Is Sound Physicians a good company to work for?

Sound Physicians has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 704 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at Sound Physicians to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sound Physicians have been left by employees working as Medical Director , Clinical Performance Nurse and CPN Clinical Performance Nurse .

Does Sound Physicians pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Physicians employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Physicians. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Physicians?

56% of Sound Physicians employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Physicians 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sound Physicians?

Physician, Hospitalist (31) , Hospitalist (26) , Nurse Practitioner (22) , Physician (21) , Clinical Performance Nurse (18) , Hospitalist Coordinator (14) , CPN Clinical Performance Nurse (13) , Medical Director (12) , Operations (10) , Program Manager (9) , Recruiter (9) , Director (8) , Privileging Coordinator (8) , Registered Nurse (8) , Regional Director of Operations (7)

What are the pros of working at Sound Physicians according to real employee reviews?

"Visionary and supportive leadership that encourages creativity and innovation in and around the workplace." ((in 35 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 32 reviews)); "Great culture and focus on bedside care." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "benefits are good." ((in 29 reviews))

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

"Horrible management no room to move up the ladder" ((in 26 reviews)); "No training." ((in 9 reviews)); "Communication is all but absent." ((in 8 reviews)); "Hostile work environment." ((in 6 reviews)); "My manager was cold hearted." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sound Physicians layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sound Physicians layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sound Physicians in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sound Physicians locations?

Tacoma , Westlake , Brentwood , Dallas , Seattle , Columbus , Nashville , New York , Phoenix , Austin , Los Angeles , Tucson , San Antonio , Frederick , Chicago , Winchester , Saint Louis , Houston , Akron , Cincinnati , Bellingham , Wichita , Savannah , Richmond , Fort Worth , Memphis , Terre Haute , Las Vegas , Spokane , Atlanta

Sound Physicians reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(688 total reviews)

Jeff Alter

78% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (688 reviews)

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Sound Physicians has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 688 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sound Physicians employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

688 reviews

1.0

Sep 28, 2024

Smoke and Mirrors

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Seeing patients in a clinical setting is always my highlight of my career

Cons

Working for a group that has more chiefs than Indians, but the chiefs have difficulty making decisions on process improvements. Each site works under their "own way of doing things". There's a lack of systematic approach to process improvement, their behind the eight ball in EM. They have high rates of LWOT/LWBS, patient to provider, door to dispo and have hospital medicine clinicians as regional medical officers that have never worked a day in EM. It's extremely dysfunctional and embarrassing to the fellow EM Physicians and APPs due to incompetent leaders.

Sound Physicians Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your honest feedback here. I always appreciate the openness of current and former colleagues, even when it's tough to take. Our practice model is really about empowering our leaders at the local level to meet the specific needs of the community they're serving, and to truly understand what it means to be in that emergency department day to day. At the national level, our people and processes are meant to provide additional support and strength to those local practices, and it sounds like that was a challenge in your hospital. I share your passion for better patient care and would welcome the chance to connect directly to hear more about your experience — you can reach out to belong@soundphysicians.com. — Tony Briningstool, CEO, Emergency Medicine

2.0

Sep 26, 2024

About Money

Physician, hospitalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, including options for life insurance for the spouse

Cons

It is all about money, they work you to death! And still they expect to have “patient satisfaction” and good quality measures when adding more and more people to your list for the sake of the productivity. They call people off to increase the numbers in the list and avoid paying one more person (they do not pay for those day).

Sound Physicians Response

1y

First and foremost, thank you for caring for our patients. The work you do as a hospitalist is essential to the well-being of the communities we serve. As CEO for Hospital Medicine, I have a responsibility to ensure we're not only taking better care of our patients, but also taking better care of each other. It sounds like the experience you're having isn't congruent with the culture we try to foster. I agree that medicine isn't a production line — and shouldn't feel that way to the folks providing care. Reach out to me directly via email, as I'd like to hear more about your pain points and how we might better address them. — Mihir Patel, CEO, Hospital Medicine

1.0

Sep 20, 2024

Salary

Nurse practitioner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work autonomously no micromanaging. 7 days on /7 days off schedule. RVU bonuses but pay often incorrect. CME reimbursement offered but often denied after being submitted due to "no budget".

Cons

Poor/ no support by upper management. Always understaffed and asked to see extra patients. Some APP see up to 29 patients as an acute care hospitalist. Pay significantly under market with high patient loads. APPs only paid for 10 hr day but carry same patient load as MDs who are paid for 12 hr.

Sound Physicians Response

1y

Hello and thanks for sharing your honest thoughts here. First, thank you for your time with Sound and I wish you all the best in wherever your career has taken you next. I'm glad to hear you felt you were able to work autonomously with us. I'm disheartened, however, to hear that you felt unsupported and overworked in many ways. This isn't the experience we want our clinicians to have. I'd welcome a deeper conversation about your time with us – you can reach out to me at belong@soundphysicians.com. — April Burke, Vice President, Advanced Practice Providers

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