I can't include all of the cons by telling you, verbal or written. There are too many. You'd have to be there to really know. The main issue is the management and owner(s) and their ethics.
This place is dangerous for staff and patients alike. During my time here there were multiple instances where techs and RNs put patients into non-CPI restraints that did not follow proper body mechanics. I (a tech with 2-3 months experience) had to (politely) tell my more experienced coworkers that they themselves are escalating the situation and also need to adhere to CPI technique instead of putting themselves and the patient at greater risk of injury. Of course, I was not listened to and eventually ostracized/retaliated against by my coworkers in lieu of advocating for patient safety and rights.
Nurses are too overworked to do necessary parts of their job. That, or they just ignore techs (and sometimes other RNs) when a concern is brought to them just because they feel like they know better than their coworkers. Example: a patient was threatening to start a fight with another patient during meal time. Their threats included causing long-term injuries to the other patient. The patient was told that they will not leave the unit for meals until they are able to be safe. Well, the RN never put the unit restriction order in despite my several requests AND their verbal approval. The response to my last request was "night shift is just going to have to deal with it". Come meal time, I was told that I HAVE to take this patient off the unit because the order never got put in. I should have just absolutely refused. Lesson learned, I guess. The patient did end up attacking the other. I'm not sure of the consequences that the victim faced, but it was 100% preventable and 100% negligence. This is not the only time situations like this happened, it was numerous times during the time I worked there (under 6 months).
When you get injured on the job (i.e. assaulted by a patient) and need time off, don't count on having a check for all the time you need to recover. If you need light duty, expect to be pressured into doing things that aren't light duty, or sent home early because there are no more light-duty-duties to do.
Nurses would sometimes straight up refuse to participate in codes because "they can't afford to be injured", and then let the techs do it and get injured instead....even though RNs make basically 3 times more than techs and have better benefits.
Multiple nurses (floor and management) either didn't wear their masks or wore reusable mesh masks that are supposed to have a filter in them, without the filter. Consequently, multiple kids who were hospitalized here were exposed to and contracted COVID during their stay. Speaking of, so, so many employees here (mainly RNs) are anti-mask/anti-vax/covid-denying.
I one time mentioned to the charge nurse of my unit that we were understaffed. She said, and I quote, "Don't say that. (Insert CNO's name) said that she doesn't ever want to hear anyone saying that. You don't want to get written up. She works very hard to make sure that we are always adequately staffed". I don't know about anyone else who has half a brain that thinks being always adequately and safely staffed means sometimes having a unit with 20+ ADOL-ICU patients including 2 line of sight patients and one 1:1, with one RN and one tech. Talk about authoritarian narcissism.
You won't get your hard earned (and I do mean hard) PTO when you quit. If you're an MHT, prepare to be patronized and treated like a pissant (unless you become the right person's favorite). If you're an RN, protect your license and just don't work here.
AVOID THIS PLACE! Don't go here for help if you can help it. Don't let friends and family go here if you can help it. Don't work here.
