Strives to be diverse and inclusive, professional, takes ownership of areas of opportunity, asks employees for feedback
Cons
HR changes take a long time to process, a lot of things take a long time to process, they try to be better about communicating all of the things going on within the hospital, but that can result with burdensome amounts of email messages.
Akron Children's Response
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We’re glad to hear about your positive experience with us. We couldn’t agree more that a diverse and inclusive environment is essential to a great company. We understand the hard work and challenges that all of our employees have had to endure this last year. Thank you for your feedback.
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Providers and clinical staff genuinely care for the children coming in and out of the hospital. My review has nothing to do with the actual patient care that is given here.
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If you’re considering a job within ISD, save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere. This isn’t coming from a bitter ex-employee — I genuinely enjoyed much of my time here. This is a warning from someone who watched this department deteriorate over the last 5-6 years.
Leadership is filled with yes men and women who have zero interest in protecting the people who actually do the work. Escalating an issue or concern amounts to nothing. Project timelines are set by people who have no idea what’s realistic, and the CIO is so far removed from day-to-day operations that expectations are incredibly high when there aren’t enough resources to get the job done. There is no career growth here — they won’t pay competitive salaries to attract qualified new talent, and they won’t promote the experienced people they already have. Internal hires are continuously blocked which makes it impossible for anyone to grow. Instead, they’ve resorted to outsourcing ISD positions because it’s cheaper than valuing their workforce.
But don’t worry — there’s always a fresh email announcing another manager or director climbing the ladder. Senior leadership continues to take care of themselves just fine.
The people on the ground? Not so much.