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Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

I had high hopes going in to this position.
I have years of experience in medical records and have experienced and assisted in a former employers transition from paper to electronic medical records as well as day to day medical chart break downs, chart location, daily scanning into system of records database and auditing of same.
Upon my arrival in the unit I was "buddied" with the only other records clerk to learn the chart order breakdown of inpatient paper charts. The clerk with whom I was "buddied" was put in sole charge of my training and it was clear to me that this person was performing full time duties while attempting to train a new person at the same time. I am sure that this caused stress to the trainer however I, the trainee, needed the support and positive attention of a trainer who could assist me in assuming my duties and would ensure that I had proper materials to aid in the training process. These materials should have included pid redacted sample charts indicating chart order(s) and written supplemental materials regarding expectations of duties, timelines for employees to follow so that the new employee would understand in written terms the expectations of their department and so on. With other past employers, such as ScrippsHealth, I did find these materials to be available to new hires to ease the transition for all involved and I did access and utilize these and found them to be invaluable as reference tools if I had any questions regarding my daily duties. One of the primary duties of the HIM Tech is the daily scanning in of the record post sorting. I was at the job for a little more than 3 weeks and never had access to my own  computer scanner at which I was to have performed the bulk of my duties. It was never turned on for me and no concern was shown by anyone in the department about my lack of access to this most necessary tool. I was given fewer than 5 hours in 3 weeks on the scanner and was rushed through these short sessions by my trainer "buddy" who needed to use her scanner to complete her daily duties.
No person ever checked on me daily to see how I was doing or how I felt about the processes of my "training." No one ever asked if I felt that I had received the necessary tools to succeed in my new role.
I left in tears after 3 weeks and was made to feel incompetent on a daily basis by my trainer "buddy" who never helped me learn a thing and was, frankly, extremely cruel in her daily treatment of me at what was a critical time for me as a new employee. I really felt set up to fail at every turn.
I have worked for some great institutions over the years and have never experienced anything quite like this.
The girls in the HIM unit with whom I did not work directly were very kind and truly nice folks.
It will be a while before my confidence in my abilities return. 
These folks did quite a number on my head. 

Worked closely with a small group of Physicians for the best possible care of the patients.  Some days were very trying due to a large amount of patient turn-over.
I had not worked in such a small community before so I learned how to set up home health care, home oxygen, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, etc. 
I enjoyed my co-workers and we worked very well as a team, all of the patients were "Our Patients".
The hardest part of the job was learning what resources were available in the community for our patients.
I enjoy patient care very much and would always try my very best to give them a positive hospital experience. We also had patients returning to us due to long term illnesses and got to know several patients and their families well.

This was my first nursing job so it has fond memories and it was also a place of vast growth for our community so we grew together.  I loved this job because there was never a dull moment.  I made some of my dearest friends and most precious memories here and I learned most of the ropes of nursing.  The hardest part of this job was seeing the facility grow from a small not-for-profit Baptist Hospital to a larger for profit healthcare facility and have the growing pains that go along with this.  The most enjoyable part was getting to have some of the bigger advancements that go along with greater healthcare dollars and learning about the costs for each.

I worked in Radiology for many years.  In that time I have seen management and techs come and go.  Things have only gotten worse. The favoritism is high in this dept. Between not being able to trust your supervisor with a concerns you are having because they are either married to the problem, or part of the problem themselves. You literally have no one to turn to.
The equipment is bad and not taken care of well at all. 
Techs are over worked from not having help.  
Human Resources might as well not even be there. You can't go to them with concerns you have.
Health care is just not good there. 
So sad I wasted a big part of my time there. I feel the need to warn others. If you are reading this run do not look back do not apply.

100 percent poor management. Poor practices. Huge health risks. The only doctors that work there are the ones that can not make it anywhere else, the good ones recognize it of what it is and leave. 
There is a huge gap between management level employees and the employees who actually do the work, it seems that managers feel that they have done their time and so they do not have to be involved anymore. There is simply no responsibility. When there is a problem the practice of getting rid of low level employees is taken instead of taking a deep look at the leadership. 
Even though I work here, I would advise others to seek employment elsewhere.
the start date I am posting is false to protect myself

I loved my position of Director of Risk Management.  A typical day included everything from the legal aspects of healthcare to dealing with disgruntled patients & families.

Early on in my position the management was very supportive & I learned much.  The co-workers were good for the most part.    Because I chose to work more than an hour from home, I frequently stayed overnight in a hotel or with a friend.  Being away from home  became the most difficult part of the job.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Healthcare Regulations as well as being a patient advocate.

This place is run by Travler‘s and they can’t even keep travelers because it’s such a unsafe environment to work in. Doctors don’t talk to doctors, patients are poorly managed and neglected. Unsafe patient assignments. Pharmacy doesn’t bring medications when they are due. Lab doesn’t come for blood draws majority of the time and nurses are left to do it. Housekeeping doesn’t clean the rooms thoroughly. They have 3-4 directors running the entire hospital. I could continue to go on but it would be pages long of the issues plaguing this place. 

WARMC typical day started with a out patient schedule of Echocardiograms. Upon completion of the out patients requisitions for echos was ordered by for the in patient at WARMC this would include pre-op and post-op studies. I learned a great deal about cardiac disease process, treatment and cause. This was the most rewarding experience in my career. The physicians at WARMC loved to teach and I loved to learn. Management was great to me, but the hardest part of the job was the on call since I was the only tech for 130 bed hospital. The overall experience there was very rewarding.

What is the best part of working at the company?
some really good kind and caring people there

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
dire financial situation, lack of transparency and excessive leadership turnover 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
oppressive and frustrating that things never get done

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
trying to to do the right thing is spite of senior leadership

Western Arizona Regional Medical Center is a nice hospital run by very nice people who care about their community. I have learned a lot from the people there. However my desire to learn more has not been received well. If you want to learn more you may encounter a problem with some people not willingly sharing their knowledge. The impression I get is; they are afraid to teach because then they will not be depended on as much and maybe will no longer be an asset or loose their job.  I have also seen four different CEO in the short time I have worked there.

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Registered nurse - emergency room 1 salary reported	$31.05 per hour
Registered nurse - catheterization lab 1 salary reported	$31.05 per hour

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