Sentara Healthcare Reviews

Pros

Sentara has a wonderful culture, a plethora of resources and fast pace. The benefits offered are top notch. Sentara is big on patient care and the team members go above and beyond. I thought this would be where I retired.

Cons

There are currently many vacant HR positions due to voluntary terminations, this has caused additional stress for team members. If you are interviewing for a position probe to find out the reason behind the vacancies. When HR cannot keep team members there's a bigger problem. The HR culture is toxic because of senior HR leadership. The HR department lacks diversity among the senior leadership team. Employees have a hard time getting HR needs addressed due to the time it takes for outdated processes behind the scenes. I loved the company but I was unable to work in the fear based environment created at the top. The HR team does not align with Sentara's innovation, fast pace and customer focus. Massive changes need to be made, specifically at the senior leadership level, for HR to be a desirable place to work.

Pros

They know how to grow and do so very quickly. The CFO is very sharp and has significant power in the organization. They have a very stable financial footing which allows them to avoid layoffs. The providers, nurses, and clinical staff care deeply about what they do.

Cons

Not physician friendly. Focus is on the profits and not quality. Quality is given lip service but unless it is a metric that impacts revenue it is not important. The CEO is uninspiring and lacks vision and has no public speaking abilities. The good physician leaders left after they saw how weak the CEO is as a leader.

Pros

The people on the teams are what keep you coming to work everyday.

Cons

Management really sucks at times. They don't have very good training resources. You train for about a week before you are left to figure it out. You basically learn when QA reviews your work. T

Pros

Ability to transfer to different specialties and move up, overtime benefits, yearly bonuses and raises,

Cons

Pay is low but average for the areas surrounding hospitals. Not enough staffing during covid so nurse to patient ratios were high, lots of burn out

Pros

They supported me despite halting the work I normally help to fulfill in the local community market. My skillsets were applied in new ways, and it benefitted me and the health system's efforts as the pandemic began in 2020.

Cons

Relationship formation among interdisciplinary professions is difficult; however, that is partly related to the demands of my role in this region of the health system.

Pros

Large organizations and spend money on their technology. Their EMR system is easy to learn able you are able to complete your job efficiently and effectively. I worked with some caring and friendly nurses

Cons

In my opinion, our unit and the hospital as a whole had many internal issues. Those issues affected employees’ mental health. Nurses are short staffed, overworked, and on a lower pay scale than other hospitals. Many stayed because of the name and it’s one of the only large hospital system in the area. It monopolize the area.