Pros
working with kids and making a lasting impression in their lives.
Cons
SO many to list! We were always understaffed. Management wasn't professional and always blaming employees for things out of our control in order to save themselves. Management had NO idea what was truly going on in the units and would show up to do perfunctory walk throughs when important people would show up. Staff was consistently getting hurt and then subsequently fired because the company did not want to pay their medical bills. There is an us against them attitude between the nurses and the rest of the staff. Your shift quality depended heavily on who you worked with. Honestly, this by far was the worst job I've ever held in my life and it made me leave mental health despite my degrees in psychology. Treatment is a joke and when kids age out the company sends them to homeless shelters. Upper management ALWAYS took the side of the clients even when there was overwhelming evidence they were lying, Working there you always felt like you were on defense. Many times we were investigated by the state and before the interviews you were told what to say, which is totally illegal. This company has no soul and it will gladly suck yours right out of your body.
