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    Stanford Health Care Reviews

    Updated September 17, 2018
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    Stanford Health Care President and CEO David Entwistle
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    1. "Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Systems Engineer in Stanford, CA
      Current Employee - Systems Engineer in Stanford, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      great, positive, excellent, innovative, groundbreaking

      Cons

      none, nothing, nada, zilch, n/a

      Advice to Management

      keep it up

    2. "Registered Nurse"

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      Current Employee - Clinical Nurse
      Current Employee - Clinical Nurse

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great supportive environment with incredible resources.

      Cons

      Very diligent in protocols and procedures. Units are almost always fulls so expect to be busy.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Social work clinician"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good benefits, wage and co workers

      Cons

      Management aren’t supportive and only point out what is your mistake

      Advice to Management

      Be more supportive and offer constructive criticism not just negative feedback

    4. "used to be a great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Stanford, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Stanford, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      great colleagues and opportunity to give great care

      Cons

      not impressed with new leadership - never see them unless self promotion on social media. Only focused on operations and metrics.

      Advice to Management

      Actually listen to people who have worked at the bedside at SHC. if nurses have a problem with an inexperienced manager there is nothing we can do. HR is useless.

    5. "Lab Unappreciated - Poor management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care full-time

      Pros

      Good work hours, good people

      Cons

      Poor management from the higher up, employee welfare is not a priority resulting in many experienced people leaving. Salary not as competitive. No room for promotion.

      Advice to Management

      Work on showing appreciation to your employees. Do not let the good experienced employees get away when they can offer so much knowledge to the newly graduated employees.

    6. "Informatics (IT)"

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      Former Employee - Informatics Analyst
      Former Employee - Informatics Analyst
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Stanford Health Care (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good PTO
      Employee Matching
      Stanford is a good "name" to work for

      Cons

      Poor talent management and budgeting skills. Politics trump building positive productive work culture. Some managers are effective but most were not. Nepotism is rampant especially amongst certain ethnicities.

      Advice to Management

      Worth a look to see who can actually do their jobs and grow your employees. Stop crapping on the people who actually do the work and playing politics.

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      "Nurse practitioner"

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      Current Employee - Nurse Practitioner
      Current Employee - Nurse Practitioner
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Strong emphasis on research and applying best practices

      Cons

      Nurse practitioners and PAs are mainly treated like scribes. I only see patient sin clinic with an attending and do all the charting, during the visit with the patient I only take notes for the MD. Zero control over my schedule. No independence. Zero raises.

      Advice to Management

      Employ your department to treat Nurse practitioner as providers. We are not residents or fellows. There are almost no reason a joint NP and attending visit are needed.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "reactive, cost-cutting"

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

      I worked at Stanford Health Care full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Hard-working, dedicated, highly educated staff
      People trying earnestly to do the right thing

      Cons

      Silos, silos, silos -- from c-level on down
      Incredible bureaucracy
      IT leader infighting
      Lack of diversity in uppermost ranks

      Advice to Management

      Pick 1-2 things to excel in. Not 25.

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      "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Stanford Health Care full-time

      Pros

      Stanford Health Care offers amazing resources for its employees. In particular, SHC has an amazing IT support system (the best I have experienced in a healthcare system). Also, the Lane Library offers plenty of resources that are valuable to hospital employees. SHC also offers nice perks for commuters who use public transportation. Exempt employees are also eligible for plenty of PTO per year.

      Cons

      You can expect to work many hours, depending on your team. Currently I am working in a high-intensity environment that expects staff to deliver project after project without pause. You may not always be recognized for delivering high-quality work. Very little effort to promote team building. Tendency for teams to retain employees who are skilled at their job, but difficult to work with. This can negatively affect morale.

      Advice to Management

      If an employee brings forward concerns, please actively listen to them and hear what they are saying. Be more in tune with the work that is being delegated to staff and be more attentive to possible burnout of the team. Focus on professional development of staff members with potential to grow, and do not promote special treatment or favoritism of employees who are senior in the organization.

    10. "Tissue bank coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Stanford, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Stanford, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Stanford Health Care full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Interaction with patients, reviewing medical history, attending conferences, , discussions with medical community

      Cons

      Bench research.... would have enjoyed more clinical interaction

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