Organization Overview and Culture

A hospital is a very strange place to work. When constantly dealing with matters of life and death, the employees there must have a certain persona about them. Due to the serious content of their job they make light of many other things. They are generally a happy bunch of people; making jokes in the procedure room, laughing with patients, celebrating every employee birthday with a party, and over all enjoying their jobs as much as (if not more so) than any other person.
This job is much like any other; there is customer interaction, forms to fill out and get signed, lunch room gossip, conflicts, long hours, and protocol to follow. There are bosses and subordinates, different departments to check up on, and of course friendships formed. However, working in a hospital is different because mistakes are much more serious and protocol like consent forms are followed religiously; any slip up could cost a patient's life or a serious lawsuit. It is a high stress job, yet a very fulfilling and interesting one. Although many of the same procedures are done day after day, every patient is different and every procedure has a certain uniqueness to it - it is that quality that makes working in a hospital such a fascinating experience. Overall the feel of the job is similar to many others, but the fact that lives are being saved makes everything more important and more worth the time.