RN (Former Employee) – Fergus, ON – 27 November 2018
Very busy floor, often caring for patients waiting for alternate level of care (nursing home, rehab, etc), Often see silo nursing- unable to find someone to help out or unwilling to help you out. However, some staff are amazing, particularly the housekeeping staff. Needs a re-shifting in culture in order to be a great place to work. Clients get good care by nurses and doctors. Doctors are generally approachable, willing to teach, and great at what they do. Floor is often over capacity and management does not allow extra staff to come in to help out. Feel like you are putting your nursing license on the line sometimes. Management not helpful, supportive, flexible, or fair. I had more bad days then good here. Some nursing staff are lazy and unwilling to help, but others are exceptional at what they do and go above and beyond. High turn over, especially with RN's.
I learned a lot about medical conditions, medications, nursing in general, and work culture. Some staff truly love working here and have had a much more positive experience than I. Often order lunch in on a weekend shift and have lunch together- which was nice for the morale. Some clients had interesting diagnoses which made the nursing care more interesting.
Pros
good wage and benefits, great pension plan, some great colleagues
RPN (Former Employee) – Fergus, ON – 3 September 2018
The change in Senior Management significantly impacted the culture. No room for career advancement & salaries are far below median. People work well together, but there is a lot of frustration on the floors. SMT needs to re-focus.
Leader (Former Employee) – Fergus, ON – 29 August 2018
The change in Senior Management significantly impacted the culture. No room for career advancement & salaries are far below median. People work well together, but there is a lot of frustration on the floors. SMT needs to re-focus.
Pros
Small town feel, friendly staff
Cons
Long hours, no room to advance, no recognition, bad management
Obstetrical, Surgical and CCCU Registered Nurse (Current Employee) – Fergus, ON – 18 October 2017
Management needs to work on their retention of staff. Lots of turn around with nursing staff. Of the nursing staff that is currently employed they are very helpful and willing to help train new employees.
Student Nurse, 1st Floor (Former Employee) – Fergus, ON – 5 April 2017
Challenging and educational experience. The staff were, for the most part, kind and helpful. Be prepared to hit the floor running! Unionized. You won't necessarily be able to get the shifts/hours that you want. EVER.