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Oregon Health & Science University

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Oregon Health & Science University reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,945 total reviews)

Dr. Shereef Elnahal

67% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Oregon Health & Science University has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,945 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oregon Health & Science University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Aug 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Magnet certified, union represented (look on ONA's website for the entire contract, under AURN, which lists compensation tables, etc), competitive pay ($35.23 starting pay for no experience with BSN), 4.8 weeks vacation to start (increasing every 5 years to a max of 7.22 after 20 years), compensation for certification, greatly subsidized bus pass ($50 for a YEARLY pass right now - an $1100 value!), beautiful views, great food (including a natural mini grocery store), bike valet, Tillikum bridge (coming soon!), cash compensation for bike commuters, almost 100% covered medical benefit (dental about $150/mo for family, I pay $7 a month for my whole family's medical), 12% employer contribution to retirement plan w/o required employee match OR access to PERS (or whatever pers is called these days - OPSRP?? - a defined *benefit* program, not a defined *contribution* program) with employee required contribution of 6%, annual 2.25% cost of living raise in addition to annual raise, tuition reimbursement, mostly nice and friendly people, HUGE emphasis on diversity, everyone works every other weekend (might be considered a con but it makes it fair for everyone and with seniority you can request more off. Comes with a 10% weekend differential), unit based practice counsels, lots of free continuing ed opportunities. This company expects a lot but I think gives a lot in return.

Cons

Usual corporate bs, usual trappings of nursing culture (worse depending on unit - not enough staff, nurses eating young, etc), parking is $13 a day and there is a several year waiting list for annual passes (which you still have to pay $13 a day for - you're just guaranteed a spot that way), teaching hospital (which is rad, because you get to see and learn a lot, but also you have to deal with new residents every. single. year.)

1.0
Jun 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Able to work remotely, Oregon PERS

Cons

Firing 500 people in the next few months, CEO was just given an extra $350k into his retirement plan on top of his $1M+ wages while they are having a mass lay-off and buying Legacy for $1B, very very low wages, lack of promotion opportunities, 'might' get cross-trained but will be expected to do extra work without pay increase, departments very short of people so lots of extra work and stress, cost of benefits going up while said benefits are being cut effectively giving a pay cut

3.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Wonderful clinicians -Newer facilities -Union Contract with AFSCME328 -Great benefits -Wonderful staff - Great ERG's

Cons

(Specific to Family Medicine, South Waterfront) - Toxic and incompetent management * terrible communication including but not limited to: outgoing messaging to patients, safety updates, clinic work flows, meetings, feedback, etc. * not capable of providing constructive feedback * feedback not provided until disciplinary action has begun * micromanaging * pettiness * divisive * dismissive * severe favoritism * disregards union bargaining agreements with the backing of HR business partner * no accountability * leadership actively discouraged staff from requesting merit based raises by stating that since staff are union represented, it is impossible to receive a merit based raise. This was later found out to be untrue. * leadership caught gossiping about staff, and when confronted (with receipts) all staff e-mail condemning gossip was sent out with no mention of accountability or apology. * Mgmt condemns any form of communication that does not involve them, and actively works to dismantle staff relationships in attempt to keep staff from talking to each other. - Staffing does not fluctuate with work load and when staff asked for additional assistance they were met with retaliation. - Inconsistent training - Unparalleled turn over - Complete lack of action and follow through when it comes to staff safety requests and protocols. Specifically after the bomb threat last year at a sister clinic. - No room for growth unless you leave the clinic/dept. - Statistical shortcomings placed on frontline staff without regard for frequent staff and clinician turn over. - Staff are only allowed 56 'protected' sick hours, regardless of how many hours you have accrued. FMSW is the only clinic at OHSU to have this policy. If you pass your protected sick hours, any additional time you take is counted as an occurrence and disciplinary action is taken after passing 3 occurrences. - Just like any institution, DEI is lacking significantly regardless of what is advertised.

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