Kaiser Permanente Reviews

Pros

Love it it’s so Good

Cons

None it’s just the best

Advice to Management

None they are great and good

Pros

good pay. free healthcare once you're a part time or full time employee. psp payout every year, raises once a year according to what the union negotiated. they support continued education and offer classes.

Cons

hard to get in, start off as on-call. once you're in, you'll have better opportunities to move around to other departments.

Pros

excellent benefits. friendly people.

Cons

frequent changes in policy and procedures.

Pros

Great benefits, pay, most coworkers

Cons

Understaffing is ongoing issue, hours being cut, unions can be good and bad

Pros

Excellent benefits, retirement, vacation and pay. Assisting patients with their needs.

Cons

My position was starting to be less patient-centered and more numbers-oriented.

Advice to Management

Pay attention to the people who work there. Focus on patients not profits.

Pros

One of the few health systems that invests in its employees

Cons

Fragmented systems in their different operating regions

Pros

Great pay. Amazing benefits. Great workflow. I’m on-call but usually get 40 hours a week. Love my manager and my department coworkers are amazing.

Cons

Union...so you don’t get recognized or promoted based on being a great employee...it’s all about how long you’ve been here. I got my Bachelors in Healthcare Administration But can’t get interviewed for any entry level administration positions.

Advice to Management

Recognize staff. Promote internal employees.

Pros

Many employees work from home full time, within the IT department, while others chose to come into the office maybe 2 or 3 times per week. Flexible schedules, outstanding benefits including 401(b) retirement matching IN ADDITION to a full pension, free healthcare, and a company culture that focuses on "thriving" mentally and with your physical health. The IT organization goes so far as to mandate "no meetings... Friday" after 1pm so employees can regroup, catch up on emails, clean and organize, to on a walk, whatever! Also, KP has put in place a "people fuel" energy project reminding employees that they need to maintain mental wellness, spiritual connections, and moments for rejuvenation throughout the work day, encouraging walking breaks outdoors, intermissions during long meetings to allow for group "stretch breaks", and lots of healthy eating and exercise campaigns throughout the year. KP is also committed to green energy movement with LEED certified buildings, and mature recycling programs within work spaces and offices. Bonuses are paid out annually at KP, that typically equal two paychecks. Having come from the cut-throat competitive telecom industry in a past life where profits were king and employees were widgets, I can't tell you how refreshing it's been to work at Kaiser Permanente for the past decade, a non-profit organization, that puts people first.

Cons

KP is large, with about 220,000 employees overall. I think the management level in the IT organization is "top heavy" with too many VPs and directors. Some managers have only 2 or 3 employees which is ridiculous. Also there are clunky, bureaucratic processes still in place here and there (IT vendor and sourcing process is far from being agile for example), and those broken processes greatly effect-- negatively--... our efficiency goals/outcomes, quick business responses, and ultimately cost the company money.

Advice to Management

Continue to support the "people fuel, energy project" initiatives by walking the talk, allowing for the healthy/thrive culture to grow and evolve. Continue the great benefits and keep communications transparent between executives down to the regular employee base. My hope is that KP will grow the company not just in the 8 states they are currently operating within, but will actually expand into new states.