WakeMed Health and Hospitals Reviews
Updated Jan 26, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Poor management training with bottom line reinforcement of budget vs people skills." (in 47 reviews)
- "Leadership not always transparent with staff, middle management may be a bit out of touch at times" (in 8 reviews)
- "They health insurance rates and costs went up starting 2017 when we changed from BCBS to Aetna." (in 5 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
- good pay - good experience
Cons
- management was picky about certain things
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexible schedule, great leadership team, supportive colleagues.
Cons
Not the most competitive pay
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Finally working somewhere that doesn’t offer more stress to my personal life.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent benefits and time off. My department manager is the best I’ve ever had. Coworkers are also great team players
Cons
Different campuses have different rules within specific area which can be a pro and a con.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Competitive pay; adequate PTO; several campuses to choose from.
Cons
Most of staffing were travel nurses or float pool.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Really good place to work, but could be better. Overall a nice working environment and culture. Free parking for employees Opportunities for overtime.
Cons
Cafeteria food not the best. Limited options
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
fun, experience, learned a lot
Cons
a lot of work, stressful
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
WakeMed Acute Care OT salaries begin extremely low for the area
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
You might get Wake Share if the company as a whole did well financially that year (~$200-300).
Cons
Virtually impossible to get greater than a 3-4 % raise every year. Full-time OT/PT's in Acute Care do not get any overtime, no bonuses, no incentives and it is very difficult to get time off approved especially around the holidays.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Pay well up next to other local hospitals
Cons
HR people leaders need to change.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good management Great staff Non-Profit for PSLF
Cons
No upward mobility Healthcare Salary PTO amt
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
ratios, 3 days a week.
Cons
management, drama, pay, nurses keep getting more work on us and others get more money.
WakeMed Health and Hospitals Reviews FAQs
WakeMed Health and Hospitals has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 649 reviews left anonymously by employees. 72% of employees would recommend working at WakeMed Health and Hospitals to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.
72% of WakeMed Health and Hospitals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated WakeMed Health and Hospitals 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at WakeMed Health and Hospitals to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be management .
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