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Working at Cerner

Zippia score 4.5

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Cerner overview

Industry
Health Care Information Technology
Revenue
$5.8B
Headquarters
Employees
26,400
Founded in
1979
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
David T. Feinberg
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Cerner is a healthcare company focusing on healthcare information technology solutions, services, devices, and hardware. Their innovative solutions optimize processes for healthcare organizations and are licensed by over 9,300 facilities worldwide. These facilities include hospitals, physician practices, ambulatory centers, home health facilities, employer sites, and retail pharmacies. The company operates in two segments: domestic, which covers business activity in the United States, and global, which encompasses business activity in countries worldwide, including Argentina, Aruba, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

Founded in 1979, Cerner is headquartered in Kansas City, MO, and currently has around 26,400 employees. The company is led by CEO David T. Feinberg and boasts an annual revenue of $5.8 billion. Cerner's diverse workforce is composed of 42.6% female employees and 38% ethnic minorities. They have a reputation for great employee retention with staff members generally staying with the company for an average of 5.1 years. With competitive salaries averaging $83,199 per year, Cerner stands as an industry leader in healthcare information technology.

Cerner's mission statement

To relentlessly seek breakthrough innovation that will shape healthcare of tomorrow.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Cerner

Very strong management and direction for their employees.

Cons of working at Cerner

Too stressful sometimes.

Cerner benefits

Good matching 401k and benefits and decent starting pay.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Cerner

Remote

Cons of working at Cerner

Laid off after 6 months, no communication about federal projects, they do not respect their employees

Cerner benefits

Remote

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2022
Pros of working at Cerner

Work-life balance and company accommodations

Cons of working at Cerner

On the computer all day long

Cerner benefits

Gym, pharmacy, and cafeteria on site

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Cerner

I love the Applications that I worked for. They were mainly for hospitals. And the work culture was very cool.

Cons of working at Cerner

Some weekends we working ones. but thats okay, just that there is no major negative to be mentioned,. I am stating this one.

Cerner benefits

My desk. which might not be a perk anymore due to COVID

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Cerner

Great Benefits

Cons of working at Cerner

If you have a job in customer support, the company simply does not care about you in any capacity

Cerner benefits

Internal Health Care Opportunities

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Cerner

The people were dedicated to creating a better healthcare world

Cons of working at Cerner

Too much travel

Cerner benefits

Campus was modern

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros of working at Cerner

I loved the team I was on.

Cons of working at Cerner

Very little upward movement, and not paid enough.

Cerner benefits

Ability to take PTO.

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at Cerner

I enjoy the large variety of positions within Cerner that promote a competitive work environment with room for growth

Cons of working at Cerner

The management can be inconsistent with what they say they value and what they actually force onto their associates. The numbers matter more at the end of the day regardless of the culture they say they value. This leads to unrealistic expectations and pressures to perform

Cerner benefits

Free gym is a plus

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros of working at Cerner

The coworkers were great, it was casual enough, and people helped each other.

Cons of working at Cerner

Higher management put profits over people, and made bad short term business decisions.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Cerner

The people and teams.

Cons of working at Cerner

Stress and having to explain to users that that things are broken but you have no way to fix them.

Cerner benefits

Flexible hours

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Cerner

Opportunities to grow and challenging projects.

Cons of working at Cerner

Work life balance.

Cerner benefits

Gym availability

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros of working at Cerner

Flexibility is nice. Culture is very young.

Cons of working at Cerner

Hours worked can be difficult at times and expectations are very high. Being it's such a large company some of the people you work with don't have the same motivations or drive.

Cerner benefits

Travel perks that come along with the job.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019
Pros of working at Cerner

The teams are welcoming and enjoyable.

Cons of working at Cerner

The extensive hours and disregard for work-life balance

Cerner benefits

Free gym membership

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Cerner

Laid back environment.

Cons of working at Cerner

Rigged management structure and low reward for work you put in.

Cerner benefits

Free gym

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2018
Pros of working at Cerner

Cerner truly cares about you as an employee. It's a great, creative and collaborative work environment. It's truly a great place to work.

Cons of working at Cerner

Depending on your role, you may travel or work odd hours, so that can be a lot but there's also reward with this. Such as crucial on-site experience and also, building up gold status for hotels, rental cars and flights :).

Cerner benefits

On-site fitness center along with daily fitness classes for free. Also, your primary care doctor, pharmacy, therapist and healthe coach are all in house and about 1,000 feet from your desk.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2018
Pros of working at Cerner

Cerner offers many different opportunities. There are a wide variety of different technologies to work with. If at first you do not find a good job fit, it is possible to move to another role that is more appropriate.

Cons of working at Cerner

Hours can be a bit demanding depending on the role. Some roles are more demanding than others. Customers can also be a bit demanding at times. While these are things that are not the most fun at times, they are things I can easily work through.

Cerner benefits

One of my favorite perks would be the campus I work at. My campus is filled with game rooms and libraries. We also have a maker space which is a lot of fun. This campus is conducive to creativity.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Feb 2018
How does employee compensation change after the conversion to a Cerner ITWx employee?

