Pros
-Most of staff seem to have their hearts in the right place and genuinely want to help the community. -Inclusive and diverse staffing. Nothing is perfect, and it can always be better, but you can tell leadership tries in this area. -Many cases of great care provided here when patients are compliant and high functioning enough. -Good place to learn medicine and nursing in a relatively low-stakes environment. If you make a mistake, nobody will drop dead. There's no open-heart surgery going on. -Lots of internal promotions. High performers are recognized and promoted rapidly. -Leadership seems to be as transparent as they can be and offers updates regularly. -Fairly good educational opportunities. There are paid educational days and paid continuing education credits. If you apply yourself, you will learn a lot. Clinical staff is helpful and eager to share knowledge and advice. -There are staff meetings where feedback and opinions from staff are encouraged. Some of the ideas are great and are implemented. -Steady supply of PPE. Always felt safe against COVID. -Encouraged to take PTO and not shamed when you need sick days. If you don't use all of your PTO there is pay out when you leave. -Good medical, vision, and dental benefits
Cons
-A supposed non-profit that claims "Healthcare is a Right, Not a privilege" yet maintains unrealistic productivity goals and blames staff when requirements are not met. It was painful to be part of. -Extremely frugal company that does not pay well, but at the same time pays some staff too well and is often out of medical supplies. -Most of clinical staff and management are new graduates. They cannot attract staff with more experience because the pay is so low. Many of these people are smart and you can see their potential, but they lack professional and life experience. -High turnover of clinical staff and management, so there is limited institutional knowledge and constant on-boarding. -Reports of abuse from staff by patients are taken seriously, and sometimes these patients are put on cool-off periods. Other times, action is not taken quickly enough and the patient returns only to be hostile again. There needs to be quicker action. -Out of touch executive team that operates from an ivory tower. Most are non-medical and do not understand the daily grind. -Limited resources overall and even the new building needs improvement. The toilet floods often . Hope that got fixed, it's 2022. The ancient Romans are laughing in their graves. -There was an actual bona fide Ellen DeGenerous caliber psychopath employed there at one point. It was terrifying and stressful, but also strangely captivating, like watching a python slither through the office. What will it do next?!