Baptist Medical Center Employer Reviews

ENJOYED WORKING FOR 20 YEARS FOR THIS HOSPITAL SYSTEM. LEARND ALOT AND RECIEVED ADVANCED TRAINING.

A typical work day is a 3 days/12 hour shift. Each shift is unpredictable due to condition of the patients.

Steady job with the same goal every day. A learning experience everyday. Realize the chain of command and the priorities set forth. Patient care will always be the priority.

Coordinated different areas of Health & Wellness including nutrition, fitness and well-being.
I learned a great deal about the business side of a health care facility and how a hospital runs on a day-to-day basis.

I started as a RN on this floor. As a staff RN on this unit we have 6 patients and the acuity is very high. This unit has a high rate of transfers to higher levels of care and rapid responses. The management staff was wonderful. They have helped me develop in my career. My co-workers were/are wonderful too. Very helpful and great resources. The hardest – more... part of the job was giving all the patients excellent care to the best of my ability. The most enjoyable part of the job was helping the patients feel better than when they came into the hospital – less

Preparing patients for surgery, seeing that they are taken care of when they come out of surgery. I've learned how to actually conduct myself in a hospital environment when handling certain types of patients. Management was very nice but some were very strict. My co workers were very helpful, loving and understanding. The hardest part of the job was – more... actually leaving once my eight week internship was over. I enjoyed every part of my job – less

The best part of this job was a nurse manager that was fair and went above and beyond to be a "team builder" and a "team player"....

All the nurses and PCTs were helpful. The RN's were very educated.

Very patient satisfaction centered. Great people to work with. Could be more supportive of employees.

A typical day at work would include the professionalism of ones self towards all individuals in and around the hospital. It would involve the caring and understanding of all who stayed in its surroundings.
The hardest part of the job is trying not to bring home the pain and suffering of the sick, during their trying times. The most enjoyable part of – more... this job is watching the sick become well and the joy it brings to them and their families.
My management and co-workers are by far some of the most caring and understanding people anyone could have the privilege of knowing and working with. – less

Very interesting place to work. Loved this job. They had classes to help keep us up to date with all aspects of the medical field.

Good place work always enough staffing. supplies were readily available treated the nurses better than other places I have worked

Prepared chemical solutions, reagents and specimens for microscopic examination; performed laboratory tests; analyzed and reported findings; and investigated atypical results and discrepancies to determine causation.
Expedited critical testing results without compromising sample validity or quality assurance.
Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other – more... bacteriological media with organisms.
Set up, maintained, calibrated, cleaned, and tested sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
Assisted hospital physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, injuries and medical conditions by providing clinical testing and specimen analysis.
Conducted lab tests in the areas of hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, serology, i – less

the staff is very good the only down side is the situation that management has created. always under staffed when they do get staff it is turned over very quickly because of the work environment.

All Places can Improve. I have learned so much and the nurses I work with are very willing to teach. Hardest part of my job well.....there is noting hard about my job. Most enjoyable part is the babies!!!

Ensure Hospitable financial obligations are met in a timely manner

We are a friendly, professional , and caring staff . Our patients are confident and comfortable in their care while having testing in the
Cardiac Imaging Department.

- A typical day at work:
> A typical day at work consists of interacting with patients, and transporting them to their rooms or to procedures. Teaming up with other transporters when transferring heavier beds or stretchers.

- What you learned:
> I learned how to interact with nurses and doctors. Medical Terminology and many other medical relations.

Baptist is a very compassionate and rewarding place to work and has great compensation and benefits for employees.

I enjoyed working for the pediatric hospital. It was very patient and family oriented.