recovery specialist

therapist

revenue cycle specialist

care specialist

Selah-House

I worked for Selah House for a total of about three months. Upon hiring in, I was promised a total of two weeks of training for my position. I worked with my trainer on my first day, and she went into labor on either the second or third day. I was left to learn the job on my own, and balance it with my other job as well. My roommate/best friend was also employed with Selah House, but in a different position. I had been told since hiring in that there were possible plans to promote me to a higher paying position when it became available, and I was strung along on that idea until the day I was terminated.
One day in the middle of February, we had a significant amount of snow at the time, and there was a rule that all employees were to park by the horse barn, which is down a gravel drive way. I was driving a small vehicle at the time, and when I was coming in for work my car got stuck in the entrance to the driveway because it was not properly plowed. I called to the house and was told someone would be there to help me shortly. I waited about a half hour (it was a five minute walk to the house in the snow, if that) and no one showed up. Finally, a stranger drove by and pulled over to help pull me out. The attempts I had made to get myself out while waiting on assistance ended up killing the power steering in my vehicle, and I ended up having to scrap it and get a new one. I was upset that day because I had no vehicle to get to this job or my other one, and after my shift as I was waiting to be picked up, I was crying and telling my roommate/best friend about the problem while she was on a break, which I believe is a natural and fair response to the thought of not having a vehicle and possibly losing my ability to get to work. Selah House, after all, is meant to assist with physical and emotional problems regarding eating disorders, and I'd have thought they would understand that even those who do not have eating disorders also have emotional situations arise, and that it is not healthy or natural to suppress those emotions.
Later that night, my roommate came home and told me she had been fired, because she came to work with pneumonia that day. She had come down with it that morning, and although she had attempted to get ahold of other employees, she was unable to get another employee to take her place, so she went in to avoid termination for not showing up. Termination was unavoidable in this situation, because either way she addressed the problem, she would have been breaking a rule and subject to termination, and thought she was choosing the option that would be least likely to leave her unemployed. Bottom line: she was fired because she got sick.
A few days later, I was called in for a meeting, and told that I would be let go because I hadn't learned the job properly. When I had explained that first of all, I had received TWO DAYS of training rather than the two weeks I was promised, I was met with "yeah, I'm sorry about that, and we plan to do a better job training the person who takes your place"which served to twist the knife they had already plunged into me. Another excuse was then brought to my attention: that there was a complaint from a patient that I was "bringing my problems into the work place and forcing that particular patient to focus on my problems rather than healing themselves". I'd also mentioned that the issue I was crying about had happened THAT DAY, and I was having a private conversation with my roommate, off the clock and that whatever patient may have overheard was actually evesdropping on a private conversation, that I was NOT complaining about it to the patients. This made no difference.
Bottom line of my situation: I was fired because of negligence on the behalf of Selah House, and my (off-the-clock) emotional response to being left without a vehicle.
We found out also that day, that one other employee had been let go for unknown reasons.

As the education coordinator, I help our clients (adolescent girls) through collaborating with their schools, parents, etc. (through meeting, calling, emailing, faxing, letters, etc.) in order to help them continue to progress academically while they are in inpatient treatment for anorexia, bulimia, or ED NOS.  As a member of the treatment team, I meet with them weekly during Staffing meeting to discuss the needs of each client and discuss how best to holistically implement each client's treatment plan.  

During classroom time, I lead opening writing time and then create a workshop atmosphere where each client works on her own school assignments with the options of asking me for help with any subject (if I am knowledgeable enough in that subject) or using online tutors for confidentiality.  Every Friday I lead the girls in sharing time when we share our own writings, celebrating and honoring our words and empowering each other to become better writers.  

I can also take the opportunity to periodically lead chapel services.

The hardest part of my job is hearing how each client got there, how her eating disorder began and where it came from, as well as seeing her walk the hard road of recovery and falling and failing at times.  It is so heart-rending to see a soul hurting so terribly.

The most beautiful part of my job is being honored to be a part of a group of caring professionals that is bring hope and freedom to these young women battling eating disorders.  I love seeing the transformation in a client's spirit from the beginning of her treatment to the end - the vitality returning to her eyes, the glimmer of hope returning to her future outlook, the renewed faith in her heart.

The culture at Selah is rare and it is a breath of fresh air! I am absolutely in love with this Christian based treatment facility!! The staff and management at Selah are kind, they collaborate, and there is good work/life balance. I currently work three 12.5-hour shifts in a 7-day period which allows for great flexibility schedule-wise. We have a 3-week rotating schedule and it is so nice if I am working in 5 month, 2 weeks and 4 days from now! Management is accommodating and flexible with scheduling, too! I have learned SO much about eating disorder treatment here as my background includes 21 years in orthopedics in an office setting and 1 year of correctional (jail) nursing. The hardest part of the job is hearing all the heart-breaking stories of how clients got to where they are and sitting with them amidst their pain. However, the most rewarding part of the job is seeing a life saved and the road to recovery well established. Hearing from clients that have discharged home and have taken the time to reach out and update staff on their progress is an extra added bonus when it happens! We are truly the hands and feet of Jesus at this place, and I love it! 

