I am United States veteran who has Kaiser insurance, I’m trying to find a doctor that’ll help me with my Nexus letter, my current doctor told me he wouldn’t write the letter because of Kaiser policy, but I’ve heard of other Kaiser doctors who have written the letter. I need help.
My wife had a sex with another employee on campus at the hospital multiple times while on the clock. What would happen if I reported it to the ethics line compared to her reporting it to her manager directly?
My son is severely disabled and we rely on the insurance. Kaiser is probably the best company I’ve ever experienced and my son’s quality of life depends on it.
His wife also works for Kaiser and doesn’t know.
New to Kaiser after PPO for laat 2 decades. Always seen a dermatologist yearly checkup after basal cells 15 years ago. Last doctor said important to do so yearly. Mesaged PPo and got LVN mesaage back asking for 3 photos. But its just my yearly checkup I explained. Should I just send full body picture? I should add when I saw PPO for first visit 9 months ago i totally dropped ball and said nothing about skin problems my fault!
What is KP looking for in new grad RN applicants? How do I make my cover letter or resume stand out?
I had a complicated pregnancy/traumatic birth and my little one spent some time in the NICU. Throughout the time I was in the hospital, the nurses that were caring for me were like angels on earth. Although it's now 2 months later, I was thinking of dropping off some baked goods for the labor and delivery team as well as the NICU team for taking such great care of me and my daughter.
I also have my daisy award nominations ready to turn in as well.
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice from anyone who’s been through Kaiser onboarding, especially if you were in nursing school at the time.
As soon as I learned about the onboarding schedule, I reached out to my preboarding coordinator and then the Education Department to see if there was any flexibility. I explained that I’m fully available a few days during the week but unfortunately I just started my clinicals and those are days that i cannot be excused from.
I even offered several alternatives:
-Attending any portions virtually if possible.
-Staying later on the days I’m available.
-Coming in on weekends if anyone is available.
-Doing whatever I can to make up any missed content without delaying my training.
The response I received was that new hire onboarding is mandatory for every employee and that they don’t see how my proposed plan would work because it would extend the onboarding process beyond the allotted two-week timeframe. They’re going to discuss it further, but it didn’t sound very optimistic.
I’m trying to figure out if there are any options I haven’t thought of.
Has anyone here:
-Been able to work around Kaiser onboarding because of nursing school or another academic program?
-Had onboarding deferred to another cohort?
-Been allowed to complete any portions virtually or make up sessions?
I completely understand why the onboarding is mandatory, and I’m not trying to avoid it. I’m just trying to honor commitments that were already in place before I accepted the position while also not losing an opportunity to work for Kaiser.
Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Hello can someone help me. i was an internal at Kaiser; I left my job due to schooling. now its hard to get back in... my applications go from completed to not hearing anything back.. i applied to so many positions and it just goes to completed the next day, im convinced they already found an internal employee. i applied to fremont kaiser my job application said interview in process.. for 1 month did not hear back and they hired someone from a diff kaiser a month later.. checked this morning it said no longer consideration. any advice? I have 1 year of kaiser experience.. I floated to 8 different departments. i also applied to er clerk positions and its been 1 month, saying " Required initiated completed. have not heard back yet.
Been trying to get in touch with my surgeon for 2 weeks now with no call back no email back absolutely nothing.
Not only have I directly contacted her office, I have talked to appointment services a few times and they have also left her messages to call me back regarding a rather urgent issue. I also called the surgery scheduling line to see if they could help, also no reply and no call back. I’ve called multiple times to each department and emailed my doctor multiple times to no response. I’m not sure what’s going on but it’s really frustrating as my issue is just getting worse.
I don’t understand why she/ her nurses have not at least sent me a quick and short email back to let me know what’s going on or a call from her nurses to let me know the situation.
Guess it’s time to look for yet ANOTHER doctor within kaisers shit network 😒
I hate Kaiser, never once had a good experience with this stupid hospital.
Anyone else have a hard time getting in contact with their doctor?
I’m not sure if I should file a grievance or not as I don’t want my doctor to get upset or annoyed at me as I really need to continue seeing her.
