Pros
Newer facilities were very nice (at least in looks). I learned a lot about how to research a company more prior to taking a job. (see cons below)
Cons
Where do I start? Most facilities had too much work and not enough staff. For example, a financial counselor was responsible for the jobs of what would be 3 different positions in most other companies and not paid competitively for it. Turnover was extremely high. In my area, out of 13 facilities, every single one had at least one change in upper management (administrator or DNS), most had 3 or 4 administrators in the short time I was with the company. The organizational structure changed multiple times in the short time I was there, as and there even times the changes only lasted a day before they were changed back. There was very little formal training at the facility level. I was a corporate employee but since I did not live or work in Georgia I was constantly left out of the loop on just about everything. Very cliquish at the corporate level. Benefits were terrible for a healthcare company. Holiday (except Christmas) pay, sick time, bereavement leave all had to come out of your PTO pool. PTO was accrued at a higher rate, but most corporate employers were required to use some of that PTO for the week between Christmas and New Year's when the corporate office was closed. This is something I wish I had known prior to taking the job, and the employee handbook was very vague about holiday pay. I enjoyed what I did, but unfortunately there were very few instances where I was really allowed to do the job I was hired to do and make a difference with the people I was trying to help. Pruitt is the perfect example of too many chiefs.
