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I Am Employed By Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital

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I am employed by Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital, which is under management by a national corporation, Universal Health Services. My work environment consists of an 86-bed psychiatric facility that provides specialized inpatient and outpatient services to adults, children, elderly, active-duty service members and veterans. I work the nightshift on the resiliency unit which provides post-traumatic stress disorder and chemical dependency treatment to active-duty military members and veterans. I, as a registered nurse, work with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, nurse practitioners, mental health technicians, other registered nurses and upper management of the facility. Together, we form an interdisciplinary team that works …show more content…

5). Some unique resources we have at Emerald Coast Behavioral are specialized inpatient programs that are tailored to treat patients with PTSD, chemical dependency and even adolescents. We also use transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, which is an advanced therapy option for the treatment of depression. Soon, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, will be available at our facility. When others look at our facility, they see safe, competent and experienced staff that provide care with a nurturing attitude.
Every facility has its weaknesses and the SWOT analysis asks to openly and honestly consider some areas that need improvement. My facility suffers from poor implementation and continuity of workplace policies. I’ve noticed many of my coworkers saying “well, everyone does it differently, but here’s how I do it…” when attempting to explain a policy or procedure to a new hire. This shows a lack of unity on many rules in the workplace. A specific example would be patient privileges such as smoke breaks. Nursing staff and physicians often allow patients to have extra smoke breaks other than those scheduled. A solution to this problem could be a clear statement from management to enforce scheduled smoke breaks and punish those who

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