Kaiser Permanente Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"My exp. in Kaiser has been amazing as I got a change to build my skill set."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I like the environment and people I work with who all are really friendly and helpful."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you know EPIC inside and out as that is very important."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I have to pay for parking and they don't have a full cafeteria."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to hire exp. project managers and other staff."

"Good besides dealing with coworkers and politics of working there."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The work was straightforward and easy to complete. The benefits are also great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to be completely submissive to other permanent workers before earning tenure."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The political aspects of working for a company where almost everyone knew someone else working there before they started."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More strict standards when it comes to use of English, as well as its screening process for hiring."

"Temp job. 2 months turned into 6 months."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The system was very sophisticated and controlled. Procedures were well in place with good documented contingency plans."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be yourself, be honest about what you know and don't know, and the rest will fall into place."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I worked alone on 12 1/2 hour graveyard shifts. I also wish that they had more work to be done; I was just filling in for someone on maternity leave."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have nothing to add to management in this case because KP runs a smooth ship."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Healthcare, save people's lives, try very hard to be efficient."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. It has lots to do with hiring manager's style."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Far from my house."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Big company, hard to make decisions for low level employees."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"KP has a strong commitment to do the right thing when it comes to patients and employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interviews are behavioral and usually don't focus on technical competencies of the applicant."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Change could be quicker in terms of moving to a new method."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, KP managers are invested in the people they lead."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I like working for the company for pay and benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Also interview at other healthcare companies. They tend to drag their feet on hiring decisions."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The people are very jealous of talent. They are afraid of losing their jobs to new talent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have better training for employees and assure them their jobs will not be taken away."

"Great place to start."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Steady paycheck, regular pay periods, health and retirement benefits, and educational opportunities"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be flexible when applying for positions with the organization, and be sure to follow up on any applications submitted, shortly after close of job offers online."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Lack of opportunity to transfer between departments; political in nature when trying to transfer to other departments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more opportunity for inter-departmental transfers, and provide a more personal application system."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I love the call center environment. It is fast-paced and never a dull moment. I enjoy partnering with the union to come to mutually beneficial solutions. In my opinion, Kaiser as an organization is wonderful to work for."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not get discouraged with the amount of change when it comes from the physicians. Remember that we work for them as much as we do our members."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Sometimes due to the size of the organization and government regulations, change can be very slow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When possible, keep up with the reward and recognition programs! They are motivating to the front line staff."

"I worked with Kaiser Permanente for 2 years before going to graduate school."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Kaiser Permanente was a great place to learn the medical and health care industry."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"There was very little to not like about this experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to promote from both externally and internally to help advance the careers of aspiring managers."

"Account reconciliations, month/quarter/annual closing, journal entries"

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"I believed in their goals, the working responsibilities and near my home."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ensure the qualifications posted are well explained and you meet them."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The people working in the linen and gift shops were not accountants so they had no knowledge of why things were done the way they were."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve the communication between departments and train all personnel to achieve the established goals."

"Kaiser is a non-profit where decisions are hard to make."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The easy access of getting to and leaving the location in Oakland."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is like mating an elephant, it takes place at high places, takes a long time, and is difficult."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The culture of non-profit companies particularly Kaiser, which is more job protection than getting things done and focusing on saving money for the members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make decisions and move forward, focus on the bottom line, save money by evaluating the staff and obtaining value from those who are employed."

"The chances to grow with the company are there."

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"They were local and the work area was very new and close to home."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have some insight to the healthcare way of life, it will help."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"The income was never adjusted to standards within the IT area."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look at income standards and adjust within the local standards."