Hamilton Health Sciences Culture reviews

It's all politics at HHS. It's more about who you know and who likes you. Management has their favorites. You will not advance here. HR department is corrupt. Some staff are miserable as they've seen alot of cutbacks and changes and not for the good. The Hospital itself is not clean. Patient care no longer exists and it's unfortunate as it's outta our hands. My coworkers are what keep me going everyday.

Pros

Hoop

Cons

Lots

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Productive and supportive work environment

Data Entry Clerk (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 2 August 2023

Great team members and an amazing learning opportunity. Nice place to get a taste of more corporate work environment for early career seekers. Would definitely recommend!

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Insights into Hamilton Health Sciences

Based on 72 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Support from manager
Time and location flexibility

Amazing learning opportunity

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Hamilton, Ontario - 1 May 2023

Great place to conduct research. Supportive environment with lots of resources and opportunities. Amazing facilities and great work/life balance. Had a great time

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Amazing place and people to work with

Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 27 January 2023

Amazing place to work, culture and support all the time. Managers are great, lots of learning opportunities and multiple departments to work. Nice Organization who supports Internationally Educated Nurses.

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Ok to work here

Business Clerk (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 25 January 2023

I am Just a new employee but my experience for the most part has been good. My co workers have been very helpful and supportive. I don't usually see management unless there's a problem.

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Culture was inclusive and management was fair and open

Administration (Former Employee) - Remote - 19 July 2022

I felt that the management was fair and encouraging. The team was very helpful. Difficult onboarding with Covid, and staff working remotely. There is lots of support and opportunity for growth.

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Best Job Ever

Nutrition Associate (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 19 April 2022

This Is by far the best job I ever had. The pay is exceptionally competitive and rewarding. It does not have the burnout effect of other hospital umbrella Corps.

Pros

Pay

Cons

None

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Excellent place to work

Registered Nurse - Nursing Resource Team (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 17 April 2022

This is a wonderful place to work with highly skilled staff. I enjoyed the teamwork and was proud to be part of this team. Being part of the nursing resource team really opened my eyes to the number of learning opportunities at this hospital.

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Horrible toxic culture

Registered Nurse (RN) (Current Employee) - HGH - 12 April 2022

Horrible and toxic work culture. Management are selfish; they have a complete lack of respect for front line workers. Minimal support. Front line staff are burnt out, moral is low.

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McMaster OR is a great place to work but the Organization does not value its employees

RN (Former Employee) - McMaster Children's Hospital - 4 March 2022

Loved working in the Operating Room at McMaster. So honestly, I'd give it a 4.5. The Paediatric OR has some excellent, positive and energetic staff and the majority of the staff (Nurses, Doctors) are great team-players with a common goal to provide great patient care and have a great day doing it. If you love the OR but aren't one for daily trauma cases, this is the place for you! Unfortunately the organization itself is very impersonal and does not recognize when its staff go above and beyond (rated 3). They are not respectful of staff members schedules (especially during the pandemic). Any (and all) vacation requests may be denied and schedules are subject to change due to "needs of the department" . They try to provide notice but if you're low on seniority you may end up not having a choice (ex. being assigned call). The Master Schedule is not followed well so it's best to just wait till 6 weeks for scheduled time to be posted before you make plans. You may choose to take on additional projects for quality improvement or personal growth but the organization is far enough removed that these things are not recognized. Also, please be mindful of the potential of redeployment with inadequate training (pandemic specific). TLDR: MUMC OR has a positive culture and is a great place to work but the organization is impersonal and does not value its employees.

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Toxic work place

Staff (Current Employee) - King West - 1 June 2021

Too much at once. Need a new CEO that cares about people. More worried about politics than his own organization and people. Many good people that aren’t acknowledged for their work and bullies promoted. No priorities. Raising concerns punished.

Pros

Benefits and pension plan

Cons

Toxic culture.

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Great place to work and wonderful team!

Human Resources (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 12 January 2021

HHS is a great place to work. Strong leadership team and great colleagues across clinical and non-clinical areas. Healthcare environment is of course challenging, but we work with a lot of inspiring people who really care about the community and patients we serve.

Pros

Salary, benefits, team, workplace culture, patient focus

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Best organization to work for

Business Intelligence Developer (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 28 April 2020

Awesome people to work with. Loved my stay there. Management is very helpful I only have good words for them. Co-workers are also friendly and helpful.

Pros

Awesome place to work.

Cons

None

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Good place to work and very cooperative people

Enterprise Network & Security Architect (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 16 January 2020

There is a lot to learn at Hamilton Health Science. Excellent people to work with. The managers are very understanding and excellent work culture overall.

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To provide excellence in health care

Registered Nurse (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 3 January 2020

Good team work amongst health care professionals with a common goal to provide the best health care. Busy environment. Positive work culture. CQI implemented to allow all employees to get involved in identifying problems and create a plan to help solve them.

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Productive and modern workplace

Transformational Analyst Intern (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 4 December 2019

Great workplace culture with excellent work and life balance. Modern office and amenities. Alot of contract positions however which makes it difficult to retain employees

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Good environment to work

Student Medical Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 1 November 2019

Learned about different health related software, work place culture. typical day at work, collecting and distributing mail, sorting and entering specimens on the meditech system, answering phone, if there is courier packages, arrange it to send to appropriate locations. Booking meeting room and ordering refreshments. friendly staff.

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decent

RN (Former Employee) - emergency - 5 October 2019

challenging for part time staff, not always shifts available - commitment not met for many pay periods. the workplace atmosphere itself varies greatly depending on unit

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Good job

Co-gen operator/Building operator (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 10 September 2019

Great place to work. Had a great boss and good people to work with. Some times can be tough to deal with government management strategies but all and all good.

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Awful place to work

Interim Program Secretary (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 9 September 2019

Medical staff and management nasty and disrespectful to administrative staff. Excessive workload. Back stabbing culture. Expected more from medical professionals, so was very disturbed by their arrogant attitude. On boarding was good and training provided prior to job start. Pay and benefits good.

Pros

Pay and benefits

Cons

Management and staff overall

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Great Place to Work and Great People

Health Records Technician (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 30 August 2019

Great staff and management was easy to communicate with. Some people obviously there just for the paycheck, but most staff are courteous and care about the quality of care provided and work produced.