Pros
5% matching for the retirement plan, plus a pension after 5 years, roughly 23 days vacation a year, including holidays, typical medical benefits, etc. Nice working environment, friendly co-workers, immediate management is responsive, yearly raises if you qualify.
Cons
The raises are not guaranteed, and they tend to be very minimal even when you get them. There are limited opportunities for advancement. Ascension is selling/contracting their revenue cycle team out to a company called R1 in fall of 2017. At that time all of the benefits listed above will change. There will be no pension. In fact, it seems like all of the benefits will be reduced with the new company. Ascension has treated me well while I've been with them but I'm a small fish in a big pond. The end goal with Ascension seems to be money. They treat their employees well but that's not really their priority. At the end of the day as an employee I have a difficult time trusting the company.