Hca

suzanne4, RN · Mar 14, 2007

Always recommend doing a search before signing a contract with any agency or hospital group, not after you have signed. Most have large fees to be paid if you cancel, even if the process has not been started.

HCA has been sold, not sure if you are aware of that. And you will need to speak fluent Spanish for most of their locations where you will get placed.

You also do not have much of a choice at all.

MARI 1 · Mar 14, 2007

i signed in on an agency which recruits nurses for Hospital Corporation of America. just wanted for feedback on from anyone who is in the US about working conditions, salary, hospital facilities or any info about HCA. are they ok? thanks

Asking question after you have signed is not a good thing... the contract being signed means you agree to what was written in it.. that is all they are reponsible for... they must have had a penalty clause if you cancel... so no matter what is said now your on the hook....

To everyone else, please do searches online about the company your dealing with, the hospital they are sending you to and check the demographics for the cities, crime stats etc... this has to be verified BEFORE you put your signature on the contract.... Check, Check and Check again BEFORE signing.. if it is not in writing on the contract they are not obligate to do it...

vonjex · Mar 15, 2007

yeah i guess im hooked to them now. they do have a clause in buying out the contract and yes it is a significant amount. they also require that i work for them for atleast 3 years. i didnt know it was sold. i guess it this is not good..

tetitto · Mar 15, 2007

HCA hospitals in the MidWest offer good working enviroment. My friend who graduated last December got an entry level job there. She got a sign on bonus a 2 yrs. contract and a ok hourly rate 19,85 with 5.00 differential at night. plus benefits. She has been on-site training with a preceptor. She studied nursing in America , but she is from Mexcio and she will need that the hospital files her petition, so she made them aware about this and they agreed on that ( in the contract).

Here in the Midwest, we barely speak our own language in our jobs. She speaks both English and Spanish but if they want her to do nursing and also speak in spanish with her clients ( patients and relatives), she will get pay for interpreting. She was hired as nurse; not as intertpreter, and if she does both she will get pay and will have a different contract were it is stated .

Also she did not need an agency because these hospital make direct hire; just look on their web site.

vonjex · Mar 15, 2007

oh. that is nice. i dont know spanish though. youre saying its a plus to know the language huh. hmm

tetitto · Mar 15, 2007

oh. that is nice. i dont know spanish though. youre saying its a plus to know the language huh. hmm

"Spanish for ( American ) Nurses " is ok to speak; ie, open your mouth, I will take vital, where is the pain located, but explaining treatment,giving discharge advise, etc, it is not , that is interpreting skills and some Spanish speakers nurses ( like my friend, or I ) do not want to do that unless it is stated in a contract, and get pay for that.

vonjex · Mar 15, 2007

ive seen on other threads HCA being referred to as "the evil empire".. i wonder what is it about. are they so profit oriented and they treat staff poorly? :uhoh3:

suzanne4, RN · Mar 15, 2007

First, you did not sign with HCA, you signed with an agency that does staffing for them. You do not get a choice of facility or where they will place you. And they do quite a bit of placing in the southern areas of Texas, where there are no ratios and you can get 12 patients plus to be responsible for as the only RN. You signed with an agency that can do as they please, you will be working for them, not the facility. You will never be a direct hire with one facility.

Facilities are quite different for HCA all over the country.

This is why there is now a new sticky at the top of the International Forum.

vonjex · Mar 16, 2007

oh. i see. thanks for the info.