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 523 reviews)); "hybrid great people to work alongside and live life with comp is really good once you get rolling" ((in 387 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and helpful for a first job" ((in 351 reviews)); "The staff is great and friendly" ((in 234 reviews)); "I have a great manager and assistant clinical leaders." ((in 110 reviews))

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

"low pay and understaffed" ((in 525 reviews)); "Poor management and organization hospital to hospital" ((in 450 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 123 reviews)); "Small raises based on company success" ((in 85 reviews)); "Low salary compared to other hospitals" ((in 73 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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Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

4.0

Nov 8, 2016

ma

Medical assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy the diversity of my company and management is great

Cons

we have now been taken over by ascention and our benefits went down

1.0

Aug 27, 2016

Run!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mobility, The Mission Leader is wonderful and I sure it makes him cringe to see what has been going on.

Cons

They took one one of the best run departments and outsourced it to an RPO that is over whelmed. No communication even to the change over date. Told by COE that the reason they were out sourcing was because they could not keep up with the ministry demands with the current technology. Odd how the same exact technology is going to be used but the RPO. Shame on you---in the 3 years I have been there the middle management and upper management has been like a train wreck. Pretty sure the entire organization will be gone soon.

Ascension Response

Thank you for sharing your frustrations. The last year was challenging for our service center as Ascension made decisions regarding how to provide Human Resources services that impacted our service center in Indianapolis. We anticipate that we will need to continually adapt to a changing environment which means increasing or reducing certain service lines as needed. – Patrick J., Associate Experience/Mission Initiatives Manager

1.0

Apr 25, 2016

Administrative Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has good physicians on staff.

Cons

The company continues to downsize and lay off associates or sell off associates when forming joint ventures.

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