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BHC Alhambra Hosptial reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

21% positive business outlook

BHC Alhambra Hosptial has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BHC Alhambra Hosptial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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45 reviews
1.0
May 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great floor staff on adult units Good EDO people who do their best with tough customers One good supervisor who works on nights, and the rest don't know how to do the nurse's job and therefore can't help when intakes are out the door. Some that do are more focused on their school work.

Cons

Focused on exploiting insurances PET team writes weak holds to get pt in to the hospital and out of the neighboring ERs Cronyism amongst pediatric staff and management. Some good psychologists that do care Most Groups run by student psychologists New nurses are feed to the wolves with limited support by management, no real preceptorship training or program. Paper charting and instructed to chart to the negative on patients. Too many intakes with consideration to staff capacity to maintain unit safety. Use cameras to write people up Management of three units is weak and focused on passing inspections Some Medications not available due to costs and patients told to bring their own. One seclusion room and highly volatile unit. Staff too young to have bigger picture sensibilites

3.0
Oct 27, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Schedule is great they really work with you and understand everyone has a life. But expect to work weekends at least every other weekend. If you fight hard enough they will increase Pay not much though. Food is okay. Most units are close knit. 50% of employees have worked there 8 or more years. Great learning experience. It literally teaches you how to deal with patients with mental illnesses. I’ve learned So much patience from this place. If you want overtime this is the place for you.

Cons

30% of employees have only worked there for 2 -4 years. 20% of employees have been there a year or less. Which means most employees don’t know how to handle stressful situations. It’s extremely stressful every day is completely different. I’ve seen 10 admissions and 10 discharges in one unit in one shift. Other days it’s slow. Higher ups expect you to know time management and expect you to take a 30 min break every 5 hours which seems impossible when things are going on and the unit acuity is high. Oh this is not a long term job it’s a short term experience unless you can handle serious stress. Seriously everyday I’m stressed I even get nightmares of this place. Yet some days it’s okay maybe even great. Don’t ever do full time here it will burn you out so quickly. I’ve seen people get injured not only patients but staff as well. I’ve seen employees get cussed out by patients over as simple as a sandwich. Every day is different but that’s how it is working with patients with mental illnesses. Some days I literally just want to cry because it can get so overwhelming so easily but you don’t even have time to cry so you have to keep going. No one cares about your complaints they just want results and money. Supervisors try to help but they are under a lot of stress as well. There’s not any restraints so expect to be holding down a patient from 20 mins to maybe even an hour and a half. All while getting yelled, kicked, scratched, punched and spit at. It’s not an every day thing but it happens every so often.

3.0
Jun 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good team work most of the time. CNE extraordinary person who truly advocates for mental health. Cafeteria food is decent and affordable. Good opportunity for supplemental income.

Cons

High turn over. Low paying rates. Most employees are part -time, young people in their early 20s who are often inexperienced and unqualified for caring for people with mental health problems. Med pass can be overwhelming due to paper charting.

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