Pros
Access to good clinical resources and CEUs monthly; opportunities to be promoted but only because of frequent staff turnover.
Cons
I was brought into this company after the facility I worked for decided to subcontract the entire dietary department, including the clinical nutrition staff. Company as a whole and upper-level management made a lot of promises and presented a lot of novel ideas to the facility, but they did not provide the resources to help the in-facility staff carry those ideas out. The first few weeks before and during the transition to Unidine, operations support was their daily. But when they left, they LEFT, leaving the in-house staff with little resources to carry out their "plans". I worked at a large nursing home with about 220 beds; we had 2 full-time RDs. One of the RDs abruptly quit at the beginning of September, and I was left to cover the entire facility for 3 months while they "looked" to hire a new RD; furthermore, when they finally hired a new RD, I was not involved at all in the selection process. They just called and said she would be starting on Monday. After covering a 220-bed facility alone for 3 months, I approached my supervisor regarding monetary compensation, particularly since I was already being paid lower-than-average ($44k/year) for someone in a similar role (clinical nutrition manager). She sent me a $500 Visa gift card for my troubles, which I found kind of offensive considering the workload I carried without complaint. They did not allow paid time off until you've been with the company 1 YEAR. I feel that is extremely unreasonable.