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    Sutter Health Reviews

    Updated November 15, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Great benefits, great work life balance, a LOT of opportunity" (in 72 reviews)

    • "Sutter offers very good benefits for their employees too" (in 55 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "RN"

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

      I have been working at Sutter Health part-time

      Pros

      Great place to work!

      Cons

      No downsides I can think of.

      Advice to Management

      N/A

    2. "RN"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Sutter Health full-time

      Pros

      Great pay and good benefits

      Cons

      There are no negative comments

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    3. "Why to work at Sutter Health"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Amazing people

      Part of an organization that is committed to serving people and improving the lives of everyone in our community.

      Numerous opportunity for career development and growth

      Cons

      Large organization which can slow things down a bit.

    4. "Excellent Team of Brilliant, Compassionate People who put Patients First!"

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      Current Employee - Coordinator in San Mateo, CA
      Current Employee - Coordinator in San Mateo, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      This organization is truly impressive. The Management Teams leading patient care clinical and administrative positions has by far exceeded all of my expectations. This organization takes care of their employees and patients with integrity and love.

      Cons

      There are no downsides. Sutter, Palo Alto Medical Foundation is always seeking employee input and hires only the sharpest, most compassionate people to care for our patients.

      Advice to Management

      Thank you for your incredible and generous support. Keep choosing caring, compassionate, brilliant management professionals because they help the overall culture of the clinic environments. Thank you, Sutter Health for a fantastic opportunity to serve our patients and communities with empathy and compassion.

    5. "Medical Coder"

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      Current Employee - Medical Coder
      Current Employee - Medical Coder
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sutter Health full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Sr. Leadership tries to put forth a positive and energetic workplace. Sutter Health does great work for the people and communities we serve. Excellent people to work with, mostly.

      Cons

      Internal politics re: middle managers/low level leads. Too many wannabe chiefs padding their resumes while trying to "look good" at the expense of educated, qualified staff.

      Advice to Management

      Take away tight control from low level leads.

    6. "I love where I work"

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

      I have been working at Sutter Health full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      I love the people I work with. My management gives me the flexibility and autonomy to carry out my daily work. My co-workers care about me on a personal level. We all have fun together and respect each other.

      Cons

      It can take a long time to see results.

      Advice to Management

      Don't let the decision making and approval process slow down forward progress.

    7. "Excellent Culture and Leadership"

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      Current Employee - Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant in Sacramento, CA
      Current Employee - Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant in Sacramento, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      The leadership and culture here at Sutter are amazing. Our leaders value our opinion, support a solid work life balance and keep the patients at the center of everything that we do regardless of how far you are removed from patient care.

      Cons

      Some of our systems could be more efficient, but it is being addressed

    8. "Financial Clearance Team Member"

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      Former Employee - Financial Clearance Team Member in Roseville, CA
      Former Employee - Financial Clearance Team Member in Roseville, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Sutter Health full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      This was a great company to work for. Lots of room to grow. A lot of training to ensure that we knew our jobs. Good people to work for.

      Cons

      High stress level. Sutter Shared Services was a new entity at Sutter. This location is the head quarters for all the Sutter Hospitals, Medical Groups and all other locations in the Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Regions

      Advice to Management

      No advice, thank you for the opportunity and experience

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Good Benefits, No advancement"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sacramento, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Sutter Health full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, nice location. Patients are the best part of the job.

      Cons

      Poor management, no advancement. If you dont have a college degree, your stuck in entry level positions.

      Advice to Management

      Promote your employees!! Too many chiefs, not enough indians.

    10. Helpful (5)

      "We Need Real Leaders in Tech Services"

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      Current Employee - Engineer in Mather, CA
      Current Employee - Engineer in Mather, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sutter Health full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, salary, work-life balance.

      Cons

      No real leadership in Technical Services, no direction, too many "C players", very poor communication or lack of transparency, too many suits in closed-door meetings, most directors only have that title because of a former CTO who was given far too much power, created great disruption then quit before he would have been shown the door.

      I'll sum it up this way: Tell five directors to go into a room, look at the same clock and ask them all what time it is. After you try to figure out why they all gave you a different time; you'll see that their inability to communicate effectively with each other makes it impossible for them to realize that most of them just can't see well enough to give you the correct answer.

      Great place to work if your ambition exceeds your ability and you want to move up the ladder while you watch your pension and 403(b) grow. Incredibly frustrating if you're an "A player" who enjoys what you do and just want the time that you spend at work to have real meaning and give you a sense of accomplishment.

      Advice to Management

      Don't hire smart people and tell them what to do. Hire smart people so they can tell you what to do.

      Focus more on soft skills such as communication, business acumen, and teamwork. Too many long-term employees who resist change, don't know how to communicate effectively and simply are not capable of leading a team, let alone effectively work in one.

      Identify the cancerous employees and get rid of them.

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