DIFFICULT! This job is mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging. Odyssey only cares about money; not the workers (unless you have titles to your name) and not the clients. So good luck trying to get a raise. They use relias (computer training courses)  and modules over your head and against you if they’re not completed. The kitchen has only 1 “dietary care specialist” (cook) per shift no matter how many clients they choose to accept; which can be upwards of 20! With that comes menu changes, special orders, dislikes, allergies, trama foods, ect. which makes the job 100% harder and more stressful. No matter how many changes odyssey makes  to increase their profit, they won’t add another set of hands in the kitchen because it’s not viewed as needed. The communication is terrible, so during your shift you’re making up for other peoples slack. Not only are you cooking you’re cleaning, doing dishes, making snacks, making shakes, setting the table, serving HOT food, clearing the table, doing laundry, MORE dishes ,and MORE cleaning, all while attending to clients requests and questions. Everyone including the rcs working here are stressed, overworked, SEVERALLY underpaid, and doing a lot of extra work, because we’re so understaffed and the staff they are hiring are terrible! This place is falling apart it’s very sad; there are so many loving, caring, and good people that ive met working here. The last thing i wanted to do was leave but the cons started massively outweighing the pros. 

When I found Selah House, I was homeless, heartbroken, and like everyone in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic. A gracious couple from church took me in as we awaited quarantine to clear. I would often take walks around the neighborhood to clear my head, and on my walks, I would pray for God to send me my purpose again. Not knowing, I walked by Selah's adolescent campus nearly every day offering up prayers for guidance. When I applied for Selah House in 2021, I had no idea how much of a blessing it would be, and I got the biggest of goosebumps when I drove to work that first day, realizing Selah had been there the whole time. I remember looking up and saying, "I see what you did there" with joyful tears in my eyes. 

I began my journey as a Recovery Care Specialist which helped me get back on my feet not only financially but emotionally and spiritually as well. I immediately fell in love with my work and Selah's mission. I was quickly promoted to Weekend RCS Supervisor, then Lead RCS Supervisor, and now work as the Alumni Relations Coordinator. I cannot express enough gratitude to my leadership team for helping me grow both professionally and personally. They care about me as an individual, not just an employee, and this is evident in every interaction. 

I am so blessed to have found Selah House. I highly recommend this company to anyone looking to climb the work ladder in the mental health field and to anyone searching for genuine, compassionate management.

I thought I would love it but it misses the mark. If you want to help others this could be the place but I feel under trained & defeated most of the time. The training needs to be extensive but it is not. It feels like it is the blind leading the blind. I have trained new people and I felt honored that they picked me to do that but know that I have not even been trained on everything and do not know how to help these women and teens get through a meal. I know I am not the only one in my shoes. Some coworkers are wonderful and others somehow continue to have a job even though they sit in the kitchen and do little to nothing, or treat the clients like prisoners, or like children they are babysitting. Be prepared to pick up slack from lazy or inappropriate coworkers. Stuff slips through the cracks that should never never happen and little to nothing seems to be done with that either. So that can be frustrating but the clients are good (sometimes can be hard) and it can be rewarding if you can look away from the negative. My friends mom worked there years ago and said it was amazing and it was not about the money so I am hoping to see this be amazing but it has not so far. They are about the money now and it shows. 

I have worked at Selah for nearly 3 years. In my time I have moved into different roles beginning as a Recovery Care Specialist. I struggled with some health issues at PRN status. Management made it easy for me to feel supported. After 3 months I was able to figure out my issues and move to full-time! My supervisor made time to hear me out and helped me set measurable goals. 6 months into working at Selah I became a Lead RCS supervisor doing things that put me in uncomfortable situations where I was able to grow even more. Not even a year into being a supervisor, I transitioned into Milieu Supervisor. I have been able to grow tremendously within my role, as an individual, and socially outside of work simply because of the safe, open minded, and supportive work environment that Selah House employees provide. If you have drive to grow, this is the place for you!!

Selah House does great work helping teens and women who struggle with ED. Selah genuinely cares about the well-being of these women but not the hardworking employees who take care of them. Selah House will work you to death if you allow them to.  They pay less than most fast-food restaurants which is sad because the employees at Selah give their heart and soul to the business. They are not accommodating when health or family issues arise so if you have children at home, this isn't the place for you to apply. The work culture is one of tattle-tailing and micromanagement and it doesn't have to be. When I worked at Selah all of the women I worked with one a daily basis worked well as a team but every one of them walked on eggshells and felt like they would be fired at any moment for anything.  I truly enjoyed the year I worked at Selah but wouldn't recommend them to anyone for employment. If you need treatment for an eating disorder, they are wonderful. 

Many staff from technicians to management were inexperienced.
Focus is on money, rather than client care.
I've heard of very questionable billing practices- charging insurance and clients for days of treatment when clients weren't even there for the majority of the day.
I would like to say that staff were caring for clients, and for the most part the nurses/aids/techs are. I was appalled by what was said unprofessionally about the girls when in staff meetings.
There is a lot of petty back-biting if there is some gain to be had from it. If you are in with the "it" crowd, I've heard that it feels like a family and people are kind to you.
Upper level staff are very dishonest with their employees. 

Lastly, if you work here and are diabetic, celiac, vegetarian, or vegan, they will make you eat what the clients eat regardless of your own medical/lifestyle needs!

For those inquiring, we take care of adolescents and women who suffer from multiple types of eating disorders. We show them love, support and encouragement. 
As nurses we focus on the medical aspect of their care. 
We collaborate with the clients team. We work with our medical director, executive director, therapist, both primary and family, nurse practitioners, both psychiatric and medical, director of nursing, team lead nurse, registered dietitians, dietary care specialists who prepare meals,  recovery care specialists who assist clients with their daily programming, our educator, our chaplain, our equine therapist. As nurses we collaborate with those necessary disciplines which is needed to give the client the best possible care and outcome in order for these clients to regain independence from an array of different types of eating disorders. 
We love our clients and families and we assist them on their individual road to recovery. We show them love and support.

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