Is Ascension a good company to work for?

Ascension has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 8,124 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Ascension to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ascension have been left by employees working as Intern , Talent Advisor and Business Analyst .

Does Ascension pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ascension employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ascension. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascension?

60% of Ascension employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ascension 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ascension?

Registered Nurse (985) , Registered Nurse, BSN (289) , Patient Care Technician (163) , Medical Assistant (127) , PCT Patient Care Tech (104) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (66) , Nurse Practitioner (63) , Analyst (54) , Pharmacy Technician (53) , Staff RN (53) , Manager (52) , Physical Therapist (52) , Certified Medical Assistant (51) , Director (49) , Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (41)

What are the pros of working at Ascension according to real employee reviews?

"benefits are good and affordable" ((in 545 reviews)); "hybrid great people to work alongside and live life with comp is really good once you get rolling" ((in 385 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and helpful for a first job" ((in 348 reviews)); "The staff is great and friendly" ((in 233 reviews)); "I have a great manager and assistant clinical leaders." ((in 119 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ascension according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and understaffed" ((in 519 reviews)); "Poor management and organization hospital to hospital" ((in 451 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 116 reviews)); "Small raises based on company success" ((in 85 reviews)); "Top down communication poor" ((in 75 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ascension layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ascension layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ascension in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ascension locations?

Austin , Indianapolis , Milwaukee , Nashville , Detroit , Jacksonville , Saint Louis , Pensacola , Chicago , Wichita , Tulsa , Kalamazoo , Birmingham , Baltimore , Waco , Southfield , Warren , Racine , Murfreesboro , Novi , Evansville , Binghamton , Appleton , Grand Blanc , Round Rock , Mobile , Hoffman Estates , Panama City , Washington , Elk Grove Village

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Ascension reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,660 total reviews)

Eduardo Conrado

46% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Ascension has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,660 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascension employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Jul 25, 2017

RN Patient Care Supervisor

Rn patient care supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a non-profit, faith-based organization

Cons

Recent take over by Ascension Wisconsin made a lot of negative changes in the organization

3.0

Jul 21, 2017

Executives immune from accountability; have exorbitant pay packages

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, wonderful mission with sincere dedication to providing high quality healthcare to the poor & vulnerable, dedicated professionals, great associates!

Cons

Sr. Executive leadership does not hold direct reports accountable for poor people leadership, only financial results. Employees fear for their own careers if they speak up.

3.0

Jul 12, 2017

RN

Rn staff nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working for CSM until Ascension took over. There were, of course, always things to complain about like the difficult patient population we commonly see and the workload of a nurse. But overall, I loved all my coworkers, my manager had a great open-door policy and was very approachable, very flexible work schedule, etc.

Cons

Since Ascension took over, our staffing has been cut, our staffing grid has been altered to give us a skeleton crew at best. The only time we're well staffed is if the floor is full. If we are at 75% capacity, we are struggling to do our best. Just because there are fewer patients DEFINITELY doesn't mean their acuity is less. Nurses, PCAs, even doctors, are leaving left and right. The last few weeks it has been basically expected that we will need to mandate at least one staff member per shift, we've lost so many people. On top of this, we are told we need to do BETTER. We need better HCAHP scores, answer call lights quicker, JC is coming, do better! But here is less staff....They are running this once great place into the ground.

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