Trying to get information about GBMC in Baltimore

luvbug9956 · Jul 20, 2009

I worked there for about 2 years as a student, and then 2 years as an RN. There are positives and negatives and I think it depends on which unit you work. I worked newborn nursery/postpartum as a student and it was great. GBMC is known for their OB program, and it really shows. However, I moved to the med/surg/oncology unit and had a (mostly) negative experience.

Positives: great team on that unit (I miss them all!), mostly relaxed atmosphere, self-scheduling, no rotating shifts, fair holiday requirement, free/convenient parking, good benefits

Negativies: poor leadership (my old manager has since left, so that may have changed), very little input asked from the staff when changes are made, fairly low pay rate, mandatory overtime (uh-huh, and we though that didn't exist), bully-type coordinators, and difficulty getting staff on night shift (meaning that day nurses often work over).

I don't think I would go back to GBMC at this point, but never say never!

jenawade25, BSN, RN · Jul 24, 2009

I have worked at GBMC as a tech for 3 years now. I loved it for about the first six months. I'm also in nursing school. I work on a med/surg unit. I agree with what was said earlier that there is an enormous amount of teamwork. And the scheduling is flexible. Although the scheduling is not as flexible as it used to be. I have never been forced to work overtime.

Now there is definitely not enough staff for night shift (this is a hospital wide problem). I work night shift and sometimes I can be the only tech on the floor with 20+ patients. Then they'll pull staff for our unit to staff another unit (that just leaves a unit short anyway).Day shift is usually well staffed, but they are now working short more than they used to before. The pay is horrible. But I think one of the worst things about GBMC is the way they let visitors roam the halls of the hospital all day and night, they don't even make them sign in to get a visitors pass. I can only speak about night shift when I say some visitors will stay overnight with their family member and just try to tell us how to do our jobs. It just gets sickening after awhile. I am taking a phlebotomy class and when I finish in a few weeks I'll be looking for a new job.