Pros
They pay you to work there.
Cons
Nursing units are full of old, tenured nurses who think they run the place. Little accountability for inept nurses who aren't fulfilling their responsibilities. When starting my shift, I was constantly cleaning up after the previous shift, giving out medications they "didn't feel like" administering, replacing IVs that should have been replaced a day or two ago (several infiltrations), patients who should have been discharged the day before. I could go on. Nurses aren't a team, will never help with anything if they can avoid it. CNA's are your best friends. Managers are terrible at maintaining coverage - I was once asked to work a triple shift. My father-in-law always says he wouldn't take his dog here, I can't really blame him. HR is also terrible. The were several months late in paying out my remaining vacation time, I had to continually follow up with them. They also apparently don't respond to employment verification requests. I've had two new employers attempt to verify my previous employment over the last few years, and HR at MacNeal has been the only problem. I've had to dig up old W-2's on both occasions because they just can't be bothered to reply. Also, don't plan on using your manager as a reference, they don't reply either.