Mission Asheville????????

Wrench Party · Dec 28, 2015

I hear Mission is a good place to work, if competitive for work because everyone wants to live up in the mountains. Not sure their pay rates.

coffeetalker · Feb 16, 2016

you can look on glass ceiling and find mission hospital nc and read comments that former employees have made.

qrkid · Feb 16, 2016

problem with glassdoor is that the comments are generally sucks, don't work here. worst place ever.

I was hoping for something a little more constructive. If it sucks, why? what are patient ratio's? What do new grads start at?

coffeetalker · Feb 21, 2016

I used to work there (9 yrs ago) and know lots of folks who used to work there- employees are treated as if they are easily replaceable (which they are as there is a community college literally a block away)- for a hospital it's size, it is extremely difficult to imagine why they consistently have so many vacant positions. I read many of the comments and agree with them- and it doesn't help that Mission is basically a monopoly and has (yrs ago) figured out all of the loopholes that prevent them being labeled as such. Any one who goes to any of the 'outlying' hospitals gets transferred to Mission if they need higher levels of care. Mission is a huge employer for this area which makes it even sadder that 'it' cares so little about it's employees.

qrkid · Feb 21, 2016

Thanks for your input. I understand what you are saying. I live in an area that has a similar setup with just one game in town.

CBlover, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2016

Hey. I'm a North Carolinian from near this area. Never heard good things regarding the pay there. However, you'd get great experience and opportunity to learn there.

mmccool719 · Mar 2, 2016

I worked there for 5 years. In my opinion, I was a new nurse and got an awesome foundation. They do a really great job of training new nurses. Communication is great, nurse educators are great. I cannot say enough great things about that place. The upper management tries to be innovative. I have since moved on to another hospital.....one of the top 5 in the country actually and I still think that even though my new place of work is bigger, they are not really better. The quality of nursing at Mission is FAR superior than what I see now. Downside is mostly geographical......Asheville can be expensive and the pay at Mission is tough. One other thing is that you do not start IVs, do EKGs, monitor your own telemetry or draw labs so those skills are pretty much lost at Mission. I think I was around $24 on days and $28 on nights. It may be a dollar or so more now. Good luck.

qrkid · Mar 2, 2016

thanks mmccool719

dhuff28709 · Mar 24, 2016

Hello, I hope you figured out something about Mission, but just in case. They are currently restructuring how they accept new graduate RNs and their Residency program. Starting pay is $22ish. I agree glassdoor seems to have mainly disgruntled employees that say "this place sucks" and that seems to apply to all hospitals. Having worked at other facilities, Mission is just like all the other big health systems in the current healthcare market. They require a commitment to obtain a BSN within 6 years if you don't have it already. Pay is good for the area unless you want to work in LTC. New Grads are pretty much at the mercy of HR where they end up. Occasionally some managers have been hiring outside of the residency program, but I hear that the newest restructure will put an end to that. It's really not a bad place to work though.

qrkid · Mar 26, 2016

dhuff

thank for that.

If the way the HR dept and another clinical dept has dealt with me is a representation of Mission, then it would be a great place to work.

evysz · Mar 16, 2017

So from what you said I gather Mission doesn't hire many new RN's outside the new grad residency program? Or is that just for new grads? I'm trying to get a job there but the HR hasn't been very helpful.