Employees say:
"Things which are unique about Vizient that makes it a great place to work are their culture and benefits. The culture is the people that I work within my department and as a whole. The benefits are generous and reasonable compared to other companies that I worked at before."
Employees say:
"Family-friendly, flexible, caring! I started last January, and my orientation process was the most inclusive and intensive that I have ever had. It was great and really allowed me the opportunity to melt into the Vizient fold and hit the ground with confidence. I am excited for my future here and hope to continue to grow with Vizient for years to come!"
Employees say:
"We put a huge focus on culture and feeling safe and comfortable at work. We just finished up culture week, which is a weeklong, nationwide celebration and reminder of all the important aspects of working at Vizient and how we can make sure we're living those values every day. It's so cool that it's such a big part of the organization."
Member-owned health care services company Vizient has spent three years on the Best Companies to Work For list.
In 2022, Vizient introduced Hinge Health, an app-based physical therapy program, eliminated its vaccine surcharge, and expanded parental leave and payout options for families looking to adopt or undergo the process of surrogacy. It also added enhanced adoption benefits and newly implemented a surrogacy reimbursement benefit. After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Vizient expanded benefits for reproductive health and gender-affirming treatments. Vizient’s medical plan benefits also include new coverage for elective abortions and maternity benefits for some dependents, as well as reimbursements for expenses for health care services requiring travel, such as transportation and lodging.
The Vizient Care program features initiatives including disaster relief efforts, and its Assisting Communities Together program gives all full-time employees five paid workdays to volunteer. In 2022, employees logged over 18,800 volunteer hours across 1,200 organizations.
Vizient is a health care services and systems company that champions innovation. It jumped 11 spots to a No. 45 ranking in its second year on the Best Companies list.
- The Culture Book is an internal document “highlighting behaviors, culture, values and shared goals/incentives, and transformation strategy” that helps unite the company behind initiatives that foster connection at work. As a result, 94% of employees feel a sense of pride in what they accomplish at Vizient.
- Vizient conducts monthly companywide Dive Ins to welcome open discussion about lived experiences related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The sessions are followed up with Dive Deeper resources that allow employees to opt in for further discussion in smaller groups.
- Vizient recently expanded its family leave benefit to 16 weeks for maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy leave, fully paid with no bonus reduction. Pregnancy loss is now covered in the bereavement policy.
- As part of its efforts to create an inclusive workplace, Vizient launched a gender identity and gender expression inclusion policy, which will help transitioning employees access facilities and transition plans.
- Vizient conducted a small number of layoffs (55 people) in 2022.
Employees say:
"Vizient makes true and earnest efforts to create an open and collegial environment. The executive team demonstrates our values. I am proud of our accomplishments and opportunities to support the evolution of health care."
Employees say:
"Vizient really makes an effort to make people feel seen and included in decision making. They support employees both at work and outside it, and I feel proud to be part of this team."
Employees say:
"Vizient 'walks the walk' not just 'talks the talk.' From inclusion to whole wellness and balancing work/home, I am so impressed with how they treat their employees. Management generally cares about everyone, and we have lots of ways to express our gratitude. Vizient is also the most community involved company I have ever had the pleasure to work for."
Employees say:
"Vizient really makes an effort to make people feel seen and included in decision-making. They support employees both at work and outside it, and I feel proud to be part of this team."
Pay inequity is one of the thorniest problems for corporations to deal with, but Vizient, a company that works with health care organizations to improve performance, enacted a pay transparency initiative in 2021, providing a forum in which to share information on pay. Vizient conducts annual assessments of pay scales in its industry to review and align compensation plans accordingly. All salary adjustments, except for annual merit increases, are routed through the compensation team for review and approval. These include salary offers to external hires; offers to internal hires; increases requested to recognize growth and performance; and increases that are part of a promotion. Equity is a primary consideration in all of these reviews. “There’s a tremendous commitment from executives to make this a great place to work,” says one employee. “Without exception, they follow through on their commitments to do just that.”
Employees say:
“Vizient is very focused on giving back to the community—we have volunteer time off beyond regular PTO, which allows us to invest in our communities. Vizient also 'pays' you for each volunteer hour so that you can donate the money to a non-profit. So Vizient not only provides the time off for us to volunteer, but they also donate to non-profits through us.”
Employees say:
“The company really strives to take care of its employees. The leadership shown by our company in responding to the pandemic as well as how employees were treated can only be described as exemplary. Given our line of business, I am also especially proud of our response to helping our customers find ways to take care of patients in the extraordinary times they faced.”
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Employees say:
“Vizient offers a great deal of scheduling flexibility to support work-life balance. I am able to drop my children off to school (relief from extra child-care costs) and leave early if I need to attend a school function. As a working woman, Vizient has allowed me to have a successful career without sacrificing my family time or feeling like my opportunities are limited. My leaders do not micro-manage so I do not feel the need to report out any time I need to be away from my desk and they trust me to complete my work and accomplish my goals without constant oversight. This is empowering and reduces personal stress. Vizient puts their money where their mouth is and I have a great deal of respect for our leaders in doing so!”
