Pros
PROS really depends on your management team. I've worked in 3 different departments over my 9 years with the hospital. I had one department with a director that worked hard to train and guide me to take multiple advancements. When I left to another department for a few years, when I found out she had an opening in her department I asked her if I could come back. And she said gladly! Pros as a referral coordinator- work from home. They recently changed the PTO where holidays are separate from the PTO time that you earn. Which has been a great change! From my understanding UF Health does not pay as great as some of the other hospitals in our area...HOWEVER the medical benefits and all the other benefits offered to us makes up for that. I've had job offers from Baptist and St. Vincents and basically it was the benefit package I get with UF that beat out the pay increase. What I'd end up paying for benefits at the other hospitals would be the same pay rate I currently get.
Cons
After COVID the hospital lost a lot of good managers and has struggled to find managers with college degrees. So now they are moving long term employees into management positions with no college degrees and calling them "supervisors." While for some this is an amazing opportunity to shine and they do a fantastic job taking on the position. While others really struggle and get frustrated because "they are only making a quarter more an hour, with 4x work, salaried so no over time but working tons of over time, and having to baby sit a bunch of unprofessional adults." Exact words from one of these supervisors. However, it's not just this 1 supervisor but several I hear and see the frustration from. And a group is only as good as their leader, so when you have a negative supervisor it's reflected in the office. Since I work from home I'm thankful I don't have to face this directly on a daily basis in the office. However, it does make it difficult to communicate with these unhappy supervisors or their staff. And of course I'm told I work from home and I should just be grateful. Trust me I am. But then there's the office managers/supervisors that love their jobs and have staff under them that are just as happy and those are the folks I enjoy communicating with! Best advice after 9 years is treat nobody you work with as a friend. Separate work life and home life. Treat everyone you interact with the way you would want to be treated. When you have issues, create a paper trail- document, document, document. Once you have established that the issue at hand is a continuous issue that needs to be addressed, go through the appropriate chain, do not skip rank in the chain of command. Typically the issue will be addressed in a professional manner.