Extremely fast paced environment with difficult hours and lack of supportive staff
Pros: great learning experience, reputation of jhh
Cons: lack of staff support
Since JHU is a teaching organization, their focus is on teaching, and therefore lacks success in patient satisfaction, and ultimately employee satisfaction. Although they are the "leading hospital" in the nation, and they are able to offer amazing learning opportunities for all disciplines, they overwork and underpay their employees. As a dedicated
– more... employee, I did not feel a sense of appreciation from the attending physicians for all of my hard work and effort. Furthermore, the administrative side of the facility is completely focused on productivity and do not demonstrate respect for the personal lives of their employees. It is an extremely difficult and competitive environment and is structured for rotating resident physicians. Due to this set-up, there is an enormous amount of pressure on the mid-level providers to facilitate the smooth operation of patient care. On many occasions, I was put in the position where I was expected to fulfill duties that were out of my scope of practice as a primary care certified NP. At JHU, they are not mindful of the certification limitations that exist among primary care mid-levels and thus expect the work to get done, regardless of how it is completed. In summary, my rationale for leaving was for all of these reasons: the lack of appreciation and support from the providers, the long work hours and low pay, the poor communication among the medical teams that often compromised patient care, and for the protection of my license. – less