Inova reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,800 total reviews)

J. Stephen Jones

83% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Inova has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,800 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inova employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 21, 2015

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Pros

The majority of employees do a very good job and are focused on helping patients recover so that they can move on with the lives. The Inova Health System invests a lot of money and time in trying to make their hospitals a good place to work. Like most large companies, they invest in their employees because they want engaged employees - it's a win-win for all parties when employees like to come to work. The Patient and their families are the ultimate winners if they have engaged employees treating them.

Cons

Healthcare organizations are very stressful - people can die as a result of poor decisions and distracted, overwhelmed employees. Many clinicians are promoted into management positions - this path is normal and encouraged if the person wants to move in that direction. Therefore, management training needs to be a prime focus of the organization and those managers and employees who do not make the grade need to either be retrained, developed, or terminated.

1.0
Feb 21, 2015

Bad bosses

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Pros

Large company, well known in the area

Cons

Managers are not held accountable for high turnover in their dept. Human Resources does not enforce companies policies as the should(some do not even know what policies exist and how to find them!), but allow managers that the support to do as they see fit. Executive level staff does nothing about formal grievances that are placed about unfair treatment or wrong behavior of managers. No full investigations are ever done when these compliments are filed. They refuse to acknowledge that there is a problem with bad management in this organization. Instead, the employee suffers and either resigns or manager decides to devise ways to terminate the employee. Bad managers continue to exist and the cycle continues with the next victim.

1.0
Feb 19, 2015

Favoritism and back stabbing at it's finest

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Pros

My immediate co-workers (people on the same level as me) are wonderful

Cons

Management/higher ups = unqualified, back stabbing, hypocritical, play favorites, punitive Claims to have gotten rid of "red rule" write ups however everyone in my department continually gets written up for the most ridiculous things like "gossip" which is ironic seeing that the higher ups do the most gossiping and seem to thoroughly enjoy it. Managers will tell employees by name which of their colleagues has an issue with them which creates a contentious environment within the department. Be fair! Telling all employees that you have to make 9 out of the 12 monthly staff meetings but not punishing those who blatantly ignore it and don't come. The company keeps building new sites and expanding but has the nerve to tell us our productivity is low and we need to flex. You either use PTO or you don't get paid. You have to use PTO for holidays which is unheard of. They make you feel like you have to be on the defense constantly for fear of being written up. If you rub any of the managers/higher ups the wrong way you had better watch your back because they will find things/ways of punishing you. Preach communication but can't seem to practice it. Number one way they communicate important information is by email and then get mad when you haven't had time to check it. There's this thing called a phone....use it.

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