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cariad

628 Posts

anyone who works at the mayo clinic? what floor and whats the work environment like?

cookielady,rn

141 Posts

Specializes in post surgical, tele, icu.
This is to the Scottsdale Shea poster, evidently you are a "perfect fit." Imagine being told after 4 months of employment, relocating from another state to take that job, that your jobs skills are excellent, "it's just sometimes people are not a perfect fit." Just like that, your job is gone!!! The nurses there are snobby, and most don't need the job. The patients are diamonds and suits. Precepting is horrible there, imagine having a different preceptor every day of your orientation with each telling you a different way to do things, even though you have been a nurse for 10 years. The night floor supervisors are catty and bitchy. They talk about the employees to each other. The pay and benefits were wonderful. It is just too bad that there are nurses out there like that, that won't let you just do your job unless you fit in.

Oh my gosh!! I've had that happen to me before, but in a different hospital. My expereince in the ICU is completely different, but your experience is definately somehting others should know about in hopes that not only can someone else escape being treated similar, but maybe they'll change the way they operate. What unit were you on?

linda8532

31 Posts

I just started another facility and in orientation I swear to god there were 4 other people that had the same story as me about Scottsdale healthcare. Also, how would you like to depend on your paycheck-after all it is the last one, have them take the entire check to pay back relocation fee they gave you 4 months before that you used for rent and deposit? Took all my PTO time and hours worked, every single penny. Now how is that for a great employer? All because "you are not a perfect fit."

HapyRN

2 Posts

Specializes in ICU, Med-Surg.

linda8532:

Almost wonder if it was a money thing for Scottsdale, not a personality thing. If there were 4 others with the same story, maybe Scottsdale hired too many people, or nurses in the area came in and applied and Scottsdale decided you were too expensive. You never know.:confused:

Good luck at your new facility. Hope things go well for you!

TerreP

41 Posts

Please don't just go by what people say though. I see things on here like "I've heard to stay far away from County" and that makes me just cringe! County isn't what it used to be (for those of you that were around in the "bad County" days, a lot has changed). I worked at County for about 6 months and I really loved it. The only reason I left is because I got a better offer in the exact unit I wanted. It was extremely hard to leave though because the people I worked with were AWESOME! The only reason I wouldn't want to be a patient there is because, like Hoozdo said, the rooms have up to 4-6 patients. But the people that work there do so because they like to and they like working with that particular patient population .... I know I did.

I have been at County for a year and a half, and for the most part, it's been a very good experience! Granted, I'm just a HUC, so I haven't personally experienced being a nurse there! But I work in the ER and LOVE it!!! I have never worked with a group of people that had such a team spirit as I have in the County ER, and they all love what they do! There is no "every man for himself" attitude, which I have seen on other units, at County and elsewhere! Everyone pitches in and helps their team when they have a few free moments. They even help me with orders if I'm bogged down and they are available, which totally amazed me, since sometimes getting the nurses to help the HUC isn't an easy feat! Yes, it's usually incredibly busy (which is a plus, since less downtime makes the nights go faster!) and yes, you get some patients which are a bit "not quite right" (to put it nicely), but it's never boring and it's a great learning experience. I will be starting nursing school in January (I finished my prereqs), and the nurses are always taking time to explain things to me and give me the benefit of their experience. I've even been able to observe during a trauma. (County has one of 5 Level 1 trauma centers in the Phoenix area.) Even the residents and interns (County is a teaching hospital) help out, and the attendings are awesome, as doctors and as people! No "God complex"...they are all great. When I get my RN, I am hoping to get hired on at County in their NICU, and I've already been told that I can extern there. Oh, and on the regular units (telemetry, med-surg, etc.), there are only 3 patients to a room in general. I have never admitted a patient to a room with more than 3 patients, and I do all the admitting from the ER to the floors at night. There are also quite a few private rooms. Bennies are good, including AZ State Retirement Fund. (Even though County is now a separate healthcare district from the Maricopa county system itself, we were still able to keep our retirement system with the state.) So don't rule County out, especially if you are interested in emergency medicine!!! I don't regret my decision to work there, and while I may say "I don't want to go to work" before I go, I love my nights there and enjoy my job!!!

tferdaise

248 Posts

Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.
there's nothing going on in Casa Grande. I was not treated well at Good Samaritan. Many recruiters I've talked to have gotten negative feedback as well. Heard good things about John C Lincoln. Am starting at Scottsdale, which may receive magnet status in September. I've heard to stay far, far away from County.

