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    Northwestern Medicine Reviews

    Updated January 3, 2019
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    Northwestern Medicine President & CEO Dean M. Harrison
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    • "Sometimes the work/life balance is a little hard to keep up with" (in 10 reviews)

    • "Upper management seems more focused on taking care of its Board than taking care of patients" (in 18 reviews)

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    1. "Patient Care Technician"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Patient Care Technician in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Patient Care Technician in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine part-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great staff worker, yearly annual bonus, and opportunity for growth in other departments.

      Cons

      Short staff mostly which makes some work days worst then others. However, the pay rate makes up for it and gives opportunity for over time.

    2. "Northwestern Medicine IS Review"

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      Current Employee - Applications Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Applications Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Strong brand, good benefits, great team

      Cons

      Total grind session, nepotism related to advancement

      Advice to Management

      Don't prevent talent from moving forward with their aspirations

      3. Join the Northwestern Medicine team
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    3. "Principle Investigator and UX Designer/Researcher"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Good people, good environment, willing to consider new ideas. Good listeners too.

      Cons

      I found no cons for working here.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

    4. "Ultrasonographer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time

      Pros

      Great for working mothers and families

      Cons

      Not the highest paying employer but benefits are great

      Advice to Management

      More interaction with employees needed

    5. "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time

      Pros

      get benefits, merit raises, and yearly bonuses

      Cons

      paying for parking, no free parking for Chicago campus

    6. "Physical Therapy"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time

      Pros

      6% 401k matching. annual bonus

      Cons

      2% annual raises. difficult to get approved pto

    7. "registered nurse"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time

      Pros

      promote education, state of the art equipment and procedures, many growth opportunities, use of evidenced based practice

      Cons

      pay, need to be on call, holidays you take are selected for you

    8. "PCT"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Northwestern Medicine part-time

      Pros

      Great pay and benefits was okay

      Cons

      I felt I didn’t see nor did I get to know my manager well while working Night shift

    9. "Assistant Manager Patient Care Services"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great working environment, caring management. Good benefits and competitive pay. Offer excellent state of the art patient care.

      Cons

      sometimes lots of red tape to get things done.

    10. "APN"

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      Current Employee - Apn in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Apn in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Northwestern Medicine full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Surrounded by the best and brightest physicians and coworkers

      Cons

      Long commute into the city every day