Kaiser Open House 03/07/2008

[ddsd]

today Kaiser West LA had an open house. I went there, I had an interview with a med-surg floor manager. She was eating orange when she was interviewing me, I felt she is so unprofessional. She didnt ask me many questions and just 4 questions and just common behavioral questions. and then she asked what is my questions? I asked about the genearal info about the floor, she says the floor has only two CNAs and sometimes only one CNA available or even no CNAs. I had thought Kaiser is a great place, but why they dont even have enough CNAs? I heard they have a lot of needs, but the manager sounds like not so interested in the interview, maybe she is just not interested in me. And the HR receptionist is so rude. I had been to other Hospitals open house, I think Kaiser one is not very well organized. Other hospitals, they have the managers on-site to talk to the candidates, but Kaiser they ask you to fill out applications first and then they let the manager have a look at your application and if the manager think you are qualified, they will tell you to go to the floor to manager's office to have the interview. Sounds Kaiser is so arrogant. I have been to another hospital open house, they give us a tour for the whole hospital and introduce the floors that anyone maybe intereted. But Kaiser is kind of like they have so many candidates, they dont care about you at all. Actually I have a full-time job right now, but just too far to drive, the other day it took me two hours to drive home from work, and after 12 hour shift, you feel so tired and dont want to drive two hours to get home. Kaiser West LA is just 20 minutes drive locally for me. So I went to the open house, but sounds Kaiser open house is not that good, or maybe there are too many better candidates than me. Is there any Kaiser RN out there to give me some input? Does anybody how much the night shift differential for Med-Surg RN in West LA Kaiser and Weekend shift differential? Any of your help and response will be highly appreciated!

[psychnurse1998]

today Kaiser West LA had an open house. I went there, I had an interview with a med-surg floor manager. She was eating orange when she was interviewing me, I felt she is so unprofessional. She didnt ask me many questions and just 4 questions and just common behavioral questions. and then she asked what is my questions? I asked about the genearal info about the floor, she says the floor has only two CNAs and sometimes only one CNA available or even no CNAs. I had thought Kaiser is a great place, but why they dont even have enough CNAs? I heard they have a lot of needs, but the manager sounds like not so interested in the interview, maybe she is just not interested in me. And the HR receptionist is so rude. I had been to other Hospitals open house, I think Kaiser one is not very well organized. Other hospitals, they have the managers on-site to talk to the candidates, but Kaiser they ask you to fill out applications first and then they let the manager have a look at your application and if the manager think you are qualified, they will tell you to go to the floor to manager's office to have the interview. Sounds Kaiser is so arrogant. I have been to another hospital open house, they give us a tour for the whole hospital and introduce the floors that anyone maybe intereted. But Kaiser is kind of like they have so many candidates, they dont care about you at all. Actually I have a full-time job right now, but just too far to drive, the other day it took me two hours to drive home from work, and after 12 hour shift, you feel so tired and dont want to drive two hours to get home. Kaiser West LA is just 20 minutes drive locally for me. So I went to the open house, but sounds Kaiser open house is not that good, or maybe there are too many better candidates than me. Is there any Kaiser RN out there to give me some input? Does anybody how much the night shift differential for Med-Surg RN in West LA Kaiser and Weekend shift differential? Any of your help and response will be highly appreciated!

With that kind of "OPEN HOUSE", why does Kaiser even have one? The way it was structued , Kaiser does not look to inviting, at least that one you describe doesnt.

[scrapgirl2000]

I am working as a Nurse currently, but recently went to a Kaiser interview to see what they offer. The job was for the same pay, but a further drive. The impression that I got, was that their employees are treated as numbers and they are like robots. Kaiser seems so institutional and rigid. I was told that there is practically "no flexibility with the schedule", and if they need you for more hours, then "you need to work them". The manager was very cold and during the interview she kept doing other things like answering the phone and peeking at her computer. I thought she was very unprofessional. Really, if you need nurses "desperately" as I was told Kaiser does (by their own nurses), then why point out the negative? I was told that "they are not flexible with school schedules", and the manager also compared Kaiser to "the military". I happily turned down their offer and would never consider working for them. During my clinical rotation, the ER nurses were rude and treated the patients like crap. I don't care if benefits are free for employees, you could not pay me enough to be and employee there, let alone a patient after my experiences!!