Inova Reviews

Poor management. Managers are not trained or truly qualified to handle the role. As a result, there is constantly a lot of tension. Employees do not feel empowered because the managers mood dictates how they are treated on any giving day. Work setting is lack-luster for a corporate office setting. No work-life balance at all. Recruitment staff are setup to work in cubes - think Wolf of Wallstreet. HR staff very clicky - they don't miggle with the peasants, unless they are about to "get the ax." An unpleasant group of people. How is this when your department is called "Human Resources?" There is a lot of instability where employees do not know what will happen next. If you like playing Russian roulette with your career, this seems like the ideal organization to work for. No need for job descriptions when most do a medley of different jobs consistently. Most fall under "and other duties as assigned." Employees want to feel like they are developing/continuing a career, not just doing a job. Things should not be like this.

The term"nurses eat their young" holds true here. I have never been met with so much lateral bullying in my life. ICU is tough, but not impossible as a new grad with the right support. if you are willing to hire new grads in the ICU AT LEAST pair them with a preceptor WILLING to teach them instead of converse with their friends all day and scoffing at the idea of them hiring you as a new grad ADN in the ICU because they had to work Med Surg for 2 years after their BSN, before coming to the ICU. Why would you have someone precept a new grad/new hire with this mindset? Do you really expect them to provide the best learning experience without bias? Horrible experience as a first job out of nursing school. Once the "group" decides they don't like you they will make your experience miserable and suggest you "resign" bullying you until you leave. I was so excited to work here and left disappointed. Definitely not welcoming.