UC Davis Health Reviews

Pros

My experience was almost entirely positive—I worked at the Center for Health and Technology with wonderful, dedicated colleagues doing interesting and meaningful work. Salary and benefits were fair and competitive for a job that was technically in academia. My boss was WONDERFUL and I always felt supported and appreciated.

Cons

The organization was in transition while I worked there, which was certainly a challenge. UC Davis has traditionally had a VERY conservative IT department, which I sometimes found difficult to work with.

Pros

High pay per hour ability to schedule yourself

Cons

When ED RNs come from outside ED facilities staff need to treat them better than treating them like they have no experience at all. Stop making trained ED nurses be in med/surg ED areas its insulting demoralizing to their ED experience and causes some of us to loose our skills. Also you have a bully "running" the trauma bay who could care less about the skills of the staff and more about the "notoriety" that comes with his "position" he is rude, pompous, a bully, intimidating and is always out to get you and make sure you make a mistake so he can lecture you. Travelers do not go here you will be put in ED overflow areas basically med/surg nursing. This ED functions poorly with a lot of hierarchy and having to "prove yourself" for a year before you can touch a critical care patient but only after a test that doesn't even assess your critical thinking skills. As a very experienced ED nurse coming here I lost my skills and I am more burnt out in one year in this ED than 4 years at my other facility all because I was forced to be a med/surg nurse in an ED.

Pros

Supportive leadership, competent a dedicated colleagues, great pay and benefits, flexible with schedule when needed

Cons

When COVID started, there was a delay in allowing clerical union employees to work from home. Leadership claimed to the employees that it was because the union wouldn't allow remote work, although the contract clearly states that it is at the discretion of employee and their manager. Union rep said that it is allowed and they were working with UCDH leadership to allow staff to work remotely. Luckily it was only a 2-day delay and they've been great since, but administrative staff were very upset that we weren't allowed to stay home (unless we used our own vacation time) like our colleagues as soon as it became clear there was a hazard to our health.