profit centered not patient centered - Social Worker VITAS Healthcare Employee Review

3.0
14 Sept 2012
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Pros

one of the largest hospice agencies in the u.s opportunity to work with great colleagues in the field and learned alot from other discipline working with terminal patients and their families was very rewarding feeling

Cons

lazy, incompetant, poor and disorganized management, no gratitude for field staff, no raises, left hand doesnt know what the right hand is doing, low morale,very high turnover, questionable termination practices as only offer at will employment but also you must sign a no compete clause preventing you from working for another hospice company in the area. on call coverage in which you are required to work for entire week and weekend after hours in which you go to some of the most dangerous areas of city at 3 am without any concern for your own personal safety. total focus is on making a profit and getting new patients. patient can be on death door but company wants you to have pt or family revoke hospice at hospital to prevent paying hospital bill.

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5.0
5 Jul 2026
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Pros

Vitas Healthcare is a great place to work. There is effective positive communication about our dedication to our mission and values. The benefits are excellent which include generous PTO time and matching 401K.

Cons

I cannot think of any areas of improvements.

4.0
29 Jun 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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