Pros
- Good PTO accrual - Coworkers (other mental health techs and most nurses) are supportive and helpful - The 3-11 supervisor is great. - Your 30-minute break is paid.
Cons
- Very inflexible scheduling. Your only option as a full time tech is to work five eight-hour shifts per week. - Perpetual staffing issues even with the use of agency staff. Expect to be mandated for 12-16hr shifts. - The 7-3 supervisor is generally disliked. They don't help in impactful ways and they tend to stick to doing the easiest parts of the job, like paperwork, cleaning, and stocking. - Clients can and do become violent. It is a seclusion and restraint facility, but there's still risk involved and management will gaslight you if you say you feel unsafe. - They aren't allowed to turn clients away no matter how bad they are. It's gotten to the point where a few clients need two staff members with them at all times, which makes the existing staffing issues even worse. - The CEO makes $750k/year. That's roughly 21x that of their lowest-paid employees (techs, housekeepers, etc.). - Once management decides that they want to get rid rid of certain people, they will find a way to do it and as soon as they hire on x amount of new techs, they fire the ones they don't like. - You honestly feel like you're taking on too much liability for the pay.