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    Working at Department of Health Philippines

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    Work/Life balance
    4.1(119 ratings)
    Career development
    4.0(119 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.6(119 ratings)
    Management
    3.8(119 ratings)
    Working environment
    4.0(119 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.3(4 ratings)
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    5.0
    Data Entry Role
    Mar 2026
    Guinayangan QuezonLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    You spend most of your time organizing data, checking for errors, and ensuring every data
    The good thingsMy colleagues are very friendly and very helpful
    The challengesBeing so accurate in attention in every detail of data
    4.0
    Medical Technologist II
    Feb 2026
    North Region2 to 3 years in the role, current employee
    Stress free workplace
    The good thingsBenefits almost same with permanent employees
    The challengesFew permanent positions
    4.0
    Administrative Staff
    Jun 2024
    Pototan Iloilo7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    I have had a great and challenging experience based on my precious assigned committees with different roles and responsibilities.
    The good thingsCompensation and Benefits
    The challengesUndefined career path
    1.0
    Health program officer II
    Feb 2024
    San Fernando PampangaLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Honestly shows you what the government is like.
    The good thingsNothing, the pay is high but always late. If you want dirty and lazy work. This government agency is for you.
    The challengesEverything about it. Politics everywhere.
    5.0
    Administrative assistant
    Sep 2023
    Quezon City Metro Manila5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Good Environment and easy to work with
    The good thingsHe is a good employer to work with who will not let you down or embarass you with other people
    The challengesChallenges? there is a lot of challenges and difficulties that we can face but we can overcome
    4.0
    Contractual
    Sep 2023
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    My experience was great because I learned a lot from my work.
    The good thingsI enjoyed treating patients to return to their normal lives.
    The challengesI lack equipments because the hospital doesn’t have their own department.
    5.0
    Nurse
    Aug 2023
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    great working experience
    The good thingsi am always happy in helping people in the community.
    The challengesmy co workers are sometimes your greatest challenges in working in this company.
    4.0
    Nurse
    Aug 2023
    Butuan City Agusan del Norte1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    workforce as Vaccinator; Submit daily reports for the number vaccinated; Assist in the routine immunization; Assist in information, education campaign (IEC) dissemination; Attend virtual meetings on updates for vaccination program; and do other health related activities. Also, during Covid 19 Vaccination, we must assess the patient properly based on medical screening and vital signs must be taken before having the vaccine. And after the vaccine has been given, post monitoring must be taken for some unusual and allergic reaction. Lastly, proper health teaching must be done to the patient.
    The good thingsI am happy to serve my purpose. Meeting new set of co-workers.
    The challengesAnxious of being expose to the public specially during pandemic.
    5.0
    Administrative Assistant
    Jun 2023
    Balanga City BataanLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    It was great and meaningful.
    The good thingsMy employer as well as my co-workers are all helpful and happy to be with. They taught me a lot about life and work in my almost a year of working in DOH.
    The challengesThe challenges I have encountered is the Time Management. I usually have no problem when it comes to time management, but when the workloads are given together with the company's activities and program, we do not have a choice but to participate and leave our workloads hanging.
    3.0
    Midwife
    Mar 2023
    Baleno Masbate3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Its fulfilling to do community service
    The good thingsNSVD performing Family planning education Post natal care Post partum care IV insertion Health education
    The challengesVisiting the far flang areas
    5.0
    Vaccination Encoder
    Mar 2023
    Quezon CalabarzonLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    It's all good. They treat employees well.
    The good thingsThey have a good working environment.
    The challengesThe Department should have a permanent contract job for the employee. They should also give incentives to job offer employees.
    5.0
    Nurse
    Jan 2023
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Very hard but satisfied.
    The good thingsServing people in community
    The challengesYou must be flexible.
    3.0
    Midwife
    Jan 2023
    Cavite Calabarzon9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Challenging because you have to deal with different people specially during the Covid
    The good thingsImprove my skills, i learned to be flexible, self control, time management and enjoy what i'm doing in community
    The challengesWork stability because even thou we work in government we are not permanent, we renew every year for the past 9years
    5.0
    nurse
    Jan 2023
    Soccsksargen5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    it was very memorable
    The good thingsworking in the community meeting other people and meeting the needs of the people
    The challengesthe continuity of care because of the work status of the nurses and midwives.
