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There is plenty of experience to be gained working here, however, many people have experienced job burnout because of being overworked and underpaid. Working as a PRN/Part time EMT, you will be paid less than the lowest paid employee at Buc-ee's Gas Station, and do not receive raises and will not have work made available if you are injured outside of work and are incapable of working. Another issue is that if you are working the standard 12 hour truck, you will be paid less than a 9 hour truck hourly, and the company claims that this is logical somehow. The working conditions are hard on your body and general well being, as you are stuck in the ambulance for 12 hours at a time and doing post changes, which makes it hard to be able to catch any sleep if there is downtime while working a double shift, as there are no stations for the workers to be in. This wouldn't be such an issue if it were not for the fact that the ambulances have been traded out for new ambulances that have less room in the front cab for the EMTs and Paramedics to ride in. The coworkers are mostly all great people, just stressed out and overworked, due to mandatory overtime and the rotating on call schedules for full time employees. A positive is that the company now offers a paramedic program within the company that has just now been brought to Waco. If you are wanting to work to the bone and get a lot of good EMS experience, a full time position would be ideal, even a part time position is good. You are able to work as much (not to exceed continuous 36 hours), or as little as 48 hours in a month. All and all, a decent job for getting experience and having as a side job, however, not a great job to stay with, unless you have nothing else.

This is not the worst job but it  is not a job I would suggest staying at long term. This is a job where I would get experience and go elsewhere.  Come to work and do the bare minimum because if you are a hard-working employee, they will take advantage of you. The company lacks morals. When it comes to money, they will do anything not to pay you your benefits.  Management told me our attendance did not matter as long as we was there before the doctors then when I get the evaluation, it said I needed to work on my attendance.  I didn’t have any problems out the job until they figured out I was going back to school. Once they figured out coworkers and management tried doing everything to sabotage my career. Nursing is known for having mean girls with that being said if you do not have tough skin I also would not recommend working here. the clinic I work for had an obsessive amount of drama and management kept rewarding bad behavior, but that is not why I left. I left because of work life balance. Unless you have a good support system, I wouldn’t recommend working here because they expect you to stop everything that you’re doing and attend to the company. You never know what your schedule is going to be, with some doctors it doesn’t matter how late the patient is they will still see them and at the last minute, they can tell you they need you to go to outreach. It’s too much traveling and for the pay it’s not worth putting the wear and tear on  your car. Also, this company does your evaluation based off surveys and that’s not fair because this is healthcare and not Disneyland.

I would stay clear of the clinic positions. Politics are HIGH and do not take into consideration your performance/impact. HR is a joke, and so is management. The whole market is wholly focused on money coming in, leaving little time for providers to assess their patients honestly. They have removed almost all RNs and LVNs from their staff, minis 1-2 who are hit heavy with work; management has no training as a care provider (no MA, LVN experience), just MBAs running clinics. AND I HAVE A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS, especially since most people keep this under wraps. This proves why preventative and chronic care will never be a priority for this company. It is focused on what brings in the money, surgery, and extended hospital stays/frequent readmission. It's cutting corners and does not provide you with job security. You have no warnings or proper training, so you are left to fend for yourself. This review is more of a call to let leadership know that they are the reason why they have such an overturn. You are hemorrhaging money when you let good staff members go and do not adequately train them. If you are let go, HR does not want to deal with it, in my humble opinion. Management lied to me about the dismissal procedure as I had followed up with HR. And I am not the only nurse who has experienced this with them. 

If you are a very experienced sterile processing technician  who is use to a very fast paced 8 hrs and a “see something say something” technician “do not” work here!  Your experience and knowledge will be a threat to the Team Lead and she will make sure you don’t stay!   There will bring complaints to the Director without being upfront in regards to the  processes plus this facility while a nice facility only has 38 beds and 3 OR and might do 6 cases a day if your lucky! And most are minor day surgery type cases with an occasional TKA or a THA but you are expected to be boots on the ground for a total  8 hours your are there doing what!  The biggest challenge you will have unless you have a photogenic memory is learning all the codes to get through the doors, the ways you have to go to retrieve and return  instruments, (to be expected on day 1) and Lord God don’t make a mistake of any sort because it will be held against you and if you try to correctly say they are doing a process wrong,  and finding work to keep you busy 8 hours a day! 

UTHSCT is an amazing organization. They truly look out for their own and I believe they have a really good work culture in general. No organization is perfect and there are going to be issues anywhere you work. Overall, my experience was amazing. I love that I never knew what to expect and things were never the same from day today. It was an adventure. However, I will say that because of the nature of my job in the end I was caught in what I can only described as a power struggle do you to my department being housed in two different areas. I wound up with three bosses. This caused a lot of stress, but I never stopped loving the job. Since this is not typical for UTHSCT as a whole, this is not something that I would count negatively against the organization. In fact, after my departure, they would split my position into two different jobs. So this with no longer be a problem, If you enjoy making a difference and working with science as well as medicine, this is an amazing place to be. It is constantly changing and evolving, which can be stressful but there’s so much growth as well. My advice for someone interested in working for this wonderful company is to be OK with and able to adapt you a semi constant change in environment as the organization continues to offer more and more programs as well as extending healthcare.