We have been ITWx since Jan 29 of this year. I haven't seen any compensation changes so far.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Dec 2017
Interesting scenario for you guys. I work for a hospital that outsources 80% (if not more) of the actual technical build and support to "cerner experts". From what I know working with Cerner reps over the years, they seem to like their jobs enough, but are expected to work OT. I'm salaried at my hospital and also am expected to work crazy OT...so whatever to that. Best wishes for you and your peers. I hope your new overlords are nicer than your former - depending on your administration this could be a good thing :)

Thanks for your insight..Im currently salaried and I asked the question of whether we would continue to be salaried or hourly, I was told we would still be salaried so I shall see how that plays out.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Feb 2017
There isn't an effective way unless your managers actions are outright belligerent. I discovered this when I left cerner and talked to HR about my reasons why. No *** were given even though current associates still voice their grievances. Though, being that the Trump admin basically killed much of the viability surround the EU-US datashield , I see a number of global teams ceasing to exist - at least on the US side. Furthermore, I'm stuck working with cwx central on my new job, and I had to deal with a new associate who couldn't figure out how to copy and paste while listening to his exec stumble to answer why a, we were working with someone new every other month; b, why contractual obligations were not being met (while Cerner tries to get us to sign away even more rights) and c, why they think it's OK to cover things up, specifically mistakes that result in downtime. All in all, I see us leaving for epic or mckesson in a few years. Oh, and what happened to Printer City? I knew Sean, the creator, just before he left, but when I asked for the software so that we could speed things up, they didn't want to talk about it or share it even though we're allowed to build our own printers.

I've seen the Print City source code. It was great but had several problems that I can't/won't divulge. The fact that it was written by one guy who then left is enough to keep us from putting it into a client's hands without a significant amount of rework. Then there's the issue of, who supports it? What mnemonic are you working under now so I can look up their CCO and laugh?

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A reddit user wrote a review on Feb 2017
Your AR partner will probably listen but if it's not unethical they would likely be powerless. Your executive might care but you should also be ready to transfer out at that point in case it just dumps more gas on the fire. To the extent that you feel comfortable sharing, what's making it feel toxic?

> what's making it feel toxic? * Conflicting information given (reviews, expectations, instructions, SOP, etc.) * Unclear working hours * Unclear development quality expectations * Heavily opinionated annual review metrics * Not given factors that we're measured on for annual reviews * Favorites; opportunities given to some, and not others * Told to follow Wiki / uCern instructions when asking for advice * "talked-to" when following wiki instructions (most are outdated / incorrect) * Told to only report *billable* hours * Some associates can work from home while others cannot * Chinese telephone method used to deliver messages from management * Team meetings are unclear, outdated * Told to "book conference rooms to socialize" * Not given more work when requesting more * Some associated given choice projects regardless of skill * 1:1 meetings useless, used to review task completion * Upcoming: precise time logging salary employee ... And the list goes on.

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A reddit user wrote a review on Feb 2017
Sadly, reporting these kinds of practices is pointless because they are coming from the higher ups. Just look at the email from 15 years ago, Patterson never even apologized.   Toxic managers are very common at Cerner but there are genuinely fantastic ones too. Your manager can make you love or hate your job. This rings true in every medium sized or larger company. Cerner has a particular problem with it due to the top management being toxic and the bottom level having crazy high turnover. It allows almost anyone to eventually become a manager if they stick around long enough regardless of their capabilities (Cerner in general also values years with the company over capabilities).   Don't like it? Find employment elsewhere. That may sound harsh, but it's honest.

> Don't like it? Find employment elsewhere. I really wish there was more I could do as an individual to improve working conditions for myself and others.

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The team at Cerner

  • The founders of Cerner are Cliff Illig, Neal Patterson and Paul Gorup.
  • The key people at Cerner are David T. Feinberg, Cliff Illig and Neal Patterson.
Key people
David T. Feinberg
Cliff Illig
Neal Patterson
Paul Gorup

Cerner rankings

Cerner is ranked #44 on the Best companies to work for in Missouri list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Cerner salaries

Average Cerner salary
$83,199
yearly
$40.00 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Cerner diversity

9.8
Diversity score
We calculated Cerner’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Cerner’s workforce.
Cerner diversity summary. Zippia estimates Cerner's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Cerner's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Cerner's workforce.
  • Cerner has 26,400 employees.
  • 43% of Cerner employees are women, while 57% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Cerner is White (62%).
  • 14% of Cerner employees are Asian.
  • 10% of Cerner employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • The average employee at Cerner makes $83,199 per year.
  • Cerner employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Cerner stay with the company for 5.1 years on average.

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Cerner office locations

Cerner is headquartered in Kansas City, MO

Cerner financial performance

9.8
Performance score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Cerner currently has 5.8B in revenue. Cerner's most recent quarter produced 1.4b (q1'2022).

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