Not Good - Team Manager VITAS Healthcare Employee Review

1.0
Nov 15, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I learned a lot and gained valuable knowledge. I worked in several roles over many years and was able to have different experiences. If you can set aside the company's approach to hospice "care", it is a humbling experience to work with dying patients and their families.

Cons

This organization and its upper management is very arrogant. They have only one goal, to pad their revenue as much as possible. They make mind boggling amounts of money by exploiting patients. They absolutely pressure you to admit patients who probably are not appropriate for hospice care, and they pressure you to put them on higher levels of care so they get paid more by Medicare. They set unobtainable goals, right down to telling you how many patients you should have on continuous care at all times. They have business and financial people telling medical staff how to manage patients. They give quotas on how many supplies you are allowed to have for your patients, so if you run out things like diapers you can't get more. It doesn't matter why the patients might need more supplies, it is all based on numbers. They have a churn and burn approach to staff especially sales representatives. They use high pressure tactics to force sales reps to admit unrealistic numbers of patients each month. The heat is so high that it all but forces reps and program managers to admit inappropriate patients just to save their jobs. The pressure is unbelievable and they absolutely have a financially driven approach to patient care. It is good to know they have to pay back $85 million to the government and whistleblowers. It might cut down on the luxuries enjoyed at the corporate level. The "benefits" are a disgrace and their health plan has the highest premiums and deductibles anywhere in healthcare today.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Very friendly and helpful colleagues. I came to this company with very little experience and all of my colleagues helped and educated me with all things hospice care. I got promoted 4 months after being hired as a clerk into a secretary job. Best job I've ever have.

Cons

None that I can think of.

4.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great organization structure. significant opportunity to growth for lateral and/or vertical transition. Great compensation for all disciplines if done right, a great work life balance

Cons

Initial hiring, orientation is relatively slow may be even boring process. organization values people too much and believes in helping growth of individual so much so that some time slackers are able to survive longer then they should. which can cause loss of motivation for highly driven team members. the way I would survive if I am motivated for the cause is do what is right for you and your patients, apart from that just wait for the right time. Biggest pain point is EMR. this organization is slow to the game but the organization is building and perfecting home built EMR product to have maximum flexibility. currently going through growing pains.

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