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Santa Clara Family Health Plan

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Santa Clara Family Health Plan reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)
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Christine Tomcala

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Santa Clara Family Health Plan has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Santa Clara Family Health Plan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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68 reviews
2.0
Sep 16, 2022

Not a great experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can advance positions internally Pay for front line staff is pretty good

Cons

Supervisors were paid the same as front line staff. Dept manager somehow had the least amount of experience and education than the rest of the team. Communication was awful and the expectations were sometimes unrealistic for the team.

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Santa Clara Family Health Plan Response
3y
Thank you for acknowledging our commitment to employee advancement and competitive pay. We launched a management development program to support an individual's transition to management. Increasing communications is an area of focus. Thank you for the feedback. We wish you well in your future endeavors.
5.0
Feb 4, 2022
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Pros

• Leadership engaging with individual employees on career path and track (mentorship) • Diverse employee base • Friendly & relaxed atmosphere – no fear of layoffs/termination • More time off than other companies

Cons

• Government firm and not for profit so lower salary levels than other companies (especially Tech industry) • Harder to be recognized when you’re not directly interacting with health plan members or within the clinical world • Union defined team merit increases make it harder for exceptional performers to be rewarded

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Santa Clara Family Health Plan Response
4y
We appreciate the feedback you provided about your experience working and growing in your professional journey while at SCFHP. As you noted, we are committed to advancing our staff and especially promoting from within. While promotion is assuredly a way of recognizing an employee’s successful contribution, it’s understandable that other vehicles of recognition are essential. We have recognition programs in place but are always open to exploring ways to enhance employee recognition.
4.0
Dec 23, 2021
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Pros

Health, dental, & vision benefits. FSA, 401 and other useful benefits. You also get PTO hours as well as sick pay.

Cons

You're asked to work in areas that you're not trained to work in or that is above your pay grade. The supervisors say they're there for you and all you have to do is talk to them. But when you talk to them you don't get any sort of help or solution. The benefits packages offered does have areas for improvement. The PTO hours that are given per pay period could be more. Especially for the employees that have been there longer and that have passed their annual reviews. Communication between management and the rest of the staff needs to improve, trainings need to be provided in a more timely manner. Staff should be informed well before the members are so we know how to handle the call and not have to escalate the call to management and wait 1-2 weeks before we receive a response to call the mbr back.

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Santa Clara Family Health Plan Response
4y
It’s great to know that you enjoy the overall benefits offered. We strive to be competitive. Thank you for sharing areas that would improve your work experience, especially training and management support. We completed a series of cross-training for Customer Service Representatives at the end of the calendar year. We hope you found that helpful. It is our goal to invest in our employees continually. We are also working on ways to better keep employees informed on matters they find most valuable, including any changes within the organization.
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