Be careful of applying to mental health positions - Mental Health Clinician UW Health Employee Review

1.0
12 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I currently work here as a mental health clinician / therapist accessible; uses EPIC; decent discounts as an employee; the hospital cafeteria isn't too bad;

Cons

working extra hours past what was agreed; unclear guidelines and unattainable work expectations; unhappy medical staff members; overbooked schedule + limited number of mental health clinicians = unhappy patients; superficial support from management and HR; many disorganized changes and implementations within the hospital; high turnover in many areas (nursing, registration, patient services, physicians); emphasis is on billing and bringing in a profit given the hospital's debt; no value on patient care - patients have a long waiting time to see anyone at this facility; don't expect anyone above your position to ever take responsibility for errors that they make; high parking garage costs that are absurd; blatant racism and discrimination by medical staff (staff says he is not a racist or homophobic and then makes crude jokes or rude toward his patients)

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UW Health Response
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Cons

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UW Health Response
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2.0
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Cons

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