Interesting comments about Maricopa Medical Center, and why didn't you like it? I worked there for 5 yrs and loved it, I go back through agency once a week...

Tony

tferdaise

248 Posts

Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.
Help I need a job in phoenix any recommendations? Please

YOu shouldn't have a hard time finding a job as a RN in PHX....

Tony LPN

tferdaise

248 Posts

Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.

I have been at County for a year and a half, and for the most part, it's been a very good experience! Granted, I'm just a HUC, so I haven't personally experienced being a nurse there! But I work in the ER and LOVE it!!! I have never worked with a group of people that had such a team spirit as I have in the County ER, and they all love what they do! There is no "every man for himself" attitude, which I have seen on other units, at County and elsewhere! Everyone pitches in and helps their team when they have a few free moments. They even help me with orders if I'm bogged down and they are available, which totally amazed me, since sometimes getting the nurses to help the HUC isn't an easy feat! Yes, it's usually incredibly busy (which is a plus, since less downtime makes the nights go faster!) and yes, you get some patients which are a bit "not quite right" (to put it nicely), but it's never boring and it's a great learning experience. I will be starting nursing school in January (I finished my prereqs), and the nurses are always taking time to explain things to me and give me the benefit of their experience. I've even been able to observe during a trauma. (County has one of 5 Level 1 trauma centers in the Phoenix area.) Even the residents and interns (County is a teaching hospital) help out, and the attendings are awesome, as doctors and as people! No "God complex"...they are all great.

Awsome, when you see Shannon, Rob, Nancy, Dr.Blackburn, tell them Tony said Hi, I worked Country ER as a Tech before getting my LPN, YES, it is a great place to work, VERY stressfull at times but any ED is that way..

Tony:rolleyes:

tferdaise

248 Posts

Specializes in Med/Surg, Progressive Tele.
I am curious to hear from other nurses on what hospitals have great images and possibly what hospitals need to a reputation overhaul!

Thanks

As you can tell, you well get SO many different replays to this question.. We are all different people and no all of the hospitals will work for just one person.

For me, St Joe's didn't work for at all, I went to Maricopa Medical Center and LOVED it there, I have done registay work and will not go back to Baptist, Maryville (there is a reason why its called Scaryville) Phx Memorial and Phx St Lukes. Now Tempe St Lukes was like a resort nice place, nice people...

Tony LPN:rolleyes:

TerreP

41 Posts

Awsome, when you see Shannon, Rob, Nancy, Dr.Blackburn, tell them Tony said Hi, I worked Country ER as a Tech before getting my LPN, YES, it is a great place to work, VERY stressfull at times but any ED is that way..

Tony:rolleyes:

They are all there still! Most of those nurses work day shift, and since I work nights, I don't work with them much, but I know all of them and they are great people. Dr. Blackburn is a hoot!!!! I work with him a lot when he's attending in ER at night (though he's been working a lot in PedsED lately.) He's one of my favorites...along with LoVecchio, Horwood & Sarko. And I love the residents, although most of them have probably changed since you worked there!

TerreP

41 Posts

Interesting comments about Maricopa Medical Center, and why didn't you like it? I worked there for 5 yrs and loved it, I go back through agency once a week...

Tony

If you're ever working at County through agency (I don't know if you ever work nights), go through ER and see if Terre is listed on the assignment board as the HUC. If so, come and say hi! Did you know Lucille, Sara, Kim, or Marc (the day & swing shift HUCs)?

Terre

rajah

3 Posts

I am moving to Southern Arizona. I will be south of Tuscon . Who knos about work conditions there? I would like to stay in Behavioral Health.

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