Pros
I work with an amazing team and we get ourselves through difficult times. My unit in particular has amazing teamwork and we are constantly helping each other out.
Cons
Although management asks us what they can do to make our job easier, it feels our genuine concerns are dismissed. We have unsafe nurse:patient ratios for the acuity we are taking care of, we are on the lower end when it comes to hourly pay, we have not ever gotten hazard pay for working with COVID patients during the pandemic, and overall it feels like they only listen to our concerns on certain topics. I understand that there are difficulties when it comes to expensies, but when we see expansion after expansion to the hcs hospitals around the area, it really brings the question of "can you keep enough staff to fill the expanded hospitals?" It seems that there are so few core staff members and there is no focus on retention. Instead, we just keep seeing contract nurses and travel nurses. While we greatly appreciate them helping us stay afloat, it would be nice if there was a focus on actually compensating the staff that has been loyal to the company.