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Thought it was a good place to work!!!????!!!!
Care at pt bedside/professional (Former Employee), Brainerd, Mn – May 17, 2013
Pros: really can't think of any
Cons: lack of communication and concern for staff
Worked for St. Joes/Essentia as a professional from 2000 to 2012 as a casual and part-time staff. Brought over 30 years of experience from various hospitals and truly felt I added to both patient care and matched the mission statement values.
After the hospital was bought by the Essentia Group, communication and staff contribution was less valued.
A – more... big problem in hospitals is that they put people in management positions that are trained to be nurses, lab tech's etc, that were never trained to lead, manage and encourage individuals. Every once in awhile you find a natural leader/director, but for the most part they are sorely inept and clueless as far as how to work together with and encourage their employees.
I would never consider going on-board again with St. Joes/Essentia---they really need to review their mission statement and core values. – less
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Gutema – May 25, 2013

I am a really hard working person and have been looking forward to work at Essentia Health, in Duluth MN. I believe they have some management problems internally. Even though I have never worked there, I have learnt a lot about that place in many other ways. For example, I have applied for a job there many times and couldn't get the positions I applied for. But not trying to complain about that…I just wanted to explain my understandings about that place. And I am not willing to apply there anymore. I have already learned that they don’t have a very strong hiring manager that understands the values and strength of different people with different background, which also implies that they have different internal management problems. Strong recruiters do nothing without strong and skilled hiring managing people.

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Multi specialty healthcare system
Supervisor of Patient Access (Current Employee), Wahpeton, ND – May 9, 2013
Pros: having staff who are flexibile and help make the day enjoyable to be around, providers are great to be around who treat you with respect.
Cons: having short lunch times or none, having to start early and stay late for most staff to get rid of overtime, hard to have other people trying to oversee and run your department .
Supervise and work patient access in a multi specialty healthcare system. Keep staff current and informed on upgrades with our current EPIC system while providing assistance and guidance in daily work environment. Work closely with providers, nurses and clinic managers on scheduling appointment issues that affect daily operations.

I enjoy providing – more... quality patient service to different age groups so they leave with an excellent experience knowing that we truly care about them.

Challenges are micro managers – less
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Productive and very teamwork oriented.
CNA (Current Employee), Sandstone, MN – April 27, 2013
Teamwork is key in this field. I love making all my residents smile everyday i see them.
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Unprofessional
RN (Current Employee), Brainerd – April 24, 2013
Pros: hmmm still trying to find one, even the cafeteria sucks
Cons: amateur administration, horrible benefits and horrible patients
Smallest company I've worked for since I've been out of college and it's apparent. Essentia does not value their employees based on the horrible benefits and the horrible administration of said benefits. The HR and payroll continues to make mistakes, always in the company's favor. For example, participated in open enrollment for health benefits for – more... family; filled out all required paperwork and come January 1 my family wasn't covered. Hmmm... Went to HR and was told " No big deal..." Really! Essentia had all required forms but some idiot in data entry didn't activate the information. Mind you this is ONE example of how this company tends to f*** up with their employees. I still work here only because there are really no other options. Competition not only breeds excellence for the consumer but also for the employee! I could go on but I'm sure you get the picture. – less
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– May 27, 2013

None of the Administration, including managers and supervisors seem to feel that they should follow the values of Essentia Health. They find it good to keep reminding the employees of the values but not themselfs. alot of bullying goes on in their organization without anything being done.

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Love 12 hour shifts
Registered Nurse (RN) (Current Employee), Duluth, MN – April 22, 2013
My floor and manager are great and have worked to increase employee satisfactions. Great group of coworkers and physicians
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a fun pleace to work with great management
Housekeeping (Former Employee), Fargo, ND – April 16, 2013
Pros: it was a very friendly place to work
Cons: no brakes some time
get there on time start right away cleaning the Or rooms. what I learned to work in a fast pace. my co workers always have a positive attitude and willing to help. the hardest part of my job was being short of help most of the time. I enjoy being with my co workers.
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Productive and flexible workplace
Support Services Representative (Former Employee), Fargo, ND – April 1, 2013
Pros: flexible work schedule
Spent alot of time behind the computer and on the phone with patients. Honed my customer service skills. Learned more about hospital and clinic billing systems. The management were easy going and motivational. Hardest part of my job was creating workflows and implementing them through all of our sites. Most enjoyable part of my job was helping patients – more... in tough financial situations. – less
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Fast paced fun environment
Health Unit Coordinator (Current Employee), Duluth, MN – March 19, 2013
*Busy with orders, patient's either in person or on the phone, problem solving with Nurse's-mostly about Doctors schedules.

