Pros
Senior management is commited to patient care. This shows through and all employees receive the tools necessary to complete the job well. Amedisys provides excellent training, whether you are clinical or not. Also, at each branch level, the staff is educated about their jobs and how they impact patient care on a day to day. Even our receptionists get lost of education, although they do not need to, but it is great because they can deal with the patients and referral sources so much better this way. The benefits package is excellent and life and work are taking into accout.
Cons
The competition in the State of Florida is ridiculous. This has nothing to do with Amedisys though. It is just the industry because it is a non CON State. Being that Florida is a non-CON state, everyone and anyone can open a home health agency at any given time. The other downside of working in this industry in Florida is the regulations that passed as of last year regarding not being able to give referrals sources any "gifts". Not that this was the way to get referrals, but it certainly helped to get in with those docs that only see you during lunch.