Round Rock Medical Center Reviews

Pros

Friendly staff, management that shows appreciation for your work, bonuses yearly, tuition reimbursement is great, benefits were amazing, location is nice.

Cons

Rapport is off, you will be getting report for five patients from several other nurses. The technology is dated, emar meditech looks like it operates on Windows 95 and is not even close to the current version. Too much time spent charting. Communication is through old cellphones from the 90s and walkie-talkies. The older cna staff act insubordinate and some of the older nurses are rude to new nurses and staff.

Advice to Management

Update meditech to current, you're using an ancient version that is confusing and will cause medical errors, punish people creating tension in the workplace, 1 nurse to give report to 1 nurse for the 5 patients, utilize mobile heartbeat instead of old walkie-talkies and old cellphones. Technology, rapport, and empathy is a must in a healthcare setting.

Pros

Healthcare is a calling, and one still has the ability to gain valuable experience.

Cons

Increasing levels of responsibility without adding or increasing support to achieve expectations. Healthcare is run as a business, with the main focus on the bottom line.

Advice to Management

Some PCTs have more education and experience than the RNs, which get the majority of the focus. An RN may have an ADN, while your PCT working under them makes 30% of their pay, with years' more experience. PCTs work extremely hard, but are essentially at the top of their bracket on the day of hire - there is no promotion scale, so the position is a dead end. The PCT is also severely hindered by the limit to perform... more than extremely basic skills. The typical PCT uses the position to offset nursing school costs, or as resume experience, with no expectation to stay in the role longer than necessary to achieve that goal. My advise is to refocus on your supporting staff, and allow your skilled employees to perform to the level of their ability. You put so much pressure on the RN, while neglecting an untapped resource.

Pros

Location/ short commute to work

Cons

The employees run the show here in the Surgery department with no backbone in management. Mean girls atmosphere and lazy employees with a “ point the finger “ attitude. One of the worst St David’s HCA origanizations I have ever worked for. Incompetent management who did not have a hold on anything. They basically condoned everything that was going on by not stopping any of it. They will claim that they have no idea... it was going on but that is complete and utter nonsense. The culture here is toxic.

Advice to Management

Drain the swamp and lead from the front

Pros

Great coworkers, hospital-wide functions throughout the year, constant access to the gift shop and cafeteria

Cons

I worked in Central Scheduling and there was absolutely no vertical advancement in place.

Advice to Management

Support career advancement.

Pros

The management is awesome. It's a smaller hospital and the nurses have been the best

Cons

Heavy patient load, not enough staff sometimes.

Pros

recognized company, helps out the community

Cons

pay; major gaps in communication

Advice to Management

listen to the employees

Pros

Always changing fast paced environment.

Cons

Budget cuts to vital roles first.

Advice to Management

Monitor budget and cut where necessary, not the essential functions first.

Pros

The opportunity to serve patients and families and contribute to their wellness.

Cons

Having your position eliminated and being laid off after 13 years of dedicated service.

Advice to Management

Lift up your employees and make them feel appreciated.