At Summa Health System, we seek the best employees. In order to do that, we must strive to be the best employer as well. Summa values its employees and understands what they bring to this organization each and every day. One of the ways we express that appreciation is by offering competitive pay and benefits.
The culture at Summa Health System is one of collaboration. We believe that good managers are passionate about what they do and pass that quality on to their team members. Our employees are committed to Service Excellence. Summa’s philosophy is one of Servant Leadership: As President/CEO, Tom Strauss stresses, and “If you are not serving the patient, you had better be serving someone who is.”
Summa Health System is an outstanding place to work, as confirmed by NorthCoast99. For five consecutive years, Summa has been recognized by them as one of the “Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio”.
At Summa, we believe that success is based on each employee’s personal standard, which compels them and our organization to reach our mutual highest potential. Our success is based on your success. There are many exciting opportunities available to Summa employees. And, we welcome you to learn more about us.
Educational Assistance
The Educational Assistance program is designed to assist employees in continuing their education and to enable them to gain greater skills in the areas that are beneficial to both their career development and the overall success of Summa Health System.
Leadership Institute
In today's healthcare environment, leaders are faced with challenges like never before. Keeping abreast of changes in healthcare environment as well as understanding effective changing management practices requires dedication and a willingness to be a continual learner.
The purpose of Summa Health System's Leadership Institute is to support the engagement of the workforce, and the changing educational needs of the organization and its individuals. Summa recognizes that for our organization to remain successful, we must identify and educate all leaders. Each course is designed to meet the needs of current leaders and managers as well as develop the future leaders of Summa Health System.
Learning Center
A computer-based independent study center was developed at Summa Health System in 1997 in order to offer job skills training to all levels of employees. By offering these courses to all levels of employees, an atmosphere of continuous learning is fostered in a positive way. The center opened to the community in November, 2002. Non-Summa employees are charged an hourly/by course fee.
Currently, Summa's Learning Center offers more than 80 courses on 12 computer workstations. Learning content has expanded to include such courses as management, office software, and medical training. Independent study has been connected with the performance appraisal process. Each course that is successfully completed is entered into the employee's permanent education record.
