Central State Hospital Employer Reviews

I loved working at CSH, I woke up every morning looking forward to going to work

I work in central state hospital is both challenging and frustrating. I felt so bad if we seclude or restraint a pt whic is the last alternative to manage their aggression. I want a work that doesn't need restraining a person.

The state benefit package is good, but the ghetto attitudes are horrible. Most of the time is spent trying to "locate" staff that are assigned to a task. The staff will "disappear" from the units and leave patients unattended. I would not recommend "anyone working here." Plus, you will not have the support from management when correcting these behaviors.

It's okay to protect the patients but they do not protect their staff. They put us in dangerous situations and can care less what happens to their staff. Even when its staff on staff...no job security here!

loved my job here, hate it ever closed, hd great team work and communiction

A typical day at work is answering phones all day long. Talking to customers and patients all day. Solving customers and patients problems all day. I learned that I like working with people all the time. I manage my time wisely, I know how to prioritize. I work well with my co-workers. The job is not hard to do at all. I enjoy working. The most enjoyable – more... part of the job is to satisfy the customers and patients needs. – less

This place is not for everybody you have to be a strong minded individual to work here or this place will break you.

I LEARN MORE OF THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE DIFFERENT PPL AT ONE TIME

Like the team environment. Enjoy being a leader. Occasional opportunities for overtime.

This was a Mental Institution that housed about 200 people.We prepared and served three meals to them daily.

THIS WAS A JOB SOMETHING LIKE THE PRISON. YOU HAD TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE CLIENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE DOING. THE HARDEST PART BOUT THE JOB WAS WHERE U HAD TO BREAK UP FIGHTS. AND THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF THE JOB WAS WHEN WE TOOK THE CLIENTS OUT IN TOWN.

Some of the supervisors could be unfair and uncaring at times, and there have been no raises in years.

it a easy job patients difficult at times staying awake at no chance for moving up

Overall the job is a decent job to work at. I have learned with this job that some times, a person's attitude is better than their work experience.

I was injured on the job due to supervisors not caring about my saftey

I've learned that helping people no matter the age, is a great experience. I have learned how to help people in a orderly respective,caring, and considerate way. The most enjoyable moment was to see all my clients smile and their responses to a "thank you" manner. Therefore, they asked about me on my off days and was glad to see me on a work day.

I worked third shift 11pm-7am, mon-fri and every other weekend. Working at a mental hospital I learned how a person with multiple personalities really dont know when that other personality has taken control of them. Also the majority of the patients just want someone to talk to and to not just write them off as being "'crazy''. My team on my unit were – more... the best, we always worked well together and watched out for each other at all times. You could situations where some patients could go into a manic stage and as a team you have to work together so that no one gets hurt, the patient as well as each other. The most enjoyable part of the job was when you see a patient get better and sent home and you hope that everything goes well for them but worst thing is when you see them coming back into the hospital for treatment. If I had not had moved to Georgia with my family,I would still be in Louisville,KY working at Central State Hospital. – less

I find that working here was a great place the people was great and the clients was really good. Even when my clients was a tired they still wanted to interact and wanted that special attention which was understandable for this jobs. The staff was understanding and careing and that made me feel good that I work arounf people who treated people that – more... was not on a level that we were on as one. – less

i love my clients i teach them new things every day i assist them in whatever they do. my clients will tell you they enjoy my company

The days were never typical around this hospital. There was always something new to happen or that could go wrong. I learned how to observe for changes and how to react in a crisis. The co-workers were usually young and didn't take the safety of others seriously.
This job was usually always hard because of the clients. The enjoyable moments were few – more... and far between. – less