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Anyone ever work for Kaiser Permanente in CA?



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Jan 22, 2009 05:34 PM

Anyone ever work for Kaiser Permanente in CA?

by eriksoln Platinum Member

What was the experience like? I've heard more than a few bad stories. Is it a safe environment? Which one did you work at and where were you housed?


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Old Jan 24, 2009, 04:39 PM

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Old Jul 30, 2009, 02:03 PM

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I just finished, actually leaving for a medical emergency, contract at Kaiser Bellflower, in CA. East of Long Beach area. It was awful! I was one of the only Caucasian persons working most days and they treat you terribly! They are just starting to warm up to me and ask me if I need help, this past few shifts!! They sit around and talk while you run your ass off! They float you like crazy, although, I was lucky because the unit I was in really needed me. (being one of the few ICU trained nurses on a step down) They floated all the DOU (step down) to ICU and all the floor nurses floated to DOU and they are not capable of taking gtts and vents and they are in over their heads! Unsafe environment, nobody cares. You serve and fee all your patients, no care techs! The management and supervisors really don't acknowledge you. They will call you at 10pm at night to ask something about charting! They won't pay you for anytime you worked past your 12 hours, which happened half of my contract! They want you to have a DAY supervisor sign it and approve it, when they are gone at 2030??! You are suppose to call for help throughout the day to prevent this. Whatever! So, I will never work Kaiser again, after 7 years of ICU travel nursing. FYI, don't go to the DOU at Kaiser Bellflower. Most of the nurses are not nice and you got the jest of it!
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