DaVita reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(7,540 total reviews)
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Javier Rodriguez

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

DaVita has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 7,540 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DaVita employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Jun 29, 2011

disappointed and disgusted

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

flexability of schediule-alot of good people-it is a paycheck-providing a needed service to people in need--locations around the country if you need to relocate

Cons

to few workers for the workload---hard to have a "life" outside of Davita--incompetant low and middle level managers--far too clanish--perceived lack of concern about understaffing issues--managers that beat people down instead of trying to help them improve--alot of talk and not much action--all in all a hostile work envioronment

2.0
Feb 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Fun atmosphere and helping other people. They really push the "team" value and live it.

Cons

Pays below market. People were constantly leaving because they could make more money elsewhere once they were trained. They also work people really hard. They talk a lot about life-work balance, but don't make it easy to achieve life-work balance. Work was just too demanding and at too frantic a pace.

2.0
Nov 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The patients are the biggest plus. We also have the option to purchase inexpensive uniforms. No they are not given but purchased.

Cons

The health care cost and choices. The very expensive every pay cost and the 20% coinsurance...after the deductible is met, of course. It is NOT an insurance you want to have if you are sick or have an emergency come along. The fact that the company forces you to fill your prescriptions through the Cigna "pharmacy" or after 3 refills.....you will not be covered for prescriptions. Keep in mind the large chunk you pay every 2 weeks! The way that Davita's "rules" vary from clinic to clinic...often with in the same division or city! The facility administrators are praised when they come in at or below budget regardless of the way it was reached..the ends justify the means. The common practice to keep supplies well below what is needed forcing "teammates" to do the best they can as they routinely run out of...needles, bandages, bicarb, variety of acid baths, heparin and so on. The push to change from what was once part of policy and procedure....using bandage material and 2x2 to cover a permcath and now just slap on a 4x4 and some paper tape...in the past "teammates" had been educated that this was sub standard and not good for the patient's infection rates. The fact that upper management has NO CLUE as to how their clinics are actually being managed....

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