Strategic Behavioral Health FAQ

For PRN employees, flexible scheduling and no holidays required Good pay if you have previous experience or a college degree

Very, very expensive medical insurance premiums Milieu management is very poor Most MHTs have poor attitudes Extremely understaffed!! Very little training

Need to completely overhaul the milieu management and start over. Nursing and human resources departments were good overall.

Great coworkers and a team that worked well together during code situations. Knowledgeable supervisor that was always willing to help. Pay was decent. PTO was great. Pretty easy to take off for vacation.

Management. Sometimes nurse to patient ratio. Depending on what kind of person you are, the work environment could be toxic (advice: just don't get involved in the drama and gossip. Do your job and do it well, you should be fine)

Please consider what you can handle before admitting everyone and anyone. The safety of the other patients and your staff should be priority. Finally, listen to what your staff say and take into account their opinions.

It’s better than being unemployed.

Understaffed, high turnover, poor and incompetent leadership, leadership refuses to acknowledge problems and is more focused on money than actual patient care, pay is not equivalent to contributions, no recognition, no room for advancement, and corporate dictates operations.

Listen to staff and take action on complaints instead of sweeping things under the rug. Hold leadership accountable and fire those that don’t perform their job to standards or pushes their work off on others. Give credit where credit is due regardless of the position level. Stop letting cliques run the hospital.

I was employed by two larger behavioral health organizations prior to Strategic BH and the differences are quite surprising. Strategic Behavioral Health strives for unmatched patient care. Proper training, along with education provided by some of the most knowledgeable people in behavioral health, today. Treating people during, possibly, the most distressing point in their life is no easy task; therefore, not everyone has the patience and understanding to work in the field. With that being said, Strategic finds the RIGHT people for the job in order to ensure the best possible individualized care for our patients. This company has incredible leadership and is most definitely headed in the right direction!

Applicants need to understand the qualities behavioral health requires of you as an employee - hard working, efficient, empathetic.

Potential for real work with patients Opportunities for growth

Inconsistent treatment methods Funding and resources are an issue

The model at the facility that I worked at didn’t always serve its population well. Day to day treatment should follow more evidence based practice for patients well being