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No business acumen, no vision, no respect for the employees working in the procurement department. Employees working in the procurement department have no mark on anything they do, but they robotically execute the direction drawn by the department's management. No appreciation for the hard work, dedication or extra mile offered by the procurement specialists. The leadership of this department should be reshuffled as it's been forgotten in "position" from a long time and became obsolete, toxic, visionless  and focused on the development of cliques and not teams.
From the procurement perspective, as long the actual procurement leadership in maintained, the ones who will suffer the most will be the hospital's patients. If the Sisters of St. Joseph (who founded the hospital) in 19th century could come to life, they would twist in their graves to see the dilettantes that run the procurement department and their leadership which has nothing to do with the hospital's vision and mission.

They don't even treat their own employees right, don't expect them to treat you right either. With the management neglecting their staff, it translates into the healthcare you are given, without care, because management has given them no incentive to do otherwise. 

Management consistently ignores safety implementation requests from staff ensuring that repeated safety issue arise basically on the daily. Floor staff are not consulted leaving people who work at a desk making decisions on renovations. So now, for example, you can get trapped in the ER waiting room during violent situations because of it's new bottleneck style. They will come up with one small change and ignore the big ones that have been brought up for months, even years at this point. The NFA population is given needles right outside the ER, littering biohazards at every entrance, or all throughout the staff parking lot which is for some reason open to the public despite the constant issues. The parking stairwell looks like a war zone on a good day, and is not safe.



Horrible experience. Hired to work in 2LM department.  
Insufficient training provided, processes are not properly explained. I was expected to know how to work alone in the unit after a week. I was made to feel incompetent for wanting more than 5 days training. Management is awful, including head nurse and senior admin staff. They will talk about your performance amongst themselves, in an in professional manner while you and others can clearly hear their conversation. Do not take notes to help you prepare because apparently that is wrong. I truly don’t think the staff even care about the patients they are supposedly taking care of. Any form of kindness or customer service skills you exhibit towards patients or their families was unwelcome. I learned after from other staff that this department has a problem holding on to their admin staff and it is clear why. I have many years experience in customer service based and management roles and this was the most horrendous job I have ever had.

As a International educated nurse a typical day at work in Providence healthcare gives me an idea how the health system in Canada works. It gives me the feeling of excitement since I came there as a volunteer giving meal assistance to the residence during their meals. 

I learned how to appreciate my field, Nursing. I was assigned to Alzheimer's patients and I had the opportunity not only to apply the correct intervention in certain situations but learn to appreciate life most of all.

The management I worked with gives me the room to grow and show me how the system works. I enjoy their company for they also shared their experiences.

Like the management, co-workers gave you the room to gain confidence and patience in team-building environment.

First day were always been the hardest part of the job since your start to create a system to prioritize things according to their needs.

Being in a team-building environment made me realized that this job are more enjoyable and made me feel at home.

Very busy, focused, fast-paced, high responsibility, multi-tasking environment. The managers are there to support you when they are available. It is a multi-disciplinary environment comprised of doctors, surgeorns, residents, nurses, scrub technologists, PSA's, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthesia, PACU RN's, RT's, Radiologists, students, residents, company representatives, etc.... I loved learning new up to date surgical techniques, exploring the human body inside and out and learning how everything works, being there hands on inside a human body. The hardest part was working with the multi-disciplinary teams and trying to keep patient flow as sometimes other departments were not up to speed and it held back OR times and patients and sometimes resulted in cancellations of patient for the day.

Unity Health’s General Internal Medicine department is a case study in how not to run a healthcare service. The management here is toxic beyond belief — think high school drama, but with life-and-death consequences. It’s clear the leadership cares more about protecting their egos than providing any kind of competent patient care.

Staff morale is non-existent because the environment is built on fear, blame-shifting, and backstabbing. Good nurses and doctors seem miserable or burnt out, while the incompetent ones somehow thrive under management’s “leadership” (if you can even call it that). If you have concerns? Prepare to be ignored, gaslit, or treated like you’re the problem.

It honestly feels like patients are just an afterthought to the endless management games. Avoid this place like your life depends on it — because it very well might.

A typical day at work involved supporting residents in their daily routine. for example, Personal care, medication, meals, and community outings. I learned how to provide client-centered care, improve communication, and respond effectively to behavioral challenges. Management was approachable and supportive, always encouraging staff development. The workplace culture was inclusive, team-oriented, and focused on respect and dignity. The hardest part of the job was managing crises or behavioral escalations, but strong team support made a difference. The most enjoyable part was building relationships with residents and seeing their daily progress and smiles. It was a truly rewarding experience that strengthened my passion for caregiving.

IRT is a great entry level position for a new grad nurse. You get tons of experience on different floors (I started general medicine and that alone allowed for experience on a nephro floor, cardiac/stroke, oncology and palliative), and there is lots of opportunity to train in different areas if you’re keen to do that (surgery, mental health, emerg). It can be challenging to work on different units and at times the assignments can be heavy as the IRT nurse but with a little relationship building with the staff you can definitely find your way around easily and work well in their teams. 

Definitely a tough gig at times with respect to patient load and funding, but having worked all over this hospital I have to say - the staff is UNMATCHED. Best people I have ever worked with.

Our practice was very good organized and it gave me a lot of new skills and experience. Staff nurses were very helpful and friendly. Feedback from our clinical instructor was constructive and positive. We were working on the floor and had conference after that. It was discussions of all what we did during the day plus some new knowledge which we obtained from books, articles, internet research. Everything was produstive and very good for educational process. Atmosphera in the facility is always important for students' pratice. Most important that we got feeling that we belong there yet we can have help when it needed. This was my very good clinical practice in one of the best hospitals of Toronto.

many colleagues need to take time off for mental stress related concerns. The St Mikes site is so busy with managers running 6 portfolios or programs, supervising up to 400 employees. Impossible. Always meetings about change but roll-out and execution doesn’t happen because it’s understaffed. Only benefits for full-time employees but they hire two p/t staff instead to avoid paying benefits and sick days.  No overtime in many departments. If you stay to finish the required work, you’re volunteering.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Registered nurse 54 salaries reported	$43.62 per hour
Registered nurse - icu 34 salaries reported	$42.16 per hour
Respiratory therapist 10 salaries reported	$45.00 per hour
Registered practical nurse 3 salaries reported	$34.40 per hour
Registered nurse - oncology 8 salaries reported	$40.39 per hour

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