IWK Health Centre Employee Reviews

Interesting employees that have different prior experiences that you can learn from. The management invests in in trainings for employees. Pay is good. Work matters and is fulfilling

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Poor work life balance

Scheduling Coordinator (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 25 August 2023

Not the best place to work if you have a familyOr want to have a life outside of work. They gossip constantly about each other and if you work in anything besides a nurse or doctor you are treated like dirt

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A great place to work

Registration Clerk (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 20 April 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed my 20 years at the IWK as a Registration Clerk.I was cross trained to ward clerk and the Womens site.I had great trainers and great managers.They would also compliment me for doing a great job.I loved my job and loved my co-workers.I have made many friendships.Elizabeth Risk

Pros

Free meal if you worked overtime.Plus double wage.

Cons

I did not like the Mandated Policy.

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Productive and professional work place

Electronic medical coding (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 11 January 2023

Professional, productive and fun work place that help me gain alot of experience and self confidence as start up job in Canada. Thank you very much for this experience

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Toxic work culture

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Mental health - 31 December 2022

Management heavy, micromanagement, does not trust experience, heavy on credentials rather than experience which is needed, management protects each other, making it difficult for front line to grow and references can be compromised due to behind scenes chats rather than HR handling interview questions If management… wonderful place to work

Pros

Job security

Cons

Poor support of management high turnover poor retention poor pay

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Insights into IWK Health Centre

Based on 16 survey responses

What people like

Ability to learn new things
Inclusive work environment
Clear sense of purpose

pretty good place to work

Booking Clerk (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 17 November 2022

not amazing but not the worst, hard to get hired on but once youre internal its fairly easy to move around, however frequently understaffed in various areas

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Productive and energetic workplace and nice staff

Ward Clerk (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 26 August 2022

I WK Health Centre was a great place to work. While it was fast paced it will depend on what area of the hospital you are in. When casual you don’t always get steady hours but you can strike it lucky and get a good month or so with steady hours. I’mSure now they need people more than ever

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Interesting rewarding work. Management heavy.

Health care professional (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 8 July 2022

Too many management decisions made that negatively impact work life balance. If employees are stressed and overworked. This impacts patients’ care. Management lacks diversity in many ways. They need new people and new approaches. Inadequate places to conduct practice. Slow to upgrade technology.

Pros

Rewarding work, coworkers

Cons

Inadequate staffing managers are out of touch.

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Booking CLERK

Shared Clinics Bookings/Registration (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 10 May 2022

job itself is great. Environment is very political and can be "clicky" You can move around a lot once your in. Not much space for growth depending on what you do.

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Productive and a great workplace

Protection Services Officer (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 8 September 2021

I am feeling happy and comfortable with the roles in my job. I have learned a lot there; everyone on both sites are helpful and are friendly people.I intend to grow even more with this fantastic company.

Pros

Payment

Cons

A little far from my home

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Stable job with good benefits

RESEARCH / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 16 May 2020

There are so many different departments at the IWK, there will be many different experiences as an employee. I worked as an admin; it can be pretty stressful but I always found managers to be approachable and reasonable. Pay is fair, benefits are good. Once you are in the door here, there is a lot of opportunity to move around.

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Senior Design - Capstone Project (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 8 May 2020

Great Workplace. Great work life balance. Learned to apply engineering methodologies in a professional and engaging environment. (Lean and continuous improvement)

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My position was contract so it would be hard to accurately assess some aspects of working at the IWK.

Research Coordinator (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 19 February 2020

Again it is hard to assess the overall experience as I worked on a research project for one paediatric psychiatrist and did not interact with others at the IWK. I did not receive a lot of guidance on the project and often felt that my work was undervalued and not reviewed in a timely fashion.

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Working at the IWK

Health and Safety Administrator (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 29 December 2019

I loved my job at the IWK. Unfortunately, the team I was working with was small and there was no room for me to develop further. I ended up moving to Calgary and finding new opportunities but I always miss the amazing people I worked with. We even still keep in touch!

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Administrative assistant (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 10 December 2019

Overall a good place to get in. Administrative assistant positions rarely come up. Get a temporary and work up from there. This is how a lot of people get in.

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Productive

Ward Clerk at NICU (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 1 December 2019

Open staff, willing to work with you to fix any issues you have. Hardest part of the job was the 12 hr shifts. Very structured day as ward clerk which I liked.

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Okay

Administrative assistant to Ophthalmologist (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 9 November 2019

Okay place to work, love my coworkers The management is hard as they aren’t seen often hard to relate to them Enjoy the environment and feel like I am making a difference benefits are nice but need to be paid more

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relaxed

Co-Op Placement (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 15 September 2019

Although it was boring it was still a good place for my co-op. i liked it but its not for me because i like fast pace not slow but i did enjoy and the people were great.

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Great place to work!

Ward Clerk (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 21 August 2019

Great place to work! Cannot say enough great things about the IWK Health Centre and all of the values of this workplace. They treat you like you are family

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Awesome workplace with good company morale

Tier 1 Tech Support (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 9 March 2019

It's been a long time since I had the opportunity to work at the IWK. That said, when I worked there, I found it to be a satisfying job and work term. The people were awesome to work with and for, and the hours were reliable. Management was always pleasant and treated you as if you were not only human but actually had a clue about what you were doing. This was one of the best jobs of my career so far. I miss the atmosphere and the people.

Pros

Great Company Morale, reliable hours, could combine breaks and lunch.

Cons

No overtime

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Administrative Assistant to Managers (Current Employee) - Halifax, NS - 5 December 2018

very positive work environment, busy, excellent management, training available and great co-workers. modern office equipment and programs. Stable employment for hard workers