Mental Health Worker - IP Behavioral Health
Pros
• Great experience for mental health, you will see a lot of different disorders • Great PTO plan • Affordable medical/dental/vision plans • IP Behavioral Health manager is open to new ideas, and willing to work with you • Shadow 10 shifts before starting
Cons
• If they are short staffed for the next shift, you have to stay and work a double • Multiple calls to come in and work on your days off --- 2/3 times per day • Low base pay • 8-hour shifts --- only unit in whole hospital • Miscommunication between staff --- this is mainly due to 8-hour shifts, since change of shift happens three times a day • Very high turn over rate • Offers very few sick days --- call in 6 times and your fired • Expected to run group therapy with very little training in this area • Patients get treated more like prisoners, rather than patients • Some nurses can be rude to staff and patients, and aren't willing to help when needed