My husband and I got divorced, and two days after it became official he got a CT scan. He was under the impression that the insurance was still valid for 30 days. So because he had a valid account, and I had not yet reported the change to my employer, Kaiser accepted the appointment and procedure. 4 months later they sent him a bill. More than 60 days had passed (in which he could have gotten COBRA). So he is just stuck with the bill. Our finances are intermingled for the time being, so I'm stuck too.
The second part of this is that they charged him $7,720 for a CT scan, which seems awfully high. There was an additional $100 charge for labs which at least seems reasonable.
Does anyone have any advice? I'd at least like for him to be able to negotiate the cost of the CT scan down. I know he needs to explicitly ask for an "itemized statement" instead of a summary bill, and request the CPT (procedure) code attached to every charge, and he may be able to negotiate the charges down to the Medicare rate.
He now has his own Kaiser through his work - not sure if that makes any difference.
An older coworker said they did massages for a 25 dollar copay. Meanwhile a younger coworker (I'm guessing with less documentation) was told no. In your experience, what are they willing to pay for and for what copay? I'm getting an hearing test now and will report
My doctor ordered an urgent echocardiogram, and the soonest they could get me in was over 7 weeks out! This was with checking multiple locations.
I’m currently dealing with another IBD related flare-up, and I called in to the GI appointment line to make an appointment. However, I was told that they are fully booked out, and that I’ll be added to the “wait list,” and when an appointment opens up, I’ll receive a call to schedule into the open slot.
I’ve currently been on this list for 5 weeks, and I’m wondering if there’s a time limit in which one ‘falls off’ the “wait list” and has to be re-added? Also, since I know that the San Bernardino Service Region is particularly backed up, is there a way to be transferred to a different region within Southern California? (My primary hospital is Fontana, secondary is Ontario, but my Double Balloon Enteroscopy was done in Baldwin Park)
I know that when I put in a request for a second opinion outside of Kaiser GI, that request was denied because the “wait list” is sufficient to show that my appointment request is being handled in the requisite amount of time. (This was in December, and I didn’t hear back until February)
I've tried probably 4 different depression meds over 4 years at varying strengths and they have either stopped helping after 2 weeks or made things worse. Prozac, Lexapro, Wellbutrin+Lexapro, Cymbalta.
I see too many things lining up with my symptoms and people's experiences for ADHD. I would like to at least rule that out as a potential underlying cause instead of treating with depression/anxiety meds that have not helped create long-term effects.
However, last time I brought this up 6 months ago, my psychiatrist said "I should treat my depression and anxiety before we consider screening me for ADHD."
I have had severe depression and anxiety my entire life. For those who have been through this process with Kaiser, how do I say the right things that force them to escalate the situation and get me the care I deserve?
This is all time-sensitive because I have been skating by the skin of my teeth at work for 2 years and they are finally starting to notice (don't worry I've guilt-tripped myself for it every single day). If I don't get things together soon, my financial stability is at stake.
Thank you. Appreciate it. Any help is useful.
I have experienced this myself. There is hope for those in California at least. It's a start.
The legislation has been there for years now and Kaiser says it's case by case but not what anyone I know has experienced. It's like a brick wall with little or no compassion.
Hello, does anyone here know how to navigate the Medicare bridge program for GLP meds through Kaiser? Kaiser doesn’t even have Zepbound at their pharmacy, so it seems like it will be complicated. Plus, there’s a denial process and a preauthorization process, and I’m pretty sure my pcp won’t know how to do all this. Or, do I go to the pharmacy? Thanks!
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Has anyone had any specialty work done in the Kaiser Stockton offices on West Lane?
I have to have a dacryocystorhinostomy performed on my right eye. That's surgery to create a new tear drainage duct.
The Sacramento Opthalmologic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery office is wait list backlog of a minimum of 6 months and I'm looking at other offices in NorCal.
I've just never been to any of the Stockton offices for any services. Sure it's stigma but it is Stockton.
Regarding the surgery, has anyone here had it performed?
I am a male and have HPV genital warts. I’ve have been to Planned Parenthood a couple times and they don’t seem that accurate when they do the cryotherapy. They seem like they rush and don’t seem to know how to get the liquid nitrogen to properly work. Like they don’t seem to care to get every single one and some of the times the liquid nitrogen didn’t sting like it wasn’t working. Both times the provider was struggling with liquid nitrogen gun.
