Pros: independence
Cons: easy to experience burn out
Working with formerly homeless, severely mentally ill population who have been placed in independent housing units and supported by multi-disciplinary mental health team.
Typical day involved doing home visits or seeing patients in the clinic for IMs, med management, blood draws, psycho-education, psych and medical evaluation.
Difficult work environment
– more... at times due to a very difficult patient population who are very sick and many with current or recent substance abuse problems. There is also a lack of Nursing/Medical Supervision.
Most enjoyable part of the job was getting to know my very unique and interesting patients and their stories. – less