Pros
Our people! We have some of the most well trained and highly skilled individuals in the country. I am continually amazed by them. They continue to seek out education and training to foster their development, even if they have been with DMS for more than a decade. They go outside their comfort zones and they provide top of the line patient care. They engage other healthcare professionals and SLPs in their areas and we can see that it is working! CMS is making major changes to its initiatives to emphasize the role of dysphagia management in reducing repeat hospital admissions (especially in the SNF beginning October 2019!). Our people have been on the forefront of this for 5yrs. They communicate constantly with the professionals in their areas. They see patients quickly, efficiently and diagnose/treat dysphagia effectively. They drive to many locations all around their home facility and always arrive with a smile on their faces. They educate caregivers and patients and everyone in the 24/7, 365 view of their patients. They are humble, but wise. They know this is an ongoing process and continue to seek out anything that will advance their skills. I am so proud to play a minor part of this group of quality individuals' efforts to improve patient care and be on the front lines of the changes in healthcare to come!
Cons
It is a tough process. It takes a very motivated, humble and energetic individual to be the kind of expert that this job requires. We are cutting edge and we are the top in the field. There are many factors that can affect an individual's success and when those factors prevent success, it can be hard for them! We wish all our past employees well and hope they succeed in their ventures. We understand that being the top expert in the field can be more than what someone is looking for at that time. All of the individuals who have ever worked for us are extremely skilled and highly qualified SLPs and we know that they succeed outside of DMS in the way they need to! The ones who succeed with DMS have a tendency to stay for decades and continue to develop as experts in an ever changing field.