*Teamwork is best when everyone is on the same page

*Management is making improvements for a better working environment

*Co-workers are great. Everyone works together to serve our patients

*Trying to keep up with things when – more... we are short. Patient's keep us busy in person and on the phone, so it's hard to keep up on orders placed my Nurses

*Helping the patient – less
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Wonderful place to work
Fitness Instructor (Current Employee), Duluth, MN – February 25, 2013
Pros: the members
I enjoy teaching classes, currently a Spin class per week. The members are fun to work with. My co-workers are professional and respectful.
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Challenging yet rewarding
Patient Account Representative (Former Employee), Fargo, ND – January 30, 2013
Medicare billing, gathering information from people and talking to them about their bill, why certain expenses were paid and others weren't, put together audits so payment could be made when Medicare came back with denial. Hardest part of my job was not always being able to please the patience but best thing was knowing that they knew I was there to – more... help the best I could and they could count on me. – less
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I thoroughly enjoyed this job however was treat unfairly by management/administration and other co-workers which forced me to quit.
Registered Nurse in ICU and Telemetry (Former Employee), Brainerd, MN – December 12, 2012
A typical day at work depended on if I was working in ICU or Telemetry. If I was working in ICU I was assigned 1-2 patients. I provided direct care to patients by completing admissions, discharges, transfers, nursing assessments, obtaining and initiating MD orders, frequent vital sign checks and monitoring heart rhythms. I also took part in assisting – more... patients with personal care needs, care planning, medication administration and documentation electronicly using Encompass/EPIC. I cared for and managed patients on ventilators and also managed titration of vasopressors, sedatives and paralytics.

A typical day in Telemetry was very similar to explained above except I was assigned 3-5 patients per shift. I still completed admissions, discharges, and transfers. Also, completed nursing assessments, vital signs, medication administration, obtaining and initiating MD orders and documentation. These patients were however stable and therefore nursing assessments and vitals signs were not completed as often as needed in ICU.

Most of my co-workers were great! I developed many great friendships with many of the people I worked with and our teamwork was awesome! I learned so much from my co-workers as well. There were also certain co-workers who were constantly wanting to observe you in a mistake and report to management. As described above, this is why I left Essentia Health due to certain co-workers lying about the care I provided to my patients, which I am confident was excellent care meeting all standards. This was the most difficult part of the job. I also feel that in the end of my employment and throughout my employment, I was unfairly treated by management and administration and feel they honestly lied about a lot of information they obtained from my co-workers. I felt as if they were out to get me if you will.

As a new graduate when I first started this job, I can't even list the amount of things I learned. I had so many amazing experiences and opportunities to learn through the patients I cared for and my co-workers guiding me along the way. I feel this job has improved my nursing skills in all aspects. I also feel that I am a more competent RN and feel more confidence in the care I provide.

The most enjoyable part of the job was patient care. I enjoy nothing more than providing direct, quality nursing care to my patients. It gives me pure pride and joy. Nursing I truly believe is my true calling and passion in life. – less
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Productive and rewarding
Activity Director (Current Employee), Sandstone, MN – November 28, 2012
I have a very busy day, planning and implementing activities for 55 residents and hospital swing bed patients as well a recruiting volunteers. I have assessments that I do on our residents on a quarterly and annual basis. I have two employees in my department that I manage. The management team and co-workers are very supportive. I really don't consider – more... my job hard as it's very rewarding work. It's very heart warming to sees smiles on the residents faces, knowing that you are enriching their lives by providing meaningful activities for them. – less
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great company to work for
Fitness Asst. (Current Employee), Maple, WI – November 6, 2012
Assisting people with exercise equipment, making sure that they are a member.
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Great learning expirences
PCT (Current Employee), Fargo, ND – October 9, 2012
Pros: expierence
Cons: patients passing
I get report of patients than introduce myself to the floor of patients. I than speek with charge nurse to talk about plan for day. I may have to transfer patients to different floors or begin thier bedbaths for the day. I than make rounds and ask patients and nurses if I can get them anything or help with anything. I continue to answer call lights – more... through out the day. In down time I stock medical supplies. We have great team work at essentia. The most difficult part of the job is seeing patients pass. But I understand its for the best at times. I love getting to know the patients and listen to their stories. – less
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Over worked
Nutrition Services-Food Service Worker (Current Employee), Duluth, MN – September 17, 2012
Pros: decent pay
Cons: hostile environment
Supervisor schedules on days you aren't available, even with the knowledge you cannot work certain days. Co-workers are rude. Supervisors aren't very understanding when it comes to important family matters that prevent you from attending work.
Would not recommend this job to anyone.
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Great place for those who like to stay busy
Desktop Analyst (Former Employee), Fargo, ND – January 10, 2012
Pros: one hour lunch, fairly flexible schedule, good communication between you and the supervisor
Great place to work if you were looking for a fast pace place where you will keep busy from the time you start till you finish the day. They are open to those who do not have a degree but have the skills required which is what I believe is lacking on some places today. They appreciated my practical experience that was self taught even though I did not – more... have the professional experience. – less
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poor ethics, very poor management
general (Former Employee), Duluth, MN – June 23, 2011
improper ethics, hostile violent, inappropriate advances, unfair work practice,
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victimized – July 18, 2012

A very unhealthy work environment. Bullying is tolerated!

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About Essentia Health

Essentia Health, an affiliation of SMDC Health System, Innovis Health and Essentia Community Hospitals and Clinics (ECHC) is a – Read more