Ascension reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(7,647 total reviews)
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Eduardo Conrado

52% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ascension has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,647 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascension 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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8K reviews
5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

Ascension is the best place I’ve worked, period. The culture is intentionally designed, we start calls with reflections that ground us in our Mission, which changes the entire tone of how we collaborate. As a leader, I feel fully empowered and trusted to drive strategy without constant questioning. It is rare to find an environment that is this welcoming while still being driven to excellence. I feel seen, valued, and supported every single day.

Cons

As with any large, nationwide health system, navigating the matrix and complexity can take time to learn, but the team support makes it manageable.

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Ascension Response
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We truly appreciate you sharing your experience and being part of our Mission. Thank you for the ways you live out our Vision—Answering God’s call to bring health, healing and hope to all. It’s because of associates like you that we’re able to care for our communities with compassion and purpose.
2.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The patient population can be very rewarding to work with, and there can be lots of different job opportunities but very limited advancement with mainly lateral department shifts if a person is looking for change.

Cons

Raises are almost non-existent. The "raise" is a yearly COLA of between 2%-3%. There is no ability to talk to anyone regarding a raise, even the admin staff are fully stonewalled in the overlly corporate monolithic HR style of maintaining "fair" wages. I have worked here for several years and I actually earn less now because my "raises" do not keep up with inflation and the actual cost of living. They maintain their functionality on squeezing as much as they can out of one employer by slowly shifting more job responsibilities called "opportunities" onto you without extra pay or change in title that would get a pay increase. They look to higher level licensed staff to provide more coverage for roles that they won't hire for or cut in departments. They do "organizational restructuring" every 6 months because more staff quit, they don't replace the staff, and tell others to absorb the former FT employees job responsibilities without pay increase and being told not to go into OT.

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

None, unless you work with toxic managers and try get you fired for unsafe work environments.

Cons

Toxic, judgmental being a faith based “community”, micromanaging, short staffing, and if you want to lose your nursing license then give it a go. It’s not worth the money. FAKE PEOPLE AND FAKE NEWS!

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