health screener

registered nurse

mental health technician

patient accounts representative

charge nurse

Peachford Hospital

Peachford should make many improvements to have better patient and staffing outcomes. First, a typical night shift at Peachford is very disorganized. For example, the staffing is done prior to the start of every shift, but the evening/night supervisor moves staffing in the beginning and middle of a shift without replacing that staff member. Many times, all you hear about are the numbers and how the supervisor will get in trouble by upper administration if they do not send people home based on the staffing protocol used there. Acuity is said to be included in staffing, but numbers are considered the most. So, because you have enough staff for the amount of patients,  Management is not on one accord. For example, the assessments/admission nurse may state a rule that she has been told by administration that the night shift administration is not even aware of. Not to mention my unit manager and supervisor for my shift are NEVER on one accord. The scare tactic is used quite a bit at Peachford; threats or demeaning comments from administration are not uncommon. Many rules are not spelled out in a policy form, instead they are mostly word of mouth, which has proven to be very inconsistent. There is a lack of compassion for staff and patient safety, which is very dangerous for the specific specialty. Staff to patient ratios are inadequate and patients are admitted to units for the sake of an empty bed, regardless if the patient is appropriate for the specific unit. As a result of the previous, it is also not uncommon to learn that staff members have been hurt by patients. The "therapeutic milieu" that is taught in nursing school is almost non-existent. The units are not even clean or sanitary. The compenstation is very insufficient when you consider that most of your day is spent doing the job of two individuals due to inadequate staffing The hardest part of the job is not knowing what to expect every time you clock in due to a lack of consistency. The most enjoyable part of the job is actually helping patients who are in need and willing to participate in treatment. The most interesting thing I have learned by working at Peachford is that administration makes the hospital run smoothly and without competent administration, chaos runs rampid. I would not recommend anyone applying to work here other than PRN, unless one is not concerned about adequate staffing or organization in a workplace. I will add, for anyone who decides to work here, don't be fooled in orientation because everyone makes the establishment seem as if it is the best place to work. It's almost like the people that run the orientation are not even aware of what goes on at Peachford normally or want to display a different picture; maybe, they are just complacent with the abnormal.

There’s no in between. The highs come from having some really fun/funny coworkers and patients! I have a great time getting to know the patients and being someone that they can trust, but that’s it. Otherwise you can tell how little this company, especially Peachford, cares about the patients. There is no structure, and it is unbelievably chaotic. They want the beds filled at all times and do not give you enough staff to accommodate the amount of patients that they’re trying to extort insurance money from. Management doesn’t take you seriously, and is often cold and allows staff to treat other staff members like s**t with no repercussions. In fact management gossips about us too. Some staff members are wonderful with the patients, but really it’s an idgaf energy and the patients feel it and comment on it constantly. I mean some of my coworkers disappear for 40 minutes at a time or more to leave me with 30-40 patients. AND THEY NEVER GET FIRED. 
To top it off, you watch the nurses sit in the nurses station watching tv and playing games on the computer all day while you’re running around the unit short staffed with patients who get into fights often. And yet, the nurses get paid a lot more.
To simply put it, there’s a high turn over rate and I understand. The laughs, cheese grits, and resume build was good, but this is no place for growth and a great place to gain chronic headaches. I came home angry far too often. It really breaks you down. 

Most of management would benefit greatly if they took a course like Management 101. Company goals are met by using the authoritarian method of management and they are known to use intimidation tactics with their employees at times,and will actually threaten your employment status if you do not agree with what they are telling you to do. Also in question is their code of ethics, particularly involving patient care. The safety of their staffing ratio is very questionable. There were many occasions when I felt I was putting my professional liscense in jeopardy.
There were also some racial issues present between staff members; there was anti-white, and anti-African sentiments expressed by some of the Afro-American employees.
As compared to other Atlanta facilities, the pay scale is not up to par. There are very limited opportunities for continuing education on site.
The company benefits are excellent.
They offer many different shedules.
Also of note is the fact that they pay their PRN employees less than their regular staff!
I have never seen this at any other facility where I have worked and I'm not sure what the thinking is behind this policy.

I love my job, not very find of the workplace. We work extremely hard, but the compensation does not reflect that for everyone. A Bachelor's is required, but we are not paid based on our level of education. There is so much room for overtime if you want it, but sometimes it feels like you have to work overtime just to make ends meet if this is your only source of income. The job is extremely rewarding if you aren't just looking for a paycheck. I love my team and we work very well together; they give me something to look forward to every single day. 

