Our Culture in Action
Where Compassion Meets Commitment: What It Really Looks Like to Work at Whittier
Walk the halls at any Whittier facility and you’ll notice something pretty quickly: people actually know each other’s names, and you hear a lot of genuine laughter between the staff and the patients.
Anyone can put "great culture" on a careers page. For us, culture isn’t a corporate slogan—it’s how our nurses, therapists, CNAs, and support staff show up for each other on a busy Tuesday afternoon. Healthcare is demanding work. You can’t expect a team to pour their hearts into patient recovery if the organization isn't pouring right back into them.
Taking Care of Our Own
Because our people are our greatest strength, we make sure our gratitude shows up in practical, meaningful ways—not just a pat on the back.
- Room to Grow: Many of our leaders started out here as rehab aides or new grads and built lifelong careers with us. We cover the cost of company-sponsored certification classes, and for employees who have been with us at least a year (working 24+ hours a week), we offer an Employee Achievement Bonus of up to $1,200 a year to reward continuing education, initiative, and creativity.
- Time to Recharge: Along with standard benefits, employees working 20 to 40 hours get bonus holidays—including a paid Birthday Holiday to take during your birthday month, plus two extra floating holidays during the winter and year-end months.
- Giving Staff a Voice: At places like Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Bradford, our nurses use a shared governance model. That means the people on the floor doing the actual work have a direct say in clinical initiatives and patient care standards.
- Celebrating Each Other: Our Monthly Employee Awards and Employee of the Year honors aren't picked by executives behind closed doors—they are nominated directly by peers. We also celebrate every five-year milestone of continuous service, alongside facility cookouts, ice cream socials, and "Super Star" days.
