ICAN Reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)
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Dan Stachelski

66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

ICAN has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICAN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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66 reviews
1.0
18 Sept 2021

Think twice

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some really great and dedicated people work here on the provider level.

Cons

Managers are stuck in a circle where they all pat each other on the back about how wonderful they and ICAN are, with total disregard for reality. You’ll notice that the 5 star reviews are from managers and directors. The CEO’s replies to all these reviews show the disconnect starts at the top. People are unhappy here. PTO policy is a joke. They will limit or hold it altogether if they are experiencing financial issues, which is often. Turnover is high. It’s revolving door of staff and clients. Pay is below industry norms. Management doesn’t have a lick of business sense. Most of them are managers by virtue of simply being around the longest. The focus is on $$$ and not on providing the best service. They push reschedules when clients cancel under the guise of therapeutic consistency, but it’s really about recouping lost billable hours. Which is fine, this is a for profit business. But at least be honest about it. I’m looking for a way out because I have serious concerns about the long term future of this company.

2.0
28 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They used to be a great place to work for when they were Lakeside. After they changed their name and moved buildings everything changed. Probably the best place to get best-practice ABA experience in the Seattle area, or at least it was while Michelle Olsen, the founder of their ABA program, was there. The experience would be good for students, but that benefit is diminished by the long hours that make it impossible to keep up with schoolwork and indirect work.

Cons

Terrible management that relies on aversive control of employees. Not one person working there has a business degree and it shows. Overwork their BTs - schedules often went from 8 am to 7 pm. Would expect you to drive to clients’ homes regardless of distance. Transitioning ABA to completely in home. Low pay compared to other companies (18 an hour), complete lack of transparency, insane turnover rate, and often a huge lack of respect and regard for client dignity.

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ICAN Response
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I am sorry to hear this was your experience at ICAN. Our orientation when bringing on staff starts with team and trust. Trust consists of consistency, competency and no hidden agenda. I do not believe this is the forum to share all the details of the decisions and how they were made. I would have loved to opportunity to review that information with you and would still take the time to do so. It is not very easy to make it in the health care world with increasing costs and decreasing reimbursement. Due to the nature of our industry and the hard work that is put together by the team here, we maintain a holiday party at the end of the year, that the CEO pays for, is to celebrate the fact that we are here for another year, that we understand it is challenging to get this team together in the same room and celebrate the respect we have for each other, and to take a step back and reflect on all that has been accomplished as a team. We have worked very diligently as a management team to limit the drive times for our team as much as possible because we understand the burden it causes our team. There are times when we have to drive to provide the care necessary to our families but we always consider our staff and the impact on them when making those decision. When it comes to our pay, we always strive to stay competitive in the market. When you put our pay (that is consistent whether or not a patient shows up, or you are driving), along with our other benefits we benchmark ourselves ahead of other organization in the area and are always striving to improve the overall package you get while being a part of our journey. As far as business degrees, there are a number of organizations that have started and been extremely successful without some having a business degree. If you look at a number of leadership roles at Costco, they do not have business degrees. Competency certainly matters and our team is always learning and growing because we see that is the right thing to do for all of our stakeholders in our organization. I recently read that 74% of business students cheated to get into business school, the highest among the professions that were polled. In the end it is about the people on your team caring for people who work there and their capacity to get audacious goals accomplished. We do understand that we are not perfect and always welcome open dialogue about how things can be better and in that regard we would still welcome the opportunity to hear from you.
1.0
8 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro of this company is the families + clients you have the opportunity to serve! They are amazing!

Cons

This company is clearly a for profit organization. Their sole focus is monetary. Therefore, they burnout employers within a year and EXPECT/accept high levels of turnover. The company has no interest in the families or clients they are serving- which is SO sad. If you are a professional therapist, who cares about your clients, I highly recommend avoid applying for this position!!! There are so many other companies that will provide you with continuing education, paid time off, and honor your time + energy!!! As a company, they will deny time-off multiple times (so much so that your time-off expires + does not roll over) and they will not provide compensation for continuing education (although they will lie and say they do). Additionally, management is a mess (especially in the speech department), but also the hire ups will not even learn your name- even if you have worked there a year.

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