The people at this company are some of the most amazing people I've met in my life. There is an extremely high turnover rate and sometimes it feels like management could care less about people in certain positions. MHAs are treated like the bottom of the barrel sometimes when they are the ones putting in the most work. Sometimes, management practices make it hard to focus on the good of the job and are very exhausting. A lot of people experience burnout.

There is little to no room for promotion, and promotions rarely come with a significant pay raise. Annual pay raises are also insignificant. 

Toxic corporate work-culture, utilization review department dictates the # of days that patients are admitted for. Purely profit driven, nurses have no voice at all. If the doctors don't play ball to keep the patients as many days as insurance approved, they don't get to stick around. No worker rights, terrible, 1900s-like working conditions in an old and outdated building. There are some clinicians that you can learn from and that is the only plus. Ask about their patients to RN ratios. I've worked 2RNs to 38 patients before. They keep just 1 RN on overnights. You are literally left by yourself. You need to ask for relief just to go urinate. Lowest paying facility in the Atlanta area. Nurses: stay far away. Protect your hard earned license!

Disgusting company to work for. All that matters is the bottom line. Patients get treated like dirt and their treatment is the least of anyone’s/higher ups’ concerns. Case managers are slaves. Social services management and higher ups act like they’re in a hunger games cult where they work us to death while they sit pretty and promote each other at everyone else’s expense. It’s really sick and ugly to witness. Case managers regularly stay till midnight. The patients are beautiful and are the only good part of the job. However, social services management and toxic work culture will eventually override the beauty of servicing incredible patients. Management/executive leadership is much more mentally ill than any patient in there. I’ve never witnessed such ugly souls. 

The ability to work any shifts and self schedule as PRN makes for good work/life balance. 

However, this hospital is poorly run that is why there is high turnover of employees and prn staff. Rather than hiring new staff all the time, management needs to address the real issues to improve retention about turnover such as low pay for the amount of work done, poor staffing ratios which put employees at risks.  Very limited training for people without RN mental health experience yet expected to work as charge nurse. EMR system is very archaic leaving room for errors. Understaffing is common not taking into consideration acuity of patients. There is no security staff in this hospital, the staff serves as security when there is a psychiatric code. 

the only good thing about this job is that it's a good job to have while in school because it can be flexible. 

management is terrible the Director of Nursing is rude and does not know how to talk to people. very disrespectful

if you are PRN they staff according to accuity which is understandable HOWEVER they have "favorites" PRN's who will get 40 hours a week but you might be cancelled every day and not have any days. Once i was cancelled for 2 weeks in a row. 

If you call out even for a vaild reason. I only called out probably 2 times my whole entire time working there which was over 3 years and every time they were so rude, hung up on me and asked me a million questions and told me i needed to find someone to work my shift. (i thought that was their job) 

So they only 2 positive things i can say is that I did make some really good friends and its was a good job to have while i finished grad school

This company does not care about its employees. You are over worked and underpaid. They are super cheap and barely want to do anything for the staff. The workers there are kind but it can also get messy. The only positive I really can say is, seeing great results from client success, but I think that more so has do with the services provided by that case manager. This company expects so much out of you but refuse to compensate you for all that you are doing. I feel as if I am already experiencing burn out. The turn over rate is extremely high so keep that in mind and it says a lot about the company itself. If you are just looking for experience to get your feet wet then I would recommend working here if not, definitely find something better. 

I love working at Peachford, I like that it feels more like a hotel than a hospital. I enjoy the food. Staff is friendly, amongst eachother. There are staff that are mean and disrespectful towards the patients, behind their backs and in their faces, and they make fun. There should be involved upper management to prevent this unprofessionlism from occuring. Staff that are not caring nor compassionate should not be hired. Too many patients complain about being mistreated and dismissed. It shows that some staff are just lazy, not passionate, and do not like their job. And that affects the patients negatively very much. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Health screener 42 salaries reported	$40.25 per hour
Registered nurse 1 salary reported	$37.44 per hour
Mental health technician 3 salaries reported	$13.33 per hour
Patient accounts representative 1 salary reported	$12.00 per hour
Charge nurse 1 salary reported	$39.44 per hour

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