mental health technician

registered nurse

dietary cook

maintenance technician

registered nurse manager

Windsor Laurelwood

What is the best part of working at the company?
Best part working for this company are the patients and the pay.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Most stressful part was patients fighting sometimes, more than patients fighting and the envious jealous coworkers you work alongside. It's not difficult to spot them as they will nonstop talk about other coworkers that aren't present on shift for the day. They compain nonstop about hating the job but can't find a job elsewhere, they are stagnant (for lack of better words, haters). Don't be a weak person if you plan on applying for this job. Be ready to stand up for yourself without fear :-)

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is toxic, depending on which department you work in. The nurses sit in the nursing station and talk about nurses they don't like the entire shift. They do not get up and check on patients, they sit there all day until it's med pass time or a code violet. Work culture, you are surrounded by lazy nurses who gossip. The patients are the best part about the job, they want group, they want something to do , the want interaction. They only act out when bored or ignored, which the nurses are very good at ignoring them.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for self was staying organized and on top of things, attempting to address patient needs. Was difficult to take lunch breaks due to constant low staffing and lack of organization of the company.

This was the worst job I have had in 37 years working!!! Taking care of the patients was great but staff and management are unprofessional,rude, bullies and there is no professional growth.Training was one day and they promise mentor-ship that never materializes.
The kids unit is run by an uncaring, inflexible,incompetent manager They just want warm bodies and someone to show up . The DON doesn't care about competent staff ,it is all about the $$$$!!!!!
When you complain about safety and staffing ratio you are targeted and eventually pushed out or fired!!
They hire anyone so if you are ethical and care about professionalism and growth and development you should RUN from this place. I learned mostly everything there myself and have moved on to a place that appreciates my education and experience.
The only way you are valued there is if you are in the clique.
It's a cesspool of incompetent health care workers who can't make in a real professional environment!!!!!
DO NOT GO THERE!

Go into work anxious on how the day will go, not because of the patients but the staff and the management. I learned not all hospitals are as corrupt as WLW. And there are places where management cares. They carry the mental health stigma in the staff where they treat patients like the are crazy. Not like they are sick. 
The hardest part of the job was watching the patients go through hard times and then being treated like criminals. 
If you can stand behind ethics and human respect it is enjoyable being able to advocate and help the patients who  are in low times. 

The most recent CEO brought in a culture of hostility, lack of safety, disregard for staff morale and placed a high value on patients with good insurance versus providing actual good quality care. Staff training was only prioritized in the face of upcoming Joint Commission surveys. Senior leadership lost many valuable employees over the last year for many reasons but chief of which is the CEO and her unethical (at best) approach to managing this facility. The pay is not consistent with fair market value and thus the hospital attracts low quality and incompetent staff. At times, patient safety was severely compromised due to the leaderships penultimate goal of making money. I would not suggest this as workplace for any individual nor would I ever recommend this facility for treatment of anyone I even remotely cared about. 

This company is run with no regards to staff or patient safety. They provide extremely poor orientation and training, and then you reprimanded when you do want to some thing the way they want it done. Very little support from management, except to point out what is being done wrong but again no offer to help improve. Turnover is extremely high, including staff literally walking out during their shift to quit. The entire hospital is understaffed, which creates frustration and resentment amongst the different departments. Unless you are extremely in need of a job, I would look elsewhere because multiple physicians have even quit. There is likely very poor chances of a turn around for this hospital.

Windsor Laurelwood is a great place to work. Well, it used to be. The people that work there are some of the finest, compassionate, dedicated people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Management is excellent. They care completely, not just for the patients but each other. The problem is, they've been bullied by corporate. They've consistently deteriorated in the way corporate treats people. More bottom line than compassion. It's a great place to learn how to care for a very difficult and underserved population. The pay is excellent for the workload. Advancement opportunities abound. All in all, I recommend it. I just wish they would go back to less corporate culture and more caring culture.

When I started working here I loved my job, but new CEO and all her lackies made for a poor work environment.  They don't care about the employees or patients.  The doctor who took over for the Detox unit would offer the addicts more medication (Benzos, etc.) to get them to stay when they wanted to leave.  If they would get rid of all administration and bring in new people I would go back in a heart beat.  I really enjoyed working with the addicts but had a difficult time with how unethical the doctors and administration are.  The only reason I stayed as long as I did after the new administration came was for my returning patients, I wanted to make sure they were taken care of when they came.  If your looking for a place to go to work don't go here, they will work you to death and not pay you for the time you worked.  

I tried to work at WLW for years after graduating. I knew I was right on track. WLW has been, and still is, a great place to work. Some areas of management are iffy, but overall everyone is close and helps each other. Every job has its headaches, but for the most part the staff here are kind, easy going, and helpful. The downfalls are the absolutely ridiculous amount of work you are responsible for, but again, I’ve worked in other inpatient hospitals and it’s pretty similar. Management is ever changing so it has ups and downs, but definitely great experience for those learning the field. I would recommend it to new or old job seekers. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Love working with the kids. Co workers are fantastic. Pay is good. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They can't keep staff which is a shame. It's not an easy job at times. But, coworkers that do stay are dedicated, team players. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment can be stressful at times depending on population. Management could make a lot of good changes if they listened to the staff instead of blaming them for the problems. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Rewarding. Team environment. Great one on one patient interaction. Starts with report. Patient and family teaching and support. Medications. Assessment. Charting. Patience is a must.

Over promised on a lot of things at the beginning and never happened. Management views you as just a body. Scheduler constantly messing up people’s schedule and there was no accountability for it; you would show up at work on your scheduled day and not be on the main schedule there at work and talk to a manger and they would say oops our scheduler messed up, have a good day off. Or they would call you and say you are supposed to be here when you weren’t...it was always something, but never the schedulers fault! And management took no responsibility either. Lots of cliques and favoritism managers to get jobs. Better off just doing your job and leaving or not working here all together. Always a big turn over rate!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Mental health technician 3 salaries reported	$18.43 per hour
Registered nurse 1 salary reported	$42.89 per hour
Dietary cook 1 salary reported	$22.00 per hour
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$27.50 per hour
Registered nurse manager 2 salaries reported	$102,500 per year

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