Nursing Reviews

I have worked on a med-surg/tele floor for almost three years now. I have never received any type of formal review. I continue to get the max raise but no one ever tells me how I am doing. I have worked several jobs in the past, non health care related, and always received a six month or even three month review. Do they just not do this in nursing? I guess I should just consider it a good thing but I also feel that it is important to receive feedback on job performance and to know your strengths and weaknesses.
If you are getting the max raise, I think your review is just getting done without calling you in. Some managers do that. We have to sign ours, and get a chance to refute anything we disagree with. Some years we were so long without a manager, that they didn't get done (we don't have merit raises, just defend your clinical ladder). Other years we were handed the forms and filled them out ourselves (I got really good ones those years!).Have you asked about it?

Count your blessings

I worked a secretarial job for 7 years without a single review (and with very few raises). The motto there was essentially "if you're screwing up, we'll let you know."My current employer does annual reviews based on hire date, with raises being a scaled percentage based upon the composite of your review scores.I'm in agreement with previous posters - if you were not exceeding expectations, you likely wouldn't be receiving the maximum raises.

What is this "raise" you speak of? Grumble, grumble, grumble....

Very odd. The Human Resources chapter in the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals requires job descriptions, background checks (if required by law), primary source verification of licensure, orientation, competence assessments, and performance evaluations.So - it is very likely that there is some sort of 'evaluation' going on - at least on paper. But since the purpose of this exercise is supposed to provide feedback to you on your performance.... it isn't being done right. Maybe you should talk to your manager to find out why you haven't had a real performance eval.

We do mid-years and annuals. Every year.