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Niagara Health System

Here for a few years and staff is overworked, understaffed putting nursing license at risk. Staff about 1/2 is great to work with but most are in same situation and helps as team will help with your workload. Most doctors are great to be with and work with. If you have management issues, discrepancy, bullied or are hurt your useless to them and they document everything in their favor even writing lies. High priced lawyers will do their best to make you give up if you have an issue then you are a target after that. Have a few staff who situation was so stressful they are no longer with us. This comment is accurate on; 25 July 2015 and 21 August 2018 comment reviews accurate. Don't trust most comments as ; "By far the best place I have ever worked - the teamwork is amazing' and " Very young staff currently, always looking for experienced people'??? This sounds like an AD not a review, really a 5? Writer must work an 8000-1600 Monday to Friday shift as most are not even a 4 at best. Upper management is ruthless and heartless and do not care about staff as easily replaced. There is high turnover for a reason Dr's included as we give all and when we need help we are thrown under the bus, just EVIL. This is an accurate representation of the true work environment for at least 2/3 of the staff. I fully expect 5 more comment left after mine averaging 4+ to compensate for the truth of my comments.

Mental health department. The team I have is great. Compassionate and competent. We work short quite frequently. I feel there is improvement to be made with staffing shortages (ensuring shifts are being called out for everyone) ie. filling shifts regardless if employee is in overtime. Sadly right now vacations are not all being approved due to the pandemic which makes it more stressful and can be hard to balance work/personal life. Sometimes there are ethical issues you run into almost daily (working short, ensuring patient safety and basic needs are met). not having the time to give client-centred therapy they need due to staffing ratios.
There are good learning opportunities, staff is always willing to teach and share info, I enjoy feeling like you actually helped a patient learn coping strategies or provided client-centred information on their illness/es when appropriate

Good Employer, good benefits and pension.  As a large government type of organisation the environment is typically bureaucratic.

Prospective employees should be prepared to wait a long time to attain full-time status as many positions offered are part-time and casual part-time.  

I have only held a position in the NHS as a unionised employee so I cannot comment upon management positions.

Depending upon where in the NHS you work, the workplace culture can vary widely. 

In my own position the local manager is very decent and as a result the workplace culture is cooperative and positive.

Keep in mind the the NHS is a large organization with many different sites.  Conditions of work and employee morale varies widely throughout as should be expected.

Passionate about my current role as Drug Access Facilitator 
Manage over 30 different Patient Assistance Program that are available to oncology patients.
Facilitate on behalf of patients the copious amount of paperwork that is involved when applying for drug coverage through private payers when prior authorizations are required for drug funding.
Time lines and the heavy load of referrals are the hardest part of the job and can be overwhelming at times when you are the only doing  Drug Reimbursement for our growing clinic.
Love the patients, Love to provide them with financial assistance with drug funding and to ease their stress and frustration when dealing with private payers and provincial programs ( EAP/Section 16, Trillium and CCO )

As employed with the NHS from 1998 I found nothing but Extreme solid foundation in which I could learn not only by my colleagues who are exceptional but also with all the opportunities that the NHS provides.

Although I must admit the perioperative suite was by far the most rewarding training plus mentoring you could possibly get. I love and miss all my colleagues. As I've mentioned below I cannot say enough there are no words to describe how amazing it is and was working alongside my colleagues.

I am proud to work at Niagara Health!  I work with an amazing team, management is great, and my job here provides me with a healthy work-life balance.

Niagara Health holds a special place in my heart as well.  I was born within one of the Hospital sites and spent a lot of time as an inpatient there due to chronic asthma as a child.  I always received exemplary care when treated here.

I would recommend Niagara Health as an employer to anyone that would be interested in joining the team.

Working at the hospital is a unique experience. My fellow employees, which is mostly the nurses, are a very rare group of people. They are a pleasure to work with.

The hardest part of my job is when a patient expires. I am pleased that I can be there to do what I can to help there families in anyway possible; whether it be just for comfort or for support, as long as I can be of service to them.

The most enjoyable part of the job is when a patient is discharged home. Just to know that they are feeling much better and that we have done our best to help them through there illness is enough to make you feel that something we have done has made a difference in someone's life.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Wonderful employees and always smiling and hard workers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
the most stressful part about working is the long term care section of the hospital is now closing permanently.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The hospital has a diverse culture and employees making our job interesting and knowledgeable of many different cultures.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day at the hospital is very exciting as we participate in all holidays and celebrations.  The environment is always fun working with so many people.

Every day was unique in a healthcare environment and it is a very incredible environment to learn in. I learned what it truly takes for health care and patient-centred care - a lot of hard working and amazing people - front-line and back-line. I worked with an incredible team that helped each other continually and with some incredible ideas that made that new hospital become a huge success due to all of that teamwork and hard work.
The most enjoyable part of the job was being part of the social committee and coming up with fun activities to promote interaction between different groups and help increase employee satisfaction and to just have fun.

NHS is a ever growing health care system that has endless areas for professional and personal growth. They provide you with all the necessities to function in the health care field and interact with the health care team continuously. I volunteer with another young female. We provide comfort measures for the patients within the ER ie. fresh cold water, a warm blanket. We fill the isolation carts for the nurses, as well as restock the gloves within each of the patient rooms within the department. We socialize within the waiting room and answer as many questions as we can.

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