Pros
- Patients overall were a joy to work with. - Good experience collaborating with other interdisciplinary providers (dietitians, nursing, psychiatrists, etc.) - If you're looking to build experience treating eating disorders, this is one of the big national companies that will provide that - Very easy to gain associate/provisional license hours, as you are often engaged in direct patient care at least 6+ hours of your 8 hour shift, if not longer - Staff members were generally very supportive of each other.
Cons
- Poor scheduling. Some staff are scheduled back to back for the full 8 hours without breaks. For an eating disorder facility, seems ironic that staff are not given time to eat. When they speak up, they are told to "eat before work" and "this is the expectation of the position". Hmm, maybe don't set your expectations like that? Unhealthy for physical AND mental health. - To the above point: you are given a ton of direct hours, and then only 1-2 hours daily to complete all the documentation required for it. Many days I've stayed late at work just complete charting. There's simply not enough time to do direct hours, case management (calling referring providers, liaising with schools, insurance reviews, etc), and paperwork in the 8 hours. - Employee feedback is brushed under the rug and not heard or acted upon until it results in harm to patients. - Extremely high turnover. This is a given in any agency setting, but it was ridiculous at my location. In the year that I worked here, I can count at least 10 people that left (myself included!), many of them pointing specifically to the toxic work environment as a reason why they left. - Subpar patient care because we're constantly short staffed, cannot keep staff, and a the staff that remain are so burnt out and unsupported
