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Imperfect but Still a Workplace I Take Pride In - Clinical Engineer Northern Light Health Employee Review

4.0
Jul 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I'm lucky to be able to say that I work with some pretty amazing, talented teams in the CE/Facilities/Supply Chain Depts. and have always been treated with kindness and respect - despite being relatively new to the field. I find management as I encounter it regularly to be human, relatable, flexible when I'm dealing with "real life" unexpected curve balls, and respectful - neither patronizing nor domineering. I feel that my work is appreciated. I feel that the PTO benefits are excellent and that the salary is fair for my position. I feel that I could raise concerns with my supervisors and they would be taken seriously. I have met many more skilled, dedicated, friendly, professional, all-around solid people who take pride in their work at all levels of the organization here than I have the "other type" of colleague. Overall I am very content.

Cons

There seems to be considerable variation in employee satisfaction and experiences among the different departments. I have no doubt that individual attitudes and expectations play a part in this. They always do. That said, I have occasionally heard tales of negative, toxic microcosms within the organization that I must acknowledge likely do exist, although I haven't witnessed this personally. Who you work directly with, for, and under - your work family - can and often does make or break any job, so I would say that no one in one department at one point in time can really review the organization as a whole for someone in a different department or even the same department a few years later - anything you read here should be taken with a grain of salt and sometimes with a whole teaspoon. It is true that the raise structure can be pretty minimally incremental, though at least I've always found the annual review process to be transparent and fair. Employer 403(b) contribution match exists but is capped rather low. Employee insurance is great, until it is horrible...Meaning that out-of-network coverage (namely the "allowed amounts" even after your deductible is met and with prior authorization) of services/specialists and a surgery I needed to have done in Boston due to to a very rare condition were inadequate to the point of financial catastrophe. Most people probably won't be affected by this as severely as I was, but keep it in mind if you think it might. I still wouldn't leave the job for this reason. The only other real drawback for me is that the flagship facility and corporate office are both in a pretty isolated area of Maine relative to what I'm used to, and at this point in my life with no family in the area I'd rather be closer to more people/young professionals/culture/art/food/major retailers/small businesses/parks/a train station/an airport and greater diversity. So there is that. But there's no real shortage of beautiful places to explore and things to do as long as I'm willing to drive a bit.

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5.0
Jul 30, 2025
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Pros

Flexible schedule. Work when you want. Leadership listens!

Cons

Can get busy on weekends but staff is very cohesive so not necessarily a con.

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

There were no real pros

Cons

Trained for half a day in diagnostic imaging and witnessed multiple issues effecting patient safety and profit over quality. Was told directly that if there were to be audits serious infractions could result. I refuse to work in a place that abuses staff and actively demonstrates disrespect of an entire dept that generates so much profit and plays an important part in clinical decision making. Also relies on staff to generate detailed reports above and beyond what is rational and offered no discussion or plan for improvement. No wonder they are always dying for help there and the patient wait times are often 1 to 2 hours for routine outpatient imaging. Entire staff from hr down was overwhelmed and understaffed with little to no orientation for a large and busy facility. Drs were explained to be threatening and harassing of staff as well on very first shift of training and that you should just get used to it and show you "want to learn" and there would be less harassment. Laughable in my 14 years of experience ive never seen such disrespect.

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