UCSF Medical Center Reviews

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Smart people, good location, accessible by public transportation, great campus

Cons – competitive positions, lack of feedback regarding application

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at UCSF Medical Center full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good work environment, good compensation package, good management, provide cash credit for dietary employees

Cons – Driving is not an option for many employees, shuttle service is okay but not excellent. Otherwise, UCSF is a fantastic place to work at

Advice to Senior Management – Improve the shuttle service for those who take public transportation to the facilities.

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

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Lots of scheduling flexibility available. Great shuttle system to get between campuses, especially useful if you live close to a campus.

Cons – Parking issues. Labor reduction initiatives are planned across the organization. For the 3rd year in a row, there will be job responsibilities combined.

Advice to Senior Management – Often times clear direction is not given and sometimes seems intentionally vague. Some managers who actually want to listen to their employees do not have the time to do so.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – Training, tuition support,gym facilities. Support/management.

Cons – Location. Sometimes working in this field can be stressful.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center part-time for more than a year

Pros – Work with the top physicians in the country
interesting referrals and patient base make for great learning cases
Full specialty support services are available
UCSF promotes an environment filled with opportunities for self improvement and growth
recently upgraded to APex CPOE (computerized order entry)

Cons – Be prepared to work long hours, often beyond the end of your shift
Compensation is not competitive
Inefficiency is built into the workflow due to obstructive red-tape, and a multitude of regulations.

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

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great benefits
Important work
Socially responsible
One of the top 10 hospitals in America

Cons – Street parking is terrible
Indoor parking is expensive
Not many restaurants to choose from

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

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Incredible talent and faculty - some of the most admirable and driven people you will ever meet. The doctors are the very best but will be subject to being lured elsewhere as we pay top dollar for people who don't see patients.

Cons – The suits in charge are outdated and cliche - no fresh thinking to match non-C talent which makes advancing the multiple missions challenging. One-dimensional thinkers can't get their arms around the teaching and research value.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire effective, younger, diverse out-of-box talent rather than perpetuate old boys network that objectively is neither talented nor getting the job done despite what you would say to yourself and others. Your operations folks need exposure to how operations really should work to be competitive.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center

Pros – U (You)
C (Can)
S (Stay)
F (Forever)

if you have a nursing degree that is. If you have experience, its a good place since that's all they care about whether you're proficient or not. Security for life basically.

Cons – If you're not a clinical person, it's harder to get promoted or work your way up since you'll be overlooked. If you want to climb the ladder, go elsewhere since talent is not their forte. You'll be better served taking it elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management – Reward talent, not experience otherwise you will keep getting mediocre results instead of stellar top 1% results like other Honor Roll AMCs.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UCSF Medical Center

Pros – AWESOME CAFETERIA!I also like that they give people the opportunity to work there if they don't have a lot of past experience or if they are a new grad. They also staff the departments very well so you can always find help.

Cons – Parking is very expensive and the elevators can be very slow.They are very behind with the computer programs they use for patient care but are finally upgrading this year to a fully functioning EHR where all the information will be in one place.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at UCSF Medical Center

Pros – great academic environment
amazing, dedicated medical staff
good pay
conveniently located public transportation
meet a lot of people in various professions

Cons – a ridiculously huge bureacracy
managers receive no training in how to be a manager. People are promoted simply because of seniority not Skills

Advice to Senior Management – Value your employees more. Listen to their ideas/suggestions/frustrations. Acknowledge them for a job well done because they're working their butts off every day.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend