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Rady Children's Hospital President and CEO Dr. Patrick Frias
Dr. Patrick Frias
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Saint Peter's University Hospital

Recently resigned from a job at Rady Children's Hospital, working on the PICU as a registered nurse with my BSN and CCRN. Appalled at the exit meeting & unprofessionalism of the manager & HR department who has yet to return my calls. Misled and redirected from goals I advocated for after numerous meetings with manager & supervisor. I was told "you abused the hospital, were a waste of the department's funding, and you should have thought about your career goals before coming to this hospital".

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  • "Low pay and is a for profit for PAs so you cannot do loan forgiveness(in 40 reviews)
  • "The feeling of contributing to helping the children of San Diego has been stifled by poor management and disorganization.(in 32 reviews)
  • "I went through 4 managers in my time there.(in 13 reviews)
  • "I am appalled that such supervisors are still allowed to work there even though Upper management is fully aware of the problem.(in 12 reviews)
  • "the salary is not competitive and commensurate with the surrounding market(in 11 reviews)

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    1. 4.0
      Jul 16, 2015
      Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people to work with. Job satisfaction in regards to population.

      Cons

      Poor salary. Bad raise when going from intern to licensed clinician.

      1. 5.0
        Jul 20, 2015
        Director
        Current Employee, more than 10 years
        San Diego, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Rady Children's has a great mission and also great people. It's grown over the years I've been here and so have the career opportunities. I've been supported over that time and the organization has invested in my development. I would recommend Rady Children's to anyone who wants to make a difference and be in a positive place to work.

        Cons

        It is a non-profit organization so we always have to be on a conservative spending policy.

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        1. 2.0
          May 23, 2018
          Anonymous Employee
          Current Employee, more than 1 year
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Great people to work with!

          Cons

          Terrible training, poor compensation, no opportunities to further your career/increase salary, poor management

          1
          1. 3.0
            Jul 21, 2017
            Anonymous Employee
            Former Employee
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Great people to work with!

            Cons

            Could work on room for growth

            1. 2.0
              Jan 27, 2014
              Anonymous Employee
              Current Employee, more than 3 years
              San Diego, CA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              The medical staff is awesome.

              Cons

              The company stresses the CARES model when you're first hired, (Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Excellent, Safe) but in my former department they did little to implement such procedures. Innovation is not only shunned, but if you do try to improve functionality, savings to the company, and most importantly patient and caregiver service, you get a target on your back. My boss was an arrogant expletive who put his pride before the best interests of the company. Any fresh ideas to benefit patients and the company was met with scorn, and roadblocks were quickly thrown in front of you. Ideas would be mocked and turned around on you with anger and intimidation tactics and you'd essentially be told you’re stupid. This certain manager should be grateful for an employee's positive attitude and contributions, and want to show off to coworkers what a great pick they made in hiring them, but they instead act the complete opposite; they feel threatened like they are being outed for the idiots they are. I could see why others in my department would do the least amount of work possible and act like drones that just show up for a paycheck. The people who do show a great work ethic will have up to four people's work and their mistakes piled upon them and then get blamed if things don't go perfectly well. Even if things did go extremely well, you'd receive zero kudos. I would often shake my head in disbelief on how some of my coworkers were hired. Some of them should have been fired or dumped off on another department, but instead they’re promoted! The managers should be fired for being so incredibly stupid for throwing these burdens upon the company and the coworkers. Instead you’re told to suck it up and take up the slack. Unbelievable. Don't count on the department's director to do anything; they'll just side with the manager while putting a black mark against your name. In fact both of them were hired into their positions simply because of longevity, and definitely not competence and personality. Our director was nothing but impervious and ignorant toward departmental functions, yet in their defense, they were rarely present to oversee our learn the operation. Glad I could finally get out of that department!

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              1. 5.0
                Apr 15, 2019
                Anonymous Employee
                Former Employee
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                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great group of people to work with

                Cons

                There are no cons about this place

                1. 5.0
                  Jun 29, 2017
                  Clinical Dietitian
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  San Diego, CA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great community of people to work with

                  Cons

                  low starting salary for clinical dietitians with <2 years work experience

                  1
                  1. 3.0
                    Sep 17, 2018
                    Anonymous Employee
                    Current Employee, more than 1 year
                    San Diego, CA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    get to work with great people and help kids out

                    Cons

                    management has been changing

                    1. 5.0
                      Jun 12, 2019
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Current Employee, more than 5 years
                      San Diego, CA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Great people who all support each other. Good pay, many benefit options, and generous time off.

                      Cons

                      Money is always tight so systems are sometimes lacking and the furniture and office equipment is older. Note this is a non-profit hospital however, who never turns away a child.

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                      1. 2.0
                        Oct 27, 2021
                        Nurse Practitioner
                        Former Employee, more than 5 years
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Only pediatric hospital south of OC Great people work here

                        Cons

                        Very low paying for APPs Poor management Did not accept any COVID-19 vax exemptions, very discriminatory

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