Avoid working here AND sending your loved ones at ...

Avoid working here AND sending your loved ones at all costs. They recently just hired a new director of nursing, Kim, who is absolutely awful at her job. She lacks empathy and compassion for others, and does not handle feedback well. She rarely smiles at staff members and other patients. She gets very argumentative when staff members try to give her constructive feedback. She does not have anyone s interests in mind except for her own. She is unsupportive of staff and extremely lacks true leadership qualities. She is a micro manager of other leading techs and nurses which is driving some of her best staff members to quit. You do NOT want to work under this lady, avoid at all costs!!!! Even therapy managers and other departments think she is the worst hire and the rehab facilities biggest mistake and investment. This is creating an extremely toxic work environment. Higher management is only concerned with making money, to the point where they are going to accept pediatric and spinal cord injury patients WITHOUT extensive training... families DONT SEND YOUR KIDS OR LOVED ONES WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES /YOUNG CHILDREN HERE we are not specialized we don t have the training and expertise to give the best care to them....This year they were over budget and everyone knows that pedi and spinal cord patients bring in more revenue to a hospital and it is the only reason they are accepting them. Not to truly rehab them to their fullest potential and that is extremely sad and scary- no one should want to work for a company that only has money and their own interests in mind. It is truly and utterly disgusting. Very unsafe practices happening here with very little training. However, despite the huge negatives the experience itself is very humbling and there are some truly amazing staff that work here. Patients and families are amazing if you truly care about other people and wanting to improve the lives of others. As a staff member, you will learn a tremendous amount but expect burn out because they understaff all the time and you will have 8 total care patients on top of passing medications- families this leads to decreased care for your loved one. However, the therapy staff are some of the best therapists Austin has to offer. They are very knowledgeable and willing to teach others and give good constructive feedback because they truly care about their patients. Doctors are all quality and truly care about improving quality of life for patients as well. Cafeteria food is terrible and not healthy, but is 3 dollars so it s a cheap meal if you re desperate. Overall, beyond poor experience with management but great place to make connections with some amazing doctors, therapists, and other nurses.