Parkland Health & Hospital System Reviews

Pros

The every two week pay was awesome that made all the working worth it

Cons

This is a job for someone who loves to walk, It is a lot of walking

Pros

You cannot beat the experience you get at Parkland, however with more and more level I trauma facilities emerging in the Dallas area Parkland is no longer getting all the cases they once were. Even with this being the case, Parkland is a phenomenal place to begin your career. I had worked at another facility before joining Parkland and you can't beat the work environment and teamwork here at Parkland. Being a teaching facility I have been able to grow from an oncology nurse to an ICU nurse quickly with the support from my coworkers and doctors. There are also plenty of committees to join to get involved, but be careful you don't get over your head and find yourself working 5 day/week due to committee meetings. Compensation is adequate but you would have to leave and come back to really see any significant pay increase.

Cons

Just about every ICU management team has some kind of trouble. Almost all managers don't know how to be leaders and they are young. Although they might have the RN experience of 20+ bedsides years that does not equate to being a good manager/leader. My experience has been rough on my unit. Staff turnover rates are high due to lack of support from managers and floating rates are high. It is a one-way street for managers. They ask ask ask but never give. Our unit currently did interviews with the Director expressing out concerns, yet NOTHING was done regarding the manager. If anything was done it was evident that the management team did not like the comments. And when you think about quitting, don't tell a sole. Retaliation is the worst. Managers will threaten saying you will not be re-hirable, I won't give you a reference, or will be shady and condescending your final 2 weeks. I only stay at this hospital because of the patient population and the coworkers. If I could replace the management team with supportive leaders who want to strengthen their staff then I would have a perfect work environment.

Pros

Great mission, vision and development opportunities.

Cons

The culture can be very one sided.