Phlebotomist (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 22 March 2019
I work as a Phlebotomist at RVH. It's an amazing place to work. Management is very supportive of staff. Workload is getting heavier though and sometimes it's understaffed. Coworkers are lovely to work with and always willing to help out when they can. RVH just needs to hire more Phlebotomists for the laboratory and it'll be 5 stars.
Cardiac Intervention Unit/Cardiac Care Units (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 13 March 2019
Excellent place to work and learn with structure for management. Lots of levels of meetings and there is a process for every detail. Excellent procurement structure
Nurse (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 13 March 2019
I work with an excellent team of professionals. Many opportunities to move around within the organization. Everchanging and advancement in technology and pratices.
Anesthesia Assistant (Part-time) (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 29 January 2019
I'm an Anesthesia Assistant at RVH and I love it. Our role within the OR is well developed and allows us to use a variety of skills within our scope of practice every day. Not only is the role great, but our entire Anesthesia department is wonderful to work with daily. They appreciate our help and utilize us frequently in a variety of areas in the OR and out.
Emerge Department Volunteer (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 27 January 2019
Many of the jobs that once paid a wage have been shifted to volunteer work. RVH takes on ~800 volunteers and they expect you to do a lot. Great to enhance communication skills and initiative however often student volunteers would not be acknowledged (they would plan barbecues and events for the volunteers on the first day of school instead of a weekend).
Unit Clerk (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 29 December 2018
hard to advance career here fun, busy atmosphere good options at cafeteria great co-workers wonderful patients hardest part is seeing other people advance when they kiss up
Risk and Patient Safety Specialist (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 1 October 2018
As a staff member you were never sure who would be the next one ~walked~ out. If management didn't like you...you were gone! I believe there are many great people that work here, however, a review of upper management is needed in order for trust to start to rebuild in this organization.
Co-op Placement (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 10 August 2018
From the moment I stepped into Rvh, everyone was very welcoming and very helpful. Also it was a very good experience, I learned a lot about where I wanted to go to school and what field I wanted to work in.
Logistics Attendant/Receiver (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 31 July 2018
has a great pension, great benefits, and a great hourly wage, but so many deductions that a single person can't get by on the take home wage. great staff to work with, but management turn over is quite high.
Pros
pension, benefits
Cons
poor take home pay unless you are in a specialized area
Very top down, dictatorship-style management culture.
Leadership (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 18 April 2018
Managers are not valued but put under enormous pressure to meet upper management sometimes unrealistic expectations. RVH and CEO look great on paper, but at what cost to middle management to produce such outcomes. Toxic culture in leadership. Front line staff and care are great.
Clinical Registered Dietitian (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 9 April 2018
Management does not support their staff and stand-by, as staff are bullied by their colleagues. Felt micromanaged. Can be a very unproductive place to work -not much room for advancement.
Practical Nursing Student Emergency Department (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 5 March 2018
I spent multiple placements at the Royal Victoria hospital throughout my schooling. They offered a variety of learning opportunities with supportive staff members that help deliver the best care to their patients. management treated me with respect even though i was only a student and all resources available to staff were also made available for myself.
Anesthesia assistant (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 17 August 2017
Poor communication from management to staff. Would like to see better communication regarding staffing issues and concerns. Good culture of patient safety - excellent anesthesia care team
Some areas have really great staff members to work with
Registered Nurse (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 8 June 2017
Typical schedule is 7-7 either day or night. They offer many educational opportunities,some even paid for by the organization. The hardest part is dealing with management or staffing, sometimes they just don't get it.
Registered Practical Nurse (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 4 June 2017
Proud to be working there. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. My day consists of being assigned to a clinic (gyne, plastics, ent, cysto or gen surg) and running my day like a clinic.m along side the MD. We typically see about 20 patients per 8 hour day
very helpfull employee and the best team leader ever
Medical lab assistant technician (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 7 November 2016
excellent atmosphere to work and very helpful team leader of course too much patient but vary from day to day but all in general excellent place to work .
Rotary Lodge Clerk (Current Employee) – Barrie, ON – 1 June 2016
Overall it has been a great place to work and I enjoy the clients that I see on a daily basis. It has been a great place to grown and develop as a person.
Medical Laboratory Technician (Former Employee) – Barrie, ON – 5 August 2015
I enjoy working under pressure and getting the job done been compassionate and getting the best treatment to patients. providing extra mile to make them feel comfortable and and ease also the responsabilities when you are drawing blood from a patient after surgery or quimiotherapy