Shady business practice and terrible HR - Anonymous employee OhioHealth Employee Review

1.0
Feb 20, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible schedule in some areas. The company puts on a good front for "Best Places to Work"

Cons

This is a non-profit, but they will nickle and dime every option to increase cash on hand. This includes delaying vendor payment, delaying employee payment, charging patients more or for services that were not rendered. HR will quickly make your life a living (bleep) if you speak up about harassment and management abuse. This is a VERY corporate environment. You either kiss butt and "belong" or you are quickly shown the door. They will intimidate you until you fold to their molds. People who are honest will not be appreciated. Senior management only cares about profits... even though they are non-for-profit. They claim to put the patient's needs first, but complain how their ratios are down because people "keep dying too quickly". There is ZERO orientation, unless you are a nurse. If you don't "meet their expectations" your review period is extended. I saw many people fired within 30, 60, 90, at 120 days just because there was other people waiting to be hired. They don't spend much to hire you, so they see each employee as replaceable. Why work on someone when we can try a new person? Benefits SUCK. It's a health cash account with 80/20 after deductible. Very little in cash account and huge deductible. They also limit your coverage to OhioHealth facilities and coverage options. It's also very expensive. You also need to jump through hoops to even qualify for the coverage. Want to cover your spouse? That's extra too. They won't match your retirement savings until a full year of service. Even then it's very small. Vacation time, or TAP time, is accumulated. Basically you earn a small amount every pay. Like 9 hours a month. You can not use any hours until your first 30 days are up. After that, you can only use what you have accumulated. Basically a little over a week paid off after you worked a full year. Oh by the way, this is ALL time you take off... including a sick day. Management is generally young and unmarried with no children. They really don't care if they work 70 hours a week and they expect you to do the same. Work life balance? Not here. But they will let you come in early or leave early if you agree to log on from home and work from there. I had someone email me at 11 pm at night and then the next morning at 7 am complain that I didn't respond in a timely manner. I was actually given a verbal warning about that. Say something to HR? They will side with the manager. Just FYI. One thing OhioHealth does do is donate. They bleed money into the community which is great, but it also buys them good press with the local media. A great place to work my (bleep). So glad I got out of there!

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Thank you for your transparency about your experience. We need feedback like yours to continue making OhioHealth a great workplace. We take compensation seriously and recognize how that can be challenging. We are making it a priority to ensure we are providing the tools our associates need to succeed in their current and future roles. We hope that you continue to enjoy your work-life balance and management. Thank you again for your feedback. We're glad to have you on board with us!
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Another disappointing decision from corporate: eliminating all nurses in urgent care, regardless of tenure or performance. This feels like another example of leadership prioritizing small cost savings and lining their own pockets over patient safety and quality of care. Nurses were informed through a last minute Teams meeting where the director read from a prepared script about pre- and post- COVID staffing and the decision to return to so-called “national staffing standards.” No questions were allowed. Meanwhile, 16 job postings for medical assistants have already appeared in order to replace these asaociates (some nurses have already had the unknowing pleasure of training their MA replacements and learned that fact during the meeting! Wonderful!). If the change truly reflects national standards, even minimal research quickly raises questions about that explanation. It’s incredibly disheartening to see decisions like this being made at the expense of the nurses who have consistently supported these clinics and truly care about the patients they serve. Don't visit their urgent cares if your goal is to receive safe, competent care.

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OhioHealth Response
3mo
Thank you for your transparency about your experience. We want to hear from people like you to learn how we can do better. We're sorry to hear about your experience at OhioHealth. We aim to maintain an environment where everyone feels heard and are committed to helping our leaders grow so that we can all succeed together. We recognize your experience with layoffs and leadership, and understand the surrounding challenges. We love our community and our commitment is to not only provide exceptional healthcare, but to exercise the privilege of showing how much the community means to us. Your review will help us take any necessary action. Thank you again for your feedback, and thank you for your hard work.
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