Pros
-Training resources are valuable for any future healthcare-related endeavors. -Exposure to emergency department environment and provider medical decision-making is rewarding. -Regular opportunities for advancement within the company- makes resume competitive after leaving.
Cons
-Business model is borderline predatory, relying on high volume, high turnover of underpaid employees (who stay because they are eager for clinical exposure and/or value the relationships made locally with providers). -Often offers regular opportunities for advancement but without provision of sufficient payment. Benefits are out of reach. -Corporate and regional managers care very little for local sites, restrict budgets, encourage demotion and pay decreases for local and veteran employees. Having exchanged numerous emails with and several months of phone calls with upper-level managers, they only care about the bottom line $.
