VCU filled with new grads. Experienced need not apply - Registered Nurse VCU Health Employee Review

1.0
30 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not very much anymore. Since the new CEO took over, there hasn't been any air conditioning in the hospital for any staff. Jerry rigged units with asbestos-lined tubing is spewing out asbestos in nurses stations. No one will know because it takes 20-50 years to get mesothelioma. Supplies are non-existent. Gloves are thin and cheap. Water and ice makers are not cleaned unless the water gets moldy. Cockroaches and bedbugs are rampant. No contact with pest control. They only spray when called about bugs. Brand new Ultrasound machines sit broken due to canceling service contract. Maintenance workers fired. Biomed fired. Everything is contracted out. Holter monitor contracted out to a company that uses unlicensed workers in India to read long-term EKGs

Cons

Lowest pay in the area. Put in lots of time, but new grads get paid more. Management has their favorites. You will get railroaded out if you're not a favorite. Very acutely ill patients and little time to provide them with proper care. Management doesn't care about experience. They just want a warm body.

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