Kaiser Permanente reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(14,822 total reviews)
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Gregory Adams

53% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Kaiser Permanente has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 14,822 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaiser Permanente 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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15K reviews
3.0
Oct 25, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've been with Kaiser for 13 years working in the IT field. The people on the business and medical side are great to work with. They are flexible on hours and allow us to work from home once a week. I feel generally apprised of what is going on in the company and benefited from a positive outside view of the healthcare Kaiser provides.

Cons

The technology is severely outdated. The bureaucracy is about the worst I have seen as far as getting things done, getting software upgrades, network connectivity, utilizing decent hardware, and going to tablets and handhelds. IT management is completely disjointed from healthcare delivery. IT services are much more interested in filling out the paperwork and going through the extensive motions than they are of delivering a product or service. If you like filling out forms, waiting in endless lines for approval, and OK with the status quo, this is the place for you.

4.0
Sep 13, 2013

Registered Nurse

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High Pay, excellent benefits, strong union. Most people don't leave Kaiser, and if they do, they come back (or at least try to). I've only been a nurse 1 year and I make $44/hr + night differential.

Cons

They don't really train nurses in specialty areas....so say you work on a Telemetry or Medsurg floor but want to get into Labor & Delivery, well most specialty areas like Pediatrics, L&D, NICU, ICU want experienced nurses and it's hard to get a position in those departments without experience, even if you've been a nurse in a different area.

5.0
Jul 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

KP has a strong social mission which appealed to my previous experience in non-profits. I've been able to wear multiple hats in multiple locations. You can move as fast or as slow as you want in your career, there are always opportunities to move up.

Cons

Often, the salary might not be comparable with the for profit world. There is a trade off between the stability of the job and the rich benefit package with the higher salary you might be able to command outside the organization. The organization sometimes tolerates individual behavior that is not conducive to a high performing team.

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