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Correctional Medical Services Employer Reviews

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Company was not stable
Secretary/Administrative Assistant, CMS (Former Employee), Trenton, NJ – March 30, 2013
Pros: benefits
Cons: not stable
Ask to do any and everything. Management was not stable. The company as a whole was very unorganized. My co-workers were great. The hardest part was staying motivated for a company that demostrated no interest in their employees.
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hostile management, understaffing, overtasking staff
LPN, med pass, H&P (Former Employee), Daytona Beach, Fl – March 22, 2013
Pros: it's a job
Cons: understaffed, dangerous, always at risk to be hurt, favortism by management
The management has/had favorites. Employees with a track record of being hostile/ poor work ethic for years never have anything done about it. Work environment is very dangerous, with very little security present.
Very hostile work environment, made to clock out for lunches, but no coverage, understaffed.
No breaks or down time, burn out is high. Very – more... high rate of staff overturn.
Very negative work environment with no room to advance and pay is not up to par with the dangers you are exposed to daily. – less
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It was a grest place to work
Medical Asst (Former Employee), Bridgewater Mass 02324 – March 21, 2013
Pros: good co workers
Cons: was hard to leave the site
working with thw prison population was enjoyable you liked it or you did not learned new things eveyday
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Staff Nurse (Former Employee), St. Louis, MO – March 17, 2013
Pros: same as the ones for cms
Cons: didn't match 401k
Correctional Medical Services merged with Prison Health Services to become Corizon Health so the review is the same.
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awesome learning experience!
LPN (Former Employee), ALABAMA – March 5, 2013
Pros: good $, excellent learning enviroment
Cons: you are just a lpn, rn etc...not a valuable employee and can be replaced
I loved my job as a nurse at Corizon. The typical work day was crazy, busy and loud! There seemed to be so much work and such little time to get it done. The 12hr shifts was awesome, I worked PRN but got way beyond enough hours and the pay was AWESOME! On the flip side, if you have a outgoing personality it seems you get talked about and picked on as – more... if you or either having a relationship with an inmate or correction officer. In the beginning I thought that the HSA was awesome and someone I really respected, but as time went on I was fully aware that the HSA lacked the ability to be a Leader and was more worried about keeping up drama than anything and 1/2 is true of the DON. Co-worker! wow! It took alot of patience and tough skin most days. Eventually I got to the point I loved and accepted them all like they did me and made real good friendships. The hardest part of the job was dealing with Department of Corrections and the political BS the HSA and DON had going on with them, You could never trust ANYONE! The most rewarding part of my job was being able to talk to some of these guys and let them know that not everyone looked down on them and they had a chance to get right and be a better person. Sometimes "my job is not to come in here and judge you, its to show you compassion and assist you with medical needs" went a very long way! but as DOC says 1 second into a conversation is too long to be talking to these inmates! – less
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– March 10, 2013

My security was lifted because I would not file a grievance on an officer for sexual harassment. They were trying to get rid of him and tried to use me. I had been there for 6 years and was very outspoken and stood my ground when its came to jeopardizing my licenses . Wouldn't let them manipulate me into not sending a inmate out to the hospital if he needed to go. They were so stupid , all they had to do is let him go. They put the officers on a two probation . it showed me that they would do anything to keep a contract. Since then (2 years)they have not been able to replace me . I still talk to the nurses occasionally. I have over 20 years in corrections and i wasn't going to let politics take me down. Gwinnett County is corrupted .They would send the inmates from the jail to the CI and make them work for about 6 month , where they were contracted out to the Parks and rec and send them back to jail when they knew they should have been sent to prison, Then they would reprocess they as a new intake and send them to prison after making money off them.I watched this process for six years because I also worked at Diagnostic Prison.

