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Specialty Hospital · Devens, MA

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What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 1

What stands out

  • Moving here

    You would be coming into Devens, Massachusetts, which livability notes call relatively safe, with parks and a community feel, and amenities that are often not walkable.

  • Experienced nurses

    A psychiatrist who worked here said they liked the setting and the nurse and medical leaders, while calling physician credentialing disorganized.

    As of 2019-03-23Source: glassdoor.sg

  • Moving here

    Housing around Fort Devens is called expensive, and people splitting time toward Boston are often told to look northwest of Devens, where housing is described as less expensive.

  • Moving here

    Public transit is limited and commutes can run longer than average, so you will likely need a car; living northwest of Devens is the usual advice for an easier drive.

More about working here

Who they are

If you are deciding whether to apply, you would be coming into TaraVista in Devens, Massachusetts, a behavioral health center. A psychiatrist who onboarded here said they liked the setting and the nurse and medical leaders.

  • Specialty Hospital · Devens, MA
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More about TaraVista

They also said physician credentialing was disorganized. The staff notes that followed are harder to sit with. A former counselor said pay lagged what peers made (secretaries earned more) and that hospital insurance quality was poor. People wrote about unrealistic staff-to-patient ratios, non-clinical staff deciding admissions, constant overtime, and chronic understaffing. After year two, one said security was cut and safety suffered. Staff who loved the opening mission said leadership stopped listening and the place spiraled after year one. The public review pile is about 84 deep and averages 2.8; 37% would recommend it. Compensation is scored around 3.0, work-life 2.7, career opportunity 2.6. Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Heywood Healthcare also appear if you are comparing nearby. Devens itself gets called relatively safe, with parks and a community feel; housing, groceries, and day-to-day costs run high, transit is limited, and you will likely need a car.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Pay and benefits
A former counselor said pay lagged peers (secretaries earned more) and hospital insurance quality was poor.

As of 2020-11-02Source: glassdoor.com

Staffing ratios
Reviewer described unrealistic staff-to-patient ratios and non-clinical staff deciding admissions.

As of 2020-11-02Source: glassdoor.com

Overtime, understaffing, safety
Former counselor said constant overtime, chronic understaffing, and security cut after year two hurt safety.

As of 2021-11-09Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes
Culture vs early promise
Staff who loved the opening mission said leadership stopped listening and the place spiraled after year one.

As of 2021-11-09Source: glassdoor.com

Overall ratings
About 84 reviews average 2.8; 37% would recommend; comp 3.0, work-life 2.7, career opportunity 2.6.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Physician onboarding
A psychiatrist liked the setting and nurse/medical leaders but called physician credentialing disorganized.

As of 2019-03-23Source: glassdoor.sg

What to weigh

Former staff described unrealistic staff-to-patient ratios, constant overtime, chronic understaffing, and security cuts after year two that they said hurt safety.

As of 2020-11-02 · 2021-11-09Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

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Quick facts

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