Pattern of Physician Intimidation and Wrongful Termination - Doctor Sutter Health Employee Review

1.0
Feb 1, 2018
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Pros

Pays very well. Flexibility in hours as long as you are "productive."

Cons

As aptly summarized by Diana Blum's lawsuit, PAMF has a pattern of physician intimidation. It routinely roots out physicians who are committed to the highest level of care. Physicians who courtesy round on their patients in the hospital, are actively engaged in continuity of care, and are exacting in their standards are labeled "troublemakers" and told they are "not team players." I was provided a PAMF-employed coach whose message on behalf of PAMF to me was "do not interfere with a colleague's care unless it will literally cause imminent death of a patient- i.e., on your shift. To correct or change the course of a colleague's management undermines them and makes you not a team player." Physicians who are passionate about patient care are forced to resign after enduring extended psychological abuse, and in my case, actual extortion by my department chair who demanded favors and loans for thousands of dollars from me.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Leadership trainings, conferences, educational opportunities, Senior leadership seems to respond to employee feedback, Great organizational transparency and clarity around goals and direction, Front-line leadership receiving recognition more often, Fair (not amazing) compensation and benefits overall, Organization seems to be healthy and growing which is encouraging for job security and retention.

Cons

Unsustainable front-line leadership expectations, responsibilities, and tasks without providing support from supervisors or assistant managers specifically in San Francisco campuses, High burnout risk among front-line leaders which is continuing to increase, Growing list of contradicting or conflicting priorities. Patient experience scores have improved greatly in SF but patient quality/safety and employee satisfaction has become the apparent cost of that, Very unreasonable span of control for front-line leaders, i.e. way too many direct reports, Meeting metrics and KPIs at all costs is the message being received. Front-line leaders are left scrambling to reach the data points (regardless of the methods), to get there. In other words, we might be meeting the metrics and KPIs on paper, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the real purpose or reason behind those metrics is being performed. We’re just desperate to keep our jobs, The leadership culture in the last 6-9 months has shifted towards motivation through fear. Fear of losing our jobs or bonuses rather than motivation by providing actual daily support in doing our jobs and genuine concern and encouragement to succeed.

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