Kaiser Permanente reviews

No ongoing professional training. Everyday is fly-by-nite, re-invent the wheel. Nepotism rules. Unlicensed personnel are allowed to pretend they are licensed and engage in direct patient care, which is damaging to the nursing profession. The IT Department is a joke. The most unethical, immoral, & corrupt are destined for management. Senior Management is afraid to think outside of the box, when faced with what seems to be insurmountable problems, they choose to break the law instead of embracing best practices from others. Our work environment can only be described as a "sick building." Many employees are suffering from severe respiratory problems, asthma, headaches for the first time in their lives.

Generally poor communication throughout the organization! Often times, you find out about a new policy/protocol from causing an error or getting reprimanded first! Though this can vary depending on the manager you have. With my current manager, she has provided us with information (and implemented huddles) which I never received with my previous managers. Lazy employees who get away with it! Management can't do much or go up the chain of discipline with union workers. One major barrier is the laughable Labor Management Partnership. It is NOT a partnership. It's a joke. As a result, Kaiser could become an awesome powerhouse of a medical organization but they have lazy, unaccountable workers - from Housekeeping (EVS) to Leadership. Middle managers get a ton of work and responsiblity put on their plate. New managers do not get much in terms of training. They are overworked and unfairly scapegoated with a problem occurs in their department.