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Buffalo Psychiatric Center

BPC has several outpatient clinics that serve persons with various mental illnesses. 

In one particular clinic, some employees come and go as they please and rig their timecards to show full days of work, management doesn't seem to mind because they don't like to work full days either, and sometimes don't show up to work at all. 
Those in the inner circle cover for each other's absenteeism, all the while stealing tax payer dollars. 
Oddly enough no one seems to care. 

Management fabricates falsities of employees who speak up about absenteeism to cover their poor behavior. Their is also very little "management" that actually happens, one is left to figure it out and hope that they aren't stepping on anyones toes. God forbid you do your job and make the one's who don't look bad. 
The culture is very political and closed minded. 

On the upside, there are many opportunities to provide real assistance to good people living with mental illnesses, but don't try too hard or you may be accused of becoming "enmeshed" in the lives of your patients. 

Inpatient is a whole other ball game. Support staff run the place and licensed personnel are expected to take a back seat to a patient care culture which has no basis in science. 
Many support staff quickly escalate situations and could stand to have some mindfulness training. 

that being said their are some great people who work for this organization, though there is a culture of mistrust and fear probably due to the rampant gossip that permeates through the ranks. 

The salary is ok, the benefits are good, but you just may end trading in your soul and becoming one of them if you stay here too long.

First of all the current administration is an absolute joke . They do not care about the staff or patients whatsoever. MHTA’s are just a body and patients are warehoused here to keep money flowing in . This place only throws meds at patients and does very little to no actually therapy to help patients. It’s very sad . MHTA are paid extremely low for dealing with violent and unpredictable people on a regular basis . Too much favoritism. Once you pass your probation you are basically allowed to treat patients like they are less than human , have the justice center and risk management called on you numerous times and still have a job . I won’t mention names , but there are plenty of  MHTA who fall into that category. Promotions go to people who have seniority but we’re never really good at their jobs , except for a select few . There are very few people that actually care about their job and the patients really appreciate it . Too much gossip, staff act like teenagers. Place for nurses when they can’t actually do real nursing 

I’ve worked at BPC for four years now. The culture from the administration is awful. The management from the nurse administrators are awful. Units are constantly understaffed, there is very little support, and the management is happy to walk you out on your last day of your one year probation. Also I hope you don’t care about work-life balance, because you will be mandated constantly. 

I LOVE working with the patients. I LOVE some of my coworkers fiercely. However, it’s like high school here. Some of the psych patients have more maturity than the staff. 

If you need a job, it’s not great, but there is plenty of access to overtime. I wouldn’t recommend working here to my worst enemy though. 

Working directly with the clients at BPC is both extremely rewarding and extremely challenging. With the right temperament, attitude and skill set, an employee can have a tremendous impact on the lives of those we serve. Training is offered and direct hands-on experience is given during orientation which is invaluable. The most difficult part of the job is the lack of communication between policy makers and those responsible for carrying out the policies. From ward to ward, typical daily activities are handled differently making it extremely difficult for employees that work on different wards to carry out their duties effectively. 

I was an MHTA in 2018 with my associates and was in the middle of working towards my BA in psychology. Getting to learn about the patients and building a relationship was the best part of the whole gig. The main issue was drama with staff and no supervision. In order to take a day off, you had to pull a double and find someone to cover your shift. This is also a place where you need to pay attention to your surroundings and hope you have a good team if you get put into a situation with a patient; unfortunately, that does not happen. This hospital needs to require extensive training on psychology to their staff. Unfortunately, at least while I was there, it was ran more like a correctional facility instead of a hospital. 

I felt the management was very poor! You were just a number in the system, they did NOT care about your personal life. You were mandated to work another shift almost every other day. The pay was alright. Decent benefits/retirement. But NONE of that was worth it to me anymore. Workers picked on me for my skin color here (I am Caucasian,which was the minority in this specific field of work.) and there was two times I could not make it in due to zero visibility from snow, my bosses harassed me about it for weeks on end. Patients were violent, would attack you and make accusations toward you all the time. I viewed this as a job, not a career. Looked good on a resume, but NOWHERE you would want to be long term to retire at.

The kitchen is a terrible place to work! The senior employees are allowed to intimidate and bully other staff whom they don't care for. This is allowed because of who they know. Supervisors are very good friends with certain staff.  (hanging out on a regular basis) Intimidation is very strong here, Its like highschool complete with teachers pets, constant backstabbing and gossip. Also NOTHING is kept confidential. If you have goals don't let anyone find out! You become a target if you take tests to better yourself within the state. Jealousy runs very high in the kitchen. Very few example staff to follow!

I've learned that there are people within a workplace that will be there to assist you when you are in need. The hardest part of my job was that I worked the overnight shift and my sleeping and eating schedule was affected by that change. The most enjoyable part of my job was making a difference in the lives of individuals that are struggling with a mental health disability. People should all be given the same opportunity as others and treated fairly. I believe that I made a difference in every patient that I've worked with because I treated them with respect.

We are responsible for feeding 200+ people daily.  I've enjoyed learning to cook in large volume.  The management leaves much to be desire, since it's a New York State job, and you do not always have the nicest people you're working with.  Co-workers are generally nice, but like anywhere else, "we all have our days."  We have a union - CSEA.  We are paid a very generous wage.  There are good benefits.  I am always busy, which makes the day go by quickly.

It is a challenging assignment at times to work with this population and their needs. I found it to be a rewarding experience. The supervision was top notch, organizational committment to excellence was there.Good pay, civil service,  great training, innovative use of peer services. Your work is meaningful there and makes a difference.  Retired from BPC in 2013 and would consider returning

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