Pros
The pay is the second highest in the area, and St. John Health System is one of the only hospitals that are still actively hiring in comparison to other local hospitals. When an emergency arises with a patient you can usually rely on assistance from your co-workers.
Cons
Management is rarely there, and even when they aren't taking time off they are almost never on the unit - so there is little to no support when questions or problems arise. The new RN residency program is badly put together and ineffective. Each floor/unit generally only looks out for itself, there is no teamwork or sense of unity within the hospital (and this is a smaller institution). Within my unit itself, there is a clique-like atmosphere in which newer employees are not made to feel welcome, with the exception of a few co-workers of course. Employees will conveniently "forget" to carry their spectralink phones (always the same people) or refuse to answer them. Various employees are constantly texting or making personal calls and ignoring call lights. Many RN's will reschedule tasks that they don't want to do on their shift and stick the next shift with them (and the night shift has less RN's, more pts, and more admits/discharges) and then proceed to sit at the nursing station gossiping with friends after they've given report, while waiting for the appropriate time to punch out.
