There is what they say DaVita culture is and then there is what Management does - Architect DaVita Employee Review

1.0
1 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

*Good people below the Director level *Nice Building and Cafeteria *Good work/life balance for most *Great management and legal team to protect the interests of Stockholders at the expense of Teammates and Patients *Lots of cash to buy back stock to prop up the price in the short run

Cons

*Insular, out of touch, command and control IT Leadership *Infatuated with Vanity Metrics and how great the Village is despite evidence to the contrary *Refuse to let you speak at conferences or otherwise build your professional brand *Only promote people who tow the company line and won't challenge the status quo *Laying off Senior people and replacing them with cheaper, less experienced hires to cut expenses *Poor pay, mediocre benefits * Hit w/ $300-500M settlements routinely the past few years from the Government, Patients and their own Teammates for unethical and illegal practices *Revenue Model is failing (they lose money on 80% of their patients) and American Kidney Fund cash cow to funnel Medicare/caid patients to lucrative private insurance is under attack as a questionable practice.

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5.0
29 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable company to work for with great benefits. DaVita offers tuition reimbursement, so it pays to go back to school and get a degree. They also help with career advancement and development.

Cons

If you are new to dialysis, it may take a while to reach a decent wage. You are required to work 12 hour shifts, mostly on your feet, and managers will always look to add to your workload.

1.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The local team was great. The FA was the best. She knows how to lead and to build a team. Helping the patients and their families was the best part. Knowing you were helping them improve their quality of life was very rewarding.

Cons

Upper management. All the executives care about is money. All management above the FA level was terrible. Always cutting your hours even though you were full time. People in charge that have absolutely no experience in healthcare. Management and executives who don't understand medicine and how healthcare works or should be. They bully, don't support, and try to find things to get you in trouble. They want the nurses to only use AI instead of thinking and doing what is best for the patients. When I started with DaVita, it was a great place to work. Since the business people took over at the top, it has gone downhill and is simply awful. I do not recommend working here.

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