VA Health Reviews
58% would recommend to a friend
(603 total reviews)
Eric K. Shinseki
60% approve of CEO
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Updated Nov 13, 2023
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- "It's federal government so there are great benefits and it's more stable than many private organizations." (in 105 reviews)
- "Bullying supervision, blatant falsification of government records, overpaying for goods and services because of favoritism, daily threats, closed door cussed out by managers across several departments." (in 6 reviews)
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- 5.0Nov 13, 2023PhysicianCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsAugusta, ME
Pros
Great pay and benefits, good colleagues
Cons
Typical beaurocratic government issues abound
- 5.0Nov 13, 2023National Healthcare RecruiterCurrent Employee
Pros
Stable growth available Exceptional federal benefits Caring for heroes Annual salary increases Loan repayment options federal
Cons
Capped salaries at specific grades
- 5.0Nov 3, 2023Program AnalystCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsTacoma, WA
Pros
Ability to work from home
Cons
salary is below industry average
- 2.0Oct 24, 2023AdministrationCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsSan Antonio, TX
Pros
Great mission, lots of great people
Cons
Old hats with three decades of tenure, run amok and do whatever they please with LR right there to save them.
- 5.0Oct 27, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsLong Beach, CA
Pros
People care about the Veterans they are serving
Cons
understaffed and overworked, not enough time in a day to complete all tasks
- 5.0Oct 10, 2023Licensed Clinical Social WorkerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearTucson, AZ
Pros
The campus is beautiful and the people who work there are very friendly and helpful. It is a good caretaking environment.
Cons
Often there are not enough employees in the various departments and work has to be done by employees taking on more tasks and duties.
- 1.0Jun 19, 2023Enlisted MilitaryCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Good at giving phone numbers. Bad at everything else.
Cons
Bad at everything else, sadly enough.
- 4.0Oct 27, 2023Certified Nursing Assistant CNAFormer EmployeeBedford, MA
Pros
Great job security, helpful coworkers
Cons
Nursing assistant pay everywhere isn't great, this is a little better
- 4.0Oct 13, 2023Research Health ScientistFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsLos Angeles, CA
Pros
The people really care about the work they are doing and making a difference.
Cons
The bureaucracy slows things down quite a lot, so it can be hard to get anything done.
- 2.0Aug 18, 2023Contract SpecialistCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
100% Teleworking capabilities with little to no micromanagement involved as long as you get your contracts done.
Cons
No IT support. No hardware to match the job load. Was eligible to come in as a GS11 with experience and they put me in as a GS7 even with my MBA. Refused to promote me to GS9 because they didn't think I deserved it for being with the VA for short of a time. Other offices have GS11s with a lot less experience and education working for them. Crippled potential and career by quite a lot.
VA Health Reviews FAQs
VA Health has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 668 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at VA Health to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.
58% of VA Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated VA Health 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at VA Health to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
