Big career mistake, resigned after 6 weeks. - Register Nurse DaVita Employee Review

1.0
26 Aug 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with some great people who really cared about the patients. Excellent opportunities for non-clinical staff to rise through the ranks. Good training for people with no clinical experience to develop a career in Dialysis.

Cons

To be fair I quit after 6 weeks of training but these were some of my issues: Poor pay relative to previous work experience. Terrible healthcare benefits with huge deductible. The day shift started at 4:15 am. Full time hours doesn't mean 40 hours / week, could be as few as 32 hours depending on the patient load or schedule for that week. Strange cultural practices within the company... Created their own language / terminology used in professional life ie: "Coworker" = "Teammate", "Company" = "Village", "CEO" = "Mayor", "Resigning" (which I did) = "Voluntary Termination". The company developed a system for coworkers to report each other for company violations and encourage it, creating an atmosphere of mistrust among coworkers. I can go on for days, but.. 'nuff said.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Management supports a work-life balance, hours are flexible, okay benefits. Good training opportunities and there is effort by management to support a good work culture. 6 weeks at 80% of pay Paternity/Maternity & Adoption leave. 401K with 6% matching. For 2 adults, we pay for Davita's Anthem BCBS healthcare plan and it is $350/month (4,700 deductible).

Cons

Payscale isn't aggressive - 1% raise each year. You also may be asked to cover other clinics temporarily without fair compensation for the extra workload.

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