Northwest Mental Health

"I have worked her for almost 5 years it is one of the best agency I have worked for in the state. I considered leaving my job alot this year due to our staff shortage. WE need help with staffing. Dont get me wrong the pay could be better! But NWMH takes clients that no one else will take they have opened up homes for families in need. They do extrodnary outtings for clients. The pandemic has hit us hard. We need help badly. We have lots of open shift we offer sign on bonus refferall bonus and all the overtime you can want. This place is alot easier to work then most of the places i worked for in the state of oregon clients are fun to hang out with and there is always somthing fun and someone to have fun with. Clients are well cared for here and love it here. They will tell you."

"A retired person often finds time on their hands. That was me. So, after seeing a hiring sign at NWMH for some time, I called and offered my services. I started in a home with 5 clients in a triplex. I learned medication administration, cooking for diet restricted individuals, learned how to de-escalate explosive situations, and be an all-around support person. From there, I graduated to a clerkship, answering phones, paying bills, reconciling accounts, and general office support. Eventually, I learned the ins and outs of open-enrollment during open season for insurance enrollment. Then hiring strategies and eventually the resolution of employment issues. All of this was a learning curve. I had the support of my clients, my fellow staff, my managers and upper level management. This is not to say that there weren't challenges: personalities; stresses and strains. But the reward of helping an under-served community far outweighed the challenges. I have read the negative reviews on this site. Some of them are valid; some of them are driven by reasons I don't fully understand. But I can say from my perspective, when asked to help, whether from staff or clients, I have tried to meet people where they are and assist them on where they want to go. I encourage you to check us out."

"The pay isn’t great, but I love this job more than any other caregiving job I’ve ever had. The upper management really listens to concerns and takes swift action to protect clients and employees from incompetent and abusive employees."

"I would not recommend working here. There is a lot of favoritism, rumor spreading, and backstabbing. When trying to tell the Executive Director about the hostile work environment she didn't want to hear it.i feel for the clients."

"The pay is horrible here, you're doing a lot of stuff for 12.50 an hour, things nurses do. Most of the upper manage is great though."