I worked at DCH springboro which is a satellite ER. At night we didn’t have a pharmacy. I loved the environment and the staff. Doctors were always right there charting in the same ‘nurses’ station as you. Medics were a big help and you usually had a tech too. They didn’t over do your assignment and you usually had 1:3 unless a nurse was leaving and the staff had to absorb their assignment but once that patient left the room was blocked so you went back down to 1:3. They gave you sufficient education and constantly kept you up on everything so you were prepared for whatever walked through the door. Pay was less than what I would receive at an adult hospital and which is one of the reasons why I left. But every other reason was to person life and I was moving too far away to commute to work 3x/ week. Flexible shift hours. 7a-7p , 1p-1a, 3p-3a, 7p-7a and everything give versa. Picking up shifts you could pick up in 4 hour blocks and the incentives were good. Worked every third weekend. Great staff great environment. Great job. I really miss it.
I worked at DCH springboro which is a satellite ER. At night we didn’t have a pharmacy. I loved the environment and the staff. Doctors were always right there charting in the same ‘nurses’ station as you. Medics were a big help and you usually had a tech too. They didn’t over do your assignment and you usually had 1:3 unless a nurse was leaving and the staff had to absorb their assignment but once that patient left the room was blocked so you went back down to 1:3. They gave you sufficient education and constantly kept you up on everything so you were prepared for whatever walked through the door. Pay was less than what I would receive at an adult hospital and which is one of the reasons why I left. But every other reason was to person life and I was moving too far away to commute to work 3x/ week. Flexible shift hours. 7a-7p , 1p-1a, 3p-3a, 7p-7a and everything give versa. Picking up shifts you could pick up in 4 hour blocks and the incentives were good. Worked every third weekend. Great staff great environment. Great job. I really miss it.
The pay may be less than surrounding hospitals, but the benefits, culture, support, and overall environment make up for it. I feel good going into work every day and fully supported by my coworkers and unit managers.