Sharp HealthCare Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than a year

Pros – Loved the people I work with. Good teamwork. Pay is above average in my field. Great place to learn and grow in my field.

Cons – Under staffed, increased workload creates an environment where employees are stressed and prone to making mistakes.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more Per Diem or full time employees so everyone can take thier earned time off and the work place is not so stressful.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Up to date facility and equipment. Patient centered care. A good company for your first 1 or 2 years out of school, but search elsewhere if you want to progress your skills, career or participate in improving your work environment.

Cons – For all of the work that goes into providing a quality facility and patient experience, the opposite is true for the staff. There is little done in regards to true employee recognition, reward or retention. The Sharp experience is more of a show than reality. Management is more concerned with image and surveys than the true experience.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your staff. They are well educated and the backbone of your facility. If you continue to take them for granted they will move to more rewarding and respectful employers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than a year

Pros – Job security, great team leads and supervisors.

Cons – Management hires people from past with little to nil experience in healthcare, promotes employees to cover own mistakes, no follow-through, dishonesty. Salary is not based on past experience or education; just what's in the budget at time of hire. Lots of bullying and scapegoating.

Advice to Senior Management – Totally re-vamp Patient Financial Services/ICD management team and re-hire employees who deliver the Sharp Experience 100%; not just 40% of the time.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Benefits, encourage furthering education, salary friendly

Cons – competitive, always a challenge to make you better.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -Staff teamwork and attitude (especially on night shift)
-Encourages staff internal certifications, advancement, and development
-Structured VERY well and policies are followed accross the board at ALL the Sharp Health Care facilities, so you know what to expect with ANY situation
-Continuity of care is apparent in the well managed structure and workflow of the unit (L&D/PACU/Triage)

Cons – -Pay is the LOWEST in San Diego even though the Sharp Hospital system is one of the LARGEST in San Diego
-CURRENT LDR Management is VERY "play favorites" be prepared to WORK to move up if you are not the favorite of the Leads, AC's, and current LDR Manager
-Night shift is invisible in the eyes of management, even though ALL the computer down times are at night, etc
-Most Managers do not have their graduate degrees and some their undergraduate degree while MOST of the RN staff has at LEAST their BSN which, I feel, is incredibly unprofessional. Management should have at the minimum a BSN with a Masters in progress or attained. Management should not be less qualified than that of their staff that they are "managing."
-Sharp Healthcare should pay for classes that they require as certifications for their healthcare staff, ie BLS, ACLS, NRP, Intermediate/Advanced Fetal Monitoring...etc

Advice to Senior Management – Get your advanced degree, don't play favorites, practice the "Sharp Experience" with your staff on a real level instead of this façade that the staff is "important to the unit" when in actuality, we are the ones that relay this Sharp Experience with our patients every minute of every day.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time

Pros – good benefits, multi site employer

Cons – documentation has taken over industry as whole and as the largest system in San Diego it is now lacking patient interests as priority

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Committed and Value to Patient Care.

Cons – They value patients but not employees. There is little or no chance for advancement, no matter how hard you work, you will feel "stuck" in a dead beat job, under paid & worse of all disrespected. High level of backstabbing with management, continuous need to have a bad attitude & treat employees like they are slaves & enemies. Incompetent supervisors (my recent one spent more time surfing the internet & gossiping rather then her work). Hardly any employee
recognition, not even a thank you for all your hard work through email. You are often put down. If
you stick up for yourself, they will find a way to terminate you (Retaliation).

Advice to Senior Management – Give the Sharp Experience to the employees, not just the patients. Without the employees, you would not have your job. Appreciate & recognize the employees hard work, offer advancement opportunities, better pay, do not treat employees like slaves & most importantly, refrain from a disrespectful tone of voice & negativity towards the employees & don't let your "personal feelings" cloud your judgement in the work area. Treat your employees with dignity & respect. That is part of the true meaning of Sharp & the employees deserve it more then you think.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good benefits, multi site employer

Cons – documentation has taken over industry as whole and as the largest system in San Diego it is now lacking patient interests as priority

Advice to Senior Management – allow employees ability to assist patients better by cutting out so much buracracy.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Sharp has an excellent vision of what healthcare should be. The executive team is inspiriring and innovative, always encouraging and challenging staff to take it to the next level.

Cons – Lower mangement does not always practice what is preached. Staff are often not held accountable for not acheiving the goals set forth by the organization.

Advice to Senior Management – Consistency and following the true meaning of the Sharp Experience

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Sharp HealthCare

Pros – People are truly dedicated to providing The Sharp Experience
Strong internal culture that promotes exceptional customer service
Great leaders at the top levels of the organization
Collaborative environment
Low turnover, high job security

Cons – Career advancement is a challenge in non-clinical areas. Those who occupy management positions often stay for decades.
Very hierarchical structure; special privileges and professional development opportunities awarded to "manager-level and above" exclusively.

Advice to Senior Management – Hold mid-level managers accountable for their actions; don't let them coast just because they've been around a long time. Reward and recognize high-achieving employees - they often feel taken for granted.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend