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    The Palo Alto Medical Foundation Reviews

    Updated September 19, 2017
    161 reviews

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    The Palo Alto Medical Foundation CEO Richard Slavin
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    Pros

    • great benefits including hefty paid-time off, which can accrue to some like 4-5 weeks per year; also helps with work-life balance (in 11 reviews)

    • Great benefits, feel appreciated (in 19 reviews)

    Cons

    • In all honesty there are no cons I can think of from working here (in 5 reviews)

    • Probably not a PAMF only thing though (in 9 reviews)

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    1. "Specialties"

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

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time

      Pros

      Everyone works together. People take pride in their work.

      Cons

      Need more raises to be competitive with other healthcare facilities

      Advice to Management

      the best interest of the employees

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Competitive salary for a new MA"

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      Current Employee - Certified Medical Assistant II in Santa Cruz, CA
      Current Employee - Certified Medical Assistant II in Santa Cruz, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Starting pay is 23.97 if you are certified. Management is ethical and willing to work with your school schedule if you decide to continue your education. They will pay for classes you've passed with a C or higher up to $1000/year.

      Cons

      Impacted practices can make for long wait times which can mean unhappy patients. Probably not a PAMF only thing though.

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    3. "Clinical Nurse Manager"

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      Current Employee - Clinical Nurse Manager in Palo Alto, CA
      Current Employee - Clinical Nurse Manager in Palo Alto, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Salary and fantastic free benefits for the whole family.

      Cons

      It's a typical hospital system.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Not Recommended"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, PTO and co-workers

      Cons

      Pay is way below job market, raises are hard to come by, bonus will soon be a thing of the past, growth opportunities are minimal, they preach about the right people in the right role but that is far from the case.

      Advice to Management

      Executive leadership needs to develop an achievable plan with out wearing there Managers and staff down to burn out status. Employees feel unappreciated and are paid very little for your expectations.

    5. "It used to be more worker friendly"

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      Current Employee - Medical Coding Auditor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Current Employee - Medical Coding Auditor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      It is an active workplace where experience may be gained quickly
      Uses Epic to process claims
      Doctors do initial coding and coders process post Epic scrubber edits

      Cons

      You have to learn really fast
      Don't be too picky about getting it right or you'll never meet the productivity expectations
      Management uses "above the line" ideology so if you want all the blame on you, even if it is out of your control, you'll do just fine

      Advice to Management

      Use your thinkers and knowledge workers rather than abusing them. If you let them fix the problems instead of blasting through things with no regard for accuracy you only create more work. Also, treat your people like people not like children or pieces of machinery. And don't punish current employees for something previous employees did.

    6. "Sutter Health"

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      Current Employee - HCC Risk Adjustment Coding Supervisor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Current Employee - HCC Risk Adjustment Coding Supervisor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Excellent Medical Services Providing Company

      Cons

      Not enough employee satisfaction for the long term

      Advice to Management

      Need to have a better balance of prioities to their employees

    7. "Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits, Doctors actually care about their patients.

      Cons

      Pay is low compared to other Healthcare Organizations.

      Advice to Management

      Show appreciation to hardworking staff, get involved with employee development.

    8. "Company review"

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

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      good company to work for. work life balance

      Cons

      nothing is bad about this company

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Medical Assistant in Palo Alto, CA
      Former Employee - Medical Assistant in Palo Alto, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits. Physicians are friendly and treat you as an equal. Great atmosphere and culture

      Cons

      I didn't have any cons

    10. "Patient Service Representative"

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

      I have been working at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation full-time

      Pros

      Great health benefits and Great management.

      Cons

      No con's at the moment.

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