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I love working in the healthcare industry
Medical Records Clerk (Current Employee), Jessup, MD – March 4, 2013
Pros: learning medical terms
Cons: being locked in to a facility for 8hrs
i love my job, but its time to move on i felt i have mastered my postion working here in the correctional medical unit.
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Health Teaching
LPN Staff Nurse (Former Employee), Bartow, FL – February 13, 2013
Pros: previous post
Cons: previous post
as per previous post, Correctional medicine is different than any other, can be very rewarding. The 12 hour shifts were my hardest and my most enjoyable part of the job.
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Health Teaching
LPN Staff Nurse (Former Employee), Bartow, FL – February 13, 2013
Pros: good insurance.
Cons: 12 hr shifts
7a-7p very busy never knowing what would pop up next. Anyone can be in a bad situation but they still need respect and health care.Management seemed to vary as the management staff did. Co-workers were always willing to assist in any way, if able to find the time. 12 hour shifts were the hardest part of the job. Most enjoyable part of the job was being – more... able to provide health care for so many people that, sometimes, had never had health care prior. – less
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great introduction to correctional healthcare
Physician Assistant (Former Employee), St. Louis, MO – February 5, 2013
enjoyed hours (6am - 2 pm Mon-Fri) and working with staff. Learned a lot of "slick" tricks
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Great Experience
Medication Nurse (Former Employee), Wetumpka,Alabama – December 14, 2012
Pros: self- learning experience
Cons: felt alone in coping skills
Two medication passes to 900 female inmate. Documentation, ordering medication. Perfected assessment skills, learned different culture values of inmates and co-workers. Noted in correctional nursing there are those who think inmates are to be punished daily and those who probably are too lenient. Very hard to have a middle position. No in-services to – more... assist employees to prevent burn-out – less
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Actual RN job was great, independant, autonomy
Registered Nurse (Former Employee), Kuna, ID – December 13, 2012
Pros: autonomy, fun job if you can tolerate the current lpn/rn staff
Cons: no training, rapidly changing admin staff, lack of supportive upper management, the list goes on...
The administrative staff turns over faster than you can buy a new pair of shoes. Admin staff can go from dynamic and supportive to autocratic and disorganized. Medical support team are great to work with but funding, admin changes, makes their jobs difficult as well. Long hours, not enough staff to cover all shifts, no down time between shifts and a – more... charge nurse that will throw RN staff under the bus in a heartbeat (that's only if you survive the knives sticking out of your back :). – less
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I enjoyed working for this employer but left for a better position
Secretary/Administrative Assistant (Former Employee), Gardner, MA – December 12, 2012
I enjoyed working for this employer but left for a better position, benefits and job security.
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Busy from the time you clocked in to the time you clocked out.
Medical Records Clerk (Former Employee), Pacific, MO. 63069 – November 29, 2012
Was never told about a training course I had to attend to in Jefferson City for four weeks until after I was hired. This company always misled their employees. I stayed working there because I needed a job. I always gave 110%. I did received a chance to get some dental assisting, administration assisting and optometry assisting experience.
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Terrible management
Charge Nurse (Former Employee), Charleston, ME – October 31, 2012
Pros: free prison food lunches
Cons: working conditions are bad
Never will work for such a horrid company again. No growth potential
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reputable company
HEALTH SERVICES TECHNICIAN II (Former Employee), Avenel, NJ – September 6, 2012
great place to work for, fast paced enviroment, values employees
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Extremely challenging, long work hours
Corrections Nurse (Former Employee), Mount Clemens, MI – August 25, 2012
Pros: autonomy
Cons: lack of staff
12 hour shifts, management was available, but could often not provide relief. The job provided the opportunity to utilize many different nursing skills.
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hardest nursing i,ve done
Licensed Practical Nurse (Former Employee), Plainfield, IN – August 23, 2012
working with inmates took a tole on my patience,company was supportive,
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Intriguing work experience
Staff RN (Former Employee), Elmore, AL – July 18, 2012
Pros: teamwork, supportive co-workers
Cons: not enough hours for prn nurse to make enough income.
Every day was different, in this environment, there were so many various issues with the types issues and health problems they would present with. The day could go from a typical day to terrible disruption requiring lots of problems and threatening situations.
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Horrible Place to work-Dont jeopardize your license!!
Corizon Registered Nurse (Former Employee), Washington, DC – July 9, 2012
Pros: 8 hour shifts
Cons: pay, management, co-workers, fraudelent place
Management sucks and do not value their employees. All you are is a body. Dont't do it!
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What do you want me to say?
Physician Assistant (Former Employee), St. Louis, MO – July 6, 2012
Pros: it was a job
Cons: it was a bad job
Not a good experience all the way around. Pay was horrible, company horrible, job horrible, etc.
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About Correctional Medical Services

Correctional Medical Services (CMS) is the nation's premier provider of healthcare services to prisons and jails. With a presence – Read more