children. The clinical staff is great. Unfortunately, the administrative side is completely lacking. 

The administrator is too controlling and fosters an environment that could only be described as high school-ish. If you are not part of the right clique, then there's no hope for advancement. I have personally seen the administrator and lackeys bad mouth other departments. Completely unprofessional. I wouldn't recommend working for this place unless you like low pay, horrible benefits, and no hope in advancement.

It's too bad because aside from the upper management and low pay, this place is great. So many other wonderful people to work with, but unless they start weeding out the bad apples, this place will never retain great employees.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I worked at this place for a long time. I didn't like my experience. It felt I wasted my time. Very unprofessional. They retaliate when you complain. There's a lot of favoritism, boyfriend giving preferential treatment. When you are sick and called out, they harasses you. And when it comes to payroll, you really have to check if you're getting paid correctly, often times there's a lot of mistakes. They always cover up.  Easy, low pay rate, and lot of favoritism. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management,  some they like to kill time smoking out in the parking lot.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Kids are fun to take care of. It takes a lot to work there.  You have to enjoy working with kids

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Co workers are good, a lot of them left because of how the Ait runs it. She might appear that she listens to you, but everything is fake.

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT. HORRIBLE LEADERSHIP.
STAY AWAY.

4+ years with the company and not a single raise. Management only gave hazard pay this year, a full year into the pandemic. This company cares about no one. YOU ARE DISPOSABLE. Management, specifically the administrator, makes that very clear. Hence why the company is now having trouble retaining any employees. Management here enjoys the fact that they have the power to terminate you. Lots of ego and power flexing. Like dealing with high school jocks all over again.

The upside of working here? The kids. Seeing the kids grow, improve, and sometimes go back home with family or get adopted. Also, immediate coworkers are great. Met some great people here that turned into family even though we've all left the company. 

Get your pediatric experience and bounce. Not a good company, especially for long term commitment. At least til management is completely overhauled.

ALWAYS short staffed, due to this clients do not receive the quality care they are entitled to. There is no time to show clients that you care because it’s ALWAYS rush rush. I can not find anywhere that this is a hospital/ mental facility, but they’ll make exceptions for a buck. I love working with small children but I hate the way we are treated as nurses. NO one cares, they’ll act like they do but in reality they don’t because nothing changes no matter how many times they hear about issues. For Nurse appreciation week they do not even care what we like they just pick something that fits all…unisex, that’s what it’s coming to let’s start now…save your money. Unhappy nurses make an unhappy place for kids and visitors😢  change would be nice but I suppose the only one that would make a change would have to be me.

Immediate co-workers are great! Everyone is compassionate and caring of the clients we serve. The clinical staff try to do their best for the clients and other co workers. Management is terrible! The administrator is completely unprofessional! Management is the reason they have a big turn around in staff. Facility does not do yearly evaluations just so that they do not have to give raises! Overall bad pay, no raises, bad benefits, bad management team, unprofessional Administrator that is a bully to staff. They make you unrehirable if you quit just so they can make it hard for you to find another job. Management are bullies, thieves, and unprofessional. They didn’t even pay Covid pay until 1 year after the pandemic.

I've had a wonderful experience working at Totally Kids. The culture is incredibly collaborative, and it's clear that everyone here genuinely cares about the children and families we serve. It's inspiring to work alongside a multidisciplinary team that is passionate about helping patients reach milestones and achieve the best possible outcomes.

One thing that stands out is the willingness of leadership and staff to embrace new ideas and continuously improve. I've felt supported in my role and encouraged to be creative, which has made the work both rewarding and fulfilling.

I work the Sun Valley Location and I love it. I worked at other adult facilities where you have like 30 patients and only 2 CNAs. Not here. Its usually 6. Its an easy an fun day if you do your job. Management is supportive but if you are screwing around then they will check you. They only want people who actually care. The DON is very involved and supportive. She cares about the kids and staff and isn't afraid to jump in and help. Administrator buys food all the time and has food trucks come! There are overtime opportunities if you want extra money. No place is perfect but TK is a good place especially compared to other places.

A typical day for me is assessing pediatrics who have multiple diagnoses and having to quickly assess and trouble shoot on a daily. I have seen so many different types of diseases and that has   helped me to understand more of the underlining issues. Working with all types of ventilators and trachs has also helped. I would say the hardest part working with pediatrics is not getting attached. The most enjoyable is working pediatrics  and making their lives the best that it can be and being there for them and it is so rewarding knowing that you can make that difference in their lives.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed vocational nurse 12 salaries reported	$28.68 per hour
Speech language pathologist 1 salary reported	$30.50 per hour
Respiratory care practitioner 2 salaries reported	$39.13 per hour
Physical therapist 2 salaries reported	$48.00 per hour
Registered nurse 6 salaries reported	$50.54 per hour

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