DaVita Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I worked for Davita Clinical Research for 8 months now. Coming from academia, working for a CRO has provided exposure to a corporate environment that was missing coming from academia."

"Needs to focus more on employees compensation and overall satisfaction."

"I had 145 patients and took my facility to number one."

"I've worked for DaVita for close to 3 years now. As an employee I feel that the pay for the experience that I have is lacking greatly. That withheld DaVita is a good company to work for."

"I've worked for several companies with good job experience. After doing several things I know now what was intended for me in life. And I want to get back to it."

"They company has to promote from within. In 6 1/2 years, not a single Manager was promoted to Director in IT Operations, causing talented Teammates and Managers to leave."

"Great company to be a part of."

"Terrible place to work because it sucks the life out of you!"

What do you like about working at DaVita?

"I like the patients and feeling that I make a difference in their lives through the time and effort I spend to help them live a quality life."

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

"Unless you are prepared to devote 60-75 hours/week to a job and only get paid for 40, don't interview. They keep talking about a work/life balance but no one gets to live it unless you are high up in management. I would only work here again if I was a fresh college graduate looking for work experience or I was at a place in life where I needed a job to consume me. Unless you suck up, you will not advance."

What don't you like about working at DaVita?

"I dislike DaVita itself! We are so metrics-driven it is ridiculous! The need to please our RODs drives people to practice outside the core values we talk so much about. Fear of not being the best and getting walked out the door is constant! I hate this company and wish I had not worked myself into a corner by specializing in dialysis; I now am finding it difficult to find other work. I don't trust any of my superiors and most of my peers, as they talk about people and would not hesitate to stab you in the back if it caused them to look better. There is no support from my supervisors, and the concept of team is a joke. We talk so much about our MV and core values, but we no longer live them. We host a farce called town hall, where you are encouraged to ask questions from your leaders. God forbid, you ask a question that is difficult, may be construed as negative, or is a complaint! You will hear about, it and it will be held against you!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Live the core values. My managers act like day-to-day keeping of this company running is beneath them. There is definitely a hierarchy of importance and elitism. Favoritism is rampant, and rarely are effort and skills the reason for promotion."

"I've worked for Davita off and on since 1998. Then, the staff was wonderful (ole school), now it's about numbers, not care, not doing anything for patients, no good care, if you're sick?? can't make it to work, management angry?? like you want to be sick, no compassion, we are there for patients care. I can't say it's every management but most of it is management. I guess being in charge, you forget who you are in charge of and what your charge is, think about, Davita can be better, a lot better, like cleaning, better management, controlling your tongue??"

"I have worked for DaVita for 5 years and recommend it for anyone early in their career. However, I don't recommend DaVita for mid-career professionals. If you don't have an MBA from an elite B School, they don't have a place for you for advancement."