Jefferson Regional Medical Center Employer Reviews

My typical day is hectic and busy. I would have a patient assignment consisting of administering medications and ensuring patient safety. The hardesrt part in accomplishing my job objectives is all the interruptions and making sure no mistakes are made in their care. The most enjoyable part of my position is the interpersonal exchanges between staff – more... and patients. – less

The company hold true to its culture and values. It creates a very friendly working environment.

Good way to experience a hospital during a normal working day

work 5pm to 1:30 am tues thru sat.I learned that the health care industry is in need of people like me to provide a healthy clean and safe environment. the management tends to focus to much on the bottom line and not enough on the service in my opinion. My coworkers are great, they are simple honest hardworking and dedicated employees. The hardest part – more... of my job is the stress involved as for as getting projects completed in an somewhat unrealistic time frame. the most enjoyable part of my job is the satisfaction I get from doing a good job by people who truly appreciate and benefit from it. – less

Great foundation for starting new graduates. Great learning experienes

i like doing my externship there the lab ladies were soo nice to me and make sure i was comfortable of what i was doing i was only there for 6 weeks.

I loved working for this company because it made me feel good to make patients feel better and that I was there to help in any way that I could. I wanted to be apart of there recovery and let them know when family was not there they could count on me.

A typical day in the Maternal Child Unit for a Patient Care Tech consisted of obtaining vital signs, passing food trays, changing bed linens, and following any other orders given by the nurses.
This opportunity taught me how to read orders, the correct way to document data, and how to prioritize work. My co-workers were very helpful along the way. This – more... work environment provided a flexible work schedule during my school hours. The hardest part of the job was the staffing which only allowed one patient care tech for 15 patients. The most enjoyable part of this experience was being able to join in the excitement as people welcomed their new additions to the family. – less

I enjoy working and helping those that need me to help them stay in their homes for as long as they can. I get to know them and care for them everyday. Hardest thing is the physical part and some times the emotional part too. Driving around all day gets hard sometimes also.

Long Hours- expect to be working well over your 40 with no compensation and the on-call shift just breaks your back, especially if you live more than 10 minutes away. Location is in Pine Bluff, AR so it's really not worth moving for either.

Work is 90 mph which is a good thing if there were enough technical staff to actually cover the workload, as – more... it is everything is a delaying action with no actual time to plan or make long term fixes. – less

Jefferson is a good place for people looking to start their careers in the health profession, but its not somewhere you want to dedicate your time and energy too over any long stretch of time.

There was a time when their pay and benefits were competitive, but those times are long gone and they are not coming back. Take a good look at their benefit – more... package before accepting a position with them. Its one of the worst in the area. Their health benefits are feeble, and they offer no retirement plan(they match nothing, only let you contribute money to an account where your own money is saved for you). The pay rate is not at all competitive with other hospitals in the area either.

The culture and work environment is sub-par also. They are a small hospital and have all the usual quirks of such a hospital setting. They have a great many long time employees who want all the "gravy" for themselves (best schedule, best work assignments every day etc etc) and make it hard on new employees. Don't expect to get along with anyone or to be friends with any co-workers if you believe in being treated fairly. If you like doing more than your fair share of the workload for less money than your co-workers and being expected to accommodate everyone else on the schedule, you'll get along just fine.

As mentioned by some other reviewers, the hospital lacks leadership. Their management team and administration simply do not have the skills necessary to produce a safe, coherent work environment for their employees. The administration especially is outmatched by the challenges of today's economy. They have no answers to the problems the hospital is facing. Their solution to everything is to put a band aid over it by taking away the employees benefits. Any time the hospital faces a new economic challenge, you can be assured the solution will be to reduce employee payroll and sidestep the problem.

With that said, there are a great many nurses and other employees who make working there a little less like hell (not the ones mentioned above, of course). These are the people who truly keep the hospital alive. Once they realize/decide there are better stages for them to practice their profession on, the hospital will truly be in trouble. Until then, the hospital remains an excellent place for nurses and other professionals to get their feet wet with. – less

doing paper work, checking in trucks, medical supplies, ext......
delivery medical supplis to desired locaion

I enjoyed working at JRMC. The lab manager was always fair and did her best to make sure it ran efficiently. My co-workers were like family and we worked together to get the evening outpatient work load out quickly. When someone would get behind, we would step in and help them. The only complaint I had was that I was repeatedly promised that I would – more... be moved to day shift, which never happened. – less

Good place to work wish my department was more integrated into hospital. Most people like their care but hospital should do more to project positive image in community

As an employee on the Behavioral Health Unit, Adult-Geriatric, no day or night was ever the same. However, it usually consisted of admissions, discharges, medical doctor and psychiatrist visits with patients, charting, medication administration as well as milieu control.

During my time on this unit, I learned that it is very prudent to understand that – more... medical factors such as medications and electrolyte levels to name a few, can cause psychiatric behaviors.Therefore, not being a medical psych floor, it was of the utmost importance to determine that the patient being accepted and admitted did not need medical attention instead.

Although working on a Behavioral Health Unit can be very stressful, my co-workers and I were able to talk with each other and work together to alleviate any problems on the unit. Whether it be with a patient, a doctor or another co-worker.

The hardest part of working on Behavioral Health was being ready for anything that may cause a break in patient safety. While Behavioral Health Units try to utilize a structured environment, many of the patients seen this as punishment.

Lastly, the most enjoyable part of the position was when I could help a patient to make a good choice on their own. It's very rewarding to see someone take your advice, and control an otherwise stressful situation for them with coping skills that you taught them. – less

A typical day was very rewarding. I was able to learn a lot about myself and what informs my ministry. I also learned a lot from my co-workers. The hardest part was to leard to relearn. The most enjoyable part was to know that my skills helped someone.

A typical day is me answering call lights, telephones and putting telephone, verbal and written MD orders in the computer. My co-workers are negative on one shift. Mangement in my belief do not care enough. Hardnest part of my job is when too many people come to the floor at the same time its hard because I still have to answer the call lights, put – more... in the orders make the charts, make sure all the patients get dinner trays, all the orders are put in the computer and still answer the phone . Knowing I'm helping patients. – less

A good job just a real busy job. Never really a boring part to the job.

Worked in the ICU/SICU. Advocate for patients and families from diverse backgrounds, supporting their right to make informed choices/decisions and recognized personal and professional values, incorporating professional nursing standards and accountability into nursing practice. Caring for patient on ventilators/BiPAP/CPAP, managing a patient's consciousness – more... level and blood pressure with various analgesics/drips. Apply theoretical concepts of health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and illness and disease management to the care of patients, employ a variety of information and health care technologies to discover, retrieve, and use information for nursing care, evaluation of patient care and education of patients. Manage each patient's progress and report to the physician/use appropriate nursing interventions when a patient's condition merits. – less

A close knit support system. Love working in an environment where I know my support for those in stressful situations can be beneficial to improving their mood or enlightening their day.