I was an Insurance Verification Specialist at ETMC. I processed ambulatory tickets and made outgoing phone calls to insurance companies. The hours were 8-5, M-F. The pay was $8.63\hr. The management team never expressed any concerns with me about my job. I just came in everyday, worked, and then left in the afternoons. About 3 months into the position, I lost my childcare services for my kids. I tried for several weeks to find a relplacement, but was unable to do so. From the time I lost my services until the time I left ETMC, there were MULTIPLE lines of communication with my manager about the situation. She never expressed any concern, and when I informed her that I was unable to find a replacement sitter and would need to leave, she acted sad that I was quitting. I gave my two weeks notice, and left. I returned to ETMC 3 years later to try and get my job back. This was when I was told to come in for an interview. I drove 45 minutes from my new house to ETMC for the interview, only to be told when I got there that I was NOT REHIREABLE due to not fulfilling my two-week notice! The management staff in the EMS Billing Department is a WASTE of TIME! They have no idea what they are doing, and it is quite sad that a huge company like ETMC employees people that are so clueless!!

Got report from off going shift and performed tpc on my assigned pt from everything from giving blood, to ventilator care, wound care,medication admin, bathing, changing sheets, chest tubes, jp drains, colostomy/ileostomy care, all with a multitude of various diagnosis/issues. Admissions, discharges, transfers, etc. Acted as charge nurse most days. Loved being back in the hospital. was like a  refresher course and was able to brush back up on my skills I hadn't realized I had gotten rusty on. Would still be working here if hadn't sustained the injury I did. Unfortunately, while I am able to go back to work there at any time, eligible for re-hire, I have spoken with several previous  co-workers and human resources and they recently  eliminated  several positions and cut several hundred nurses and cna s and currently there is a hiring freeze and census has been hospital wide <300 for almost 3 mos and have cut FT employees hours and haven't even utilized their prn pool in at least 3 mos.

I started as a new grad RN. I had a great orientation experience. Although my educator seemed a little unorganized at times, my experience with a preceptor was perfect for easing me in to the field while challenging me to take on more responsibility every day. I felt as prepared as possible when I finished orientation and was on my own. My coworkers are very supportive and I've thankfully never experienced the "nurses eat their young" dynamic I keep hearing about, or any kind of bullying. yes, some people, especially doctors, can be rude at times, but that's probably everywhere. Overall, I work with an amazing team. The benefits are great.

Staffing could be better. Now that RAC staff is gone, the hospital is crippled staffing wise. Management did not prepare whatsovever. We have double beds on our unit, and that has been a stressful disaster at times.

Over all, not a bad company to work for, especially if you are newer in EMS and from the Tyler area.  There is only two EMS companies, and they tend to copy each other greatly, when they are not suing each other.  Pay is surprisingly not bad for the area, the health insurance is expensive and subpar for a hospital based company. The protocols are standard, nothing to aggressive like in larger cities. The equipment, reminded me of working in EMS 15 years ago, they really need updated equipment.  The work schedule is hospital based with every other 3 day weekend off, and they mandate one overtime shift per month. But FYI, the Tyler area tends to be clickish so to speak. Outsiders are tolerated but some people feel like they never 'fit' in with your peers with this company. Of the two EMS companies, this company treats their employees a bit better, just know that your replaceable. They constantly say thank you for answering the call, but their body language and facial expressions give the truth away.

I drive from Whitney to bellmead before shift clock in. I check out narcotics and equipment. Take equipment with my belongings to the truck. Check the truck off to make sure it's all there. Logging in to truck and epcr tablet. Check in on radio with dispatcher to be in service. Drive or ride to posting locations. Answer 911 and transfer calls. Provide emergency and non emergency care to to public at basic and advanced life support level. Perform assessments and treatments trained through card classes such as advanced cardiac life support and pediatric life support levels. Social services when communicating with public during emegency stressful events for family such as having to perform CPR and calling patients at scenes. Triage and establish incident command when first onscene of major events such as mass causality incidents and disasters. End of shift fuel, clean, and restock truck. Return narcotics, equipment, and clock out. Fill out narcotic sheets for use on patients to account for drugs given.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered nurse 6 salaries reported	$32.42 per hour
Paramedic 12 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Patient transporter 23 salaries reported	$34.16 per hour
Emt-basic 13 salaries reported	$18.62 per hour
Pt 6 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour

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