Sheppard Pratt Reviews

Unsafe for staff and patients due to inadequate numbers of staff. Constantly run short staffed every shift and told there is nothing they can do about it. Staff are pulled all over the hospital to units they’ve never worked or been trained on. Brand new nurses are not adequately trained and management takes them off of orientation early and forces them to run charge on the unit. A high percentage of staff either quit before orientation is complete or soon after. Upper level management does nothing to improve morale, staff retention or staffing numbers. There are a lot of staff injuries and when codes for assistance are called there isn’t an adequate number of staff to respond. Instead of decreasing patient numbers they have added additional beds to single patient rooms. This hospital was advertised as an all single bed unit when built but is no longer the case. There are cameras in the halls and management watches them constantly to pick apart everything staff does.

These apply only to school-based staff: Allowed only 5 personal / sick days each year -- and management acts like this is doing you a generous favor! Longevity not valued: new hires with same credentials will be paid more than you. No committee structure to schools. Teachers kept "professionally isolated." Admin concerned with school census over quality. High turn-over in staff (not good for students w/ special needs) If you're injured by a student, Workers' Comp (which has offices on-site at SP Towson HQ?) may resemble the Spanish Inquisition. Administrators may not be terribly supportive, either. Directors are happy to tell staff how easily they can be replaced.