Overall working for Sutter Physician Services has been a positve experience. - Anonymous employee Sutter Health Employee Review

3.0
Mar 23, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Supportive, very professional. very high quality nurses as co-workers Challenging, varied telephone triage and advice opportunities Multiple specialty business lines:OB, Advanced Illness Management/Hospice, Anti-Coagulant, Discharge Management,Triage and Advice $1,000/yr for cont. education Opportunity to progress within the company

Cons

Poor salary for the high level of experience and competence required for this type of nursing Poor onsite continuing education opportunities Often work short staffed Fast paced - lots of pressure to meet company standard of triaging and documenting 4 calls per hour

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Sutter Health Response
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Thank you so much for this review! We agree that staffing shortages have been a continual challenge. In the last couple of months, we have formed a committee to identify ways of addressing the operational gaps in our care coordination function, including hiring staff in a more proactive and timely manner. Hopefully you and your team members will start to feel some relief shortly. Regarding the compensation – we review our salary ranges against the market periodically. Our goal is to be market competitive by offering a comprehensive benefit package (including medical/dental/vision coverage, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement) along with a fair base pay. Thank you so much for having a positive outlook concerning SPS, for partnering for patients, and for helping us all Do Work That Matters. Sincerely, Steve Chambers, Sr. Director, Patient Service Center Operations

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