I also have Kaiser but heard it’s a nightmare. My Kaiser PcP says I need to do “high resolution” photo visit and the dermatologist will let me know if I can be seen and if I will receive treatment.
Does anybody have any advice or tips. I’m scared and want to get rid of them. I have the warts for a year before I realized what they are.
Is Kaiser bad for genital wary treatment?
Please share any relevant expierience with any of this.
I'm in LA and recently filed a grievance letter to Kaiser for an endometrial biopsy that went wrong and caused me a lot of medical trauma and pain and suffering. Kaiser wrote me soon after apologizing and admitting fault that I didn't receive their standard of care and would use my experience to train on informed consent. I've been hunting for a lawyer to advise and represent me at arbitration but it's been difficult when so many only take catastrophic cases. Anyone have advice on how to win in arbitration, or know any lawyers who might take my case?
TL;DR at bottom.
I (F/33) and several people close to me have suspected that I may have ASD Level 1. As of last year, I met with a Kaiser-provided LCSW (referred by my PCP), and I have a second appointment tomorrow. After the first appointment, I was disappointed that I didn't entirely feel heard as the LCSW mainly appeared to want to funnel me towards the route of medication.
In this next appointment, I want to advocate more vocally than in my last meeting for an ASD screening because I’m looking for better understanding, more self-compassion, and support/resources for challenges I’ve experienced long-term (interviews, social interactions, executive functioning, overwhelm, etc.).
For context, I don’t have any prior mental health diagnoses or medication history. I’ve been in therapy on and off for about 10 years, but I grew up in a household where mental health concerns were dismissed, so there was never any evaluation or documentation when I was younger. Also, I was homeschooled within the US until the 9th grade, so it’s not like any primary school teachers could ever bring concerns to my parents.
From what I understand, the Kaiser LCSW wouldn’t diagnose ASD directly but would refer me for further evaluation if appropriate. I’ve also heard mixed things—that some adults are asked to attend multiple LCSW sessions first (most commonly I've seen three), and that adult ASD assessment can be difficult to access, especially without childhood documentation.
At our last meeting, the LCSW suggested anxiety and referred me to Psychiatry for medication, as well as two classes:
• Living with Anxiety (I enrolled)
• Navigating Adult ADHD (I didn’t enroll because of timing)
At this point, I’m not interested in medication yet. I’d prefer to better understand what may be underlying my experiences before treating symptoms alone. I’m open to discussing medication later if it makes sense.
TL;DR: What advice do you have for advocating for an ASD screening with an LCSW? How can I communicate my concerns clearly without coming across as resistant or non-compliant to treatment and medication if they disagree with me?
UPDATE: after talking with the LCSW, I learned that from our last appointment a year ago, she had made an anxiety diagnosis but not a diagnosis for ADHD as that would have needed more extensive screening and a treatment plan. She had only ever generally screened for ADHD.
Today, she screened me for ASD and ADHD and I scored high enough for ASD that she is referring me to a Kaiser therapist who will be able to make the referral for further evaluation. She clarified that Kaiser has a very conservative definition for Adults with ASD and that Kaiser needs to see there has been severe impact to one’s life before referring for the evaluation. Based off the things her and I talked about, she said she finds it reasonable and with good cause that the therapist will refer me for the evaluation.
Thank you to everyone who answered. I cross-posted this to other communities, but this is the only one that received input and I’m grateful.
Current KP employee here - need some guidance with an HR/Compensation issue
I recently applied and was offered a position that requires minimum 5 years of project management, data analytics, or consulting experience.
Compensation has decided that they cannot offer me the position because according to them, I do not meet the minimum requirements
I am currently a Project Manager and have been for 2.5 years. Before becoming a PM, I was an admin assistant, but had about 2 years of PM experience in that role. I did far more beyond my admin duties and was acting as a project manager without the title. And prior to that I was an admin intern with about 1.5 years of PM experience as well. So total of about 6 years of PM experience
They state that they cannot count my admin coordinator experience toward the requirement. BUT- in my current role, my admin assistant experience was counted toward the minimum qualification of 3 years PM experience. How does this make sense?
Can I escalate this? I have contemporaneous documentation that supports my PM experience and I just don’t think it’s at all fair that I am being disqualified. Any advice on how I can move forward?
Thanks in advance!!!