Q&A With Intermountain Healthcare Employees
Intermountain has a variety of employment locations where our employees find satisfaction and diversity in their jobs, and these employee testimonials share advantages they have discovered through their careers.
How employees describe working at Intermountain Healthcare
My team and care team are incredible. Less barriers are needed
Posted 16 days ago
Working with my patients and coworkers
Review from Operations Dept
Over the many years working at intermountain the corporation has gone down hill. They used to care about their employees and now all they care about is their pocketbooks. They higher more middle management and make frontline staff work more with less.
not a good culture ... very opaque say one thing and do the other
that we save lives and help people.
What it's like to work at Intermountain Healthcare
- Intermountain Healthcare employees generally work 9.8 hrs a day
- Employees at Intermountain Healthcare report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Intermountain Healthcare have 0 meetings
- 86% of Intermountain Healthcare employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Intermountain Healthcare employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 63% of Intermountain Healthcare employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Intermountain Healthcare employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 56% of Intermountain Healthcare employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Intermountain Healthcare Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 49
Does Intermountain Healthcare drug test or do a background check?
Yes - both
Yes, Intermountain Healthcare does both drug testing and background checks.
What should I wear for an interview at Intermountain Healthcare?
Business attire.
Please wear professional dress.
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Intermountain Healthcare?
Top Employee Response
Be related to an executive or go to the right university.
Look else where
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Intermountain Healthcare?
They need to get back to caring about their staff and get rid of Marc Harrison.
Provide more employee incentives. Make raises effort based and not based solely on the length of time worked for Intermountain.
How often do employees get raises at Intermountain Healthcare?
Annually
How often do promotions happen at Intermountain Healthcare?
Only when you either know the right person or apply for the job and get it. I've been with Intermountain 4 years and have been "promoted" 3 times. But each time was to a position I had applied to and interviewed for.
What is the daily attire at Intermountain Healthcare?
Depends on the department, facility, and job. I'm in a clinic - all clinical staff in scrubs (certain colors, depending on position), all administrative/non-clinical staff in business casual.
What is Intermountain Healthcare's policy towards pets in the workplace?
I've never tried to bring my dog or cat to work (at Intermountain or anywhere else). But I'd expect it would be frowned upon.
What are company outings like at Intermountain Healthcare?
No such thing in the 4 departments I've worked in.
Is it possible to switch teams at Intermountain Healthcare? If so, what is the process?
Yes. You would just interview for the other team and go through the same process as everyone else. Unless it is certain positions and/or you know the right people.
What kinds of community outreach does Intermountain Healthcare participate in?
Community Health Initiatives such as health fairs, half marathons, etc.
What is the PTO policy at Intermountain Healthcare?
They use a combined time off policy, meaning sick time and vacation are one in the same. How much you accumulate depends on your tenure and hierarchy level. Managers make more than front-line employees, senior leaders get even more, and executives get even more than that.
What is the hardest interview question Intermountain Healthcare asks?
Depends on the department, business unit, and hiring manager. No 2 interviews are the same. If you're lucky and you know the right people, you won't even need to interview for your job!
What is the onboarding process like at Intermountain Healthcare and how long does it last?
What onboarding process? They send you to orientation and if you are clinical you spend a clinical learning day. But after that it's good luck! The good news is, they have a 3-strikes rule so you at least aren't fired the first time you screwup something you were never trained to do.
What benefits does Intermountain Healthcare provide?
Select Health through them
What part of Intermountain Healthcare's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
The CEO and his management process.
How challenged are you at Intermountain Healthcare?
To keep moral up....100%
How's the work pace at Intermountain Healthcare?
Fast, thankless, long shifts, very short staffed. No lunches, breaks.
What are the team outings like at Intermountain Healthcare?
Meal trucks now and then. About twice a year
How much and how often do raises happen at Intermountain Healthcare?
Once a year
What kind of people succeed at Intermountain Healthcare?
CEO, administration,
How much diversity is there among employees at Intermountain Healthcare?
Fair amount
What's the Executive team like at Intermountain Healthcare?
Horrible
How's the leadership on the Executive team at Intermountain Healthcare?
Horrible and out of touch completely.
What do people at Intermountain Healthcare think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
He is relatively new but I think people have a positive attitude.