    5.0
    Nurse
    Jan 2023
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    im a registered nurse and willing to be oart of your good company even i dont have experience in hospital field but im. willing to be train
    The good thingsim enjoying helping people and taking care of a sick one
    The challengessometimes there is a colleague who misunderstand and been hate it
    4.0
    Nurse
    Jan 2023
    Needed to renew each year.
    The good thingsThere are benefits and the work load is tolerable.
    The challengesThere are no permanent positions at the community level.
    5.0
    General worker
    Dec 2022
    Best work experience
    The good thingsDMO IV are good but the DMO V/PDO is another thing
    The challengesObliged to do work not under your scope
    3.0
    Nurse
    Nov 2022
    Metro Manila1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Promising Career if No Politics involved
    The good thingsPromising pathway if there is a proper selection of candidates and no politics invloved.
    The challengesPolitics and "Backer System" that involves under the table standard.
    5.0
    NDP NURSE II
    Oct 2022
    Naga City Cebu5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    implement all programs of the DOH
    The good thingsi enjoyed in helping sick people in the barangay.
    The challengesmany urgent reports to be submitted ASAP
    5.0
    Administrative assistant
    Sep 2022
    Quezon City Metro Manila1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Best experience for fresh graduates.
    The good thingsGovernment benefits and best for training ground.
    The challengesFor me the working environment needs to be improve.
    5.0
    Health Program Officer
    Jul 2022
    Good, excellent and exciting
    The good thingsMake me grow, enjoy while working,
    The challengesYou need to be flexible in the assigned task.
    5.0
    Vaccinator
    Jul 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    A healthy working environment.
    The good thingsThe give and take process. The learning process.
    The challengesDifferent attitudes but I think it is common in every company or workplace.
    5.0
    Integrated tubeculosis information system PROJECT ASSOCIATE, DENGVAXIA SURVAILACE ENCODER, COVID-19 SURVAILANCE ENVODER
    Jul 2022
    Bulacan Malalag Davao del Sur5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    To help the instution in attaining its vision,mission and goals through integrating the best of my knowledge and well-defined skills with the opportunity to advance in a competitive working condition
    The good thingsI got more learning expirience with data disease and profile information with patients of tuberculosis, dengvaxia and covid-19.
    The challengesAs being a leader for an information support for medical concern is very difficult but all of my expirience of that concern is not hard for my daily routine..
    4.0
    Technician
    Jul 2022
    3 previous 7months current
    The good thingsAs a medical im happy help people needs Challenging Upgrading knowledge to handle the patient specialy needs attention about her/his condition
    The challengesWilling to train not only in medical if there's other activities.in my experience totaly to help people need and condition i love my work as a health care worker
    5.0
    Nurse
    May 2022
    Zamboanga City Zamboanga Del Sur3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Molded the best version of me.
    The good thingsWorking environment was awesome. You can really see how teamwork works.
    The challengesTime pressure and time bounded at the same time.
    5.0
    NURSE II
    Apr 2022
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    10 YEARS WORKING EXP. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE (NURSE II) AT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
    The good thingsReaching poorest of the poor to provide different Health Services
    The challengesReaching poorest of the poor to provide different Health Services
    4.0
    Health program officer
    Mar 2022
    Cebu City CebuLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    I had a great time working with my workmates. The work setting is a bit challenging but its easier because of the people around me
    The good thingsPeople, day job, workplace, learning and most of all salary
    The challengesFor me sometimes in a day theres nothing to do thats why im looking for something that will make me busy.
    4.0
    Nurse II
    Mar 2022
    Makes me Grow as a person.
    The good thingsWeekdays work, so much to learn, can go anywhere, room for self improvements and flexibility, high salary, you can increase your circle of friends and connections
    The challengesCan be assigned far from home, may have night and weekend duties as needed, conducts house to house visits, prone to diseases and infections.
    5.0
    Health Program Officer
    Feb 2022
    Surigao del Norte CaragaLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great opportunity for me working with the health workers
    The good thingsGood salary Experience in the field Assisting the vaccination Assisting my co healthworkers during the prenatal and immunization Making reports of morbidity and mortality rate
    The challengesExperience to assist in the field like barangays ang rural health unit. Able to make a reports for each barangay
    5.0
    Nurse 1
    Jan 2022
    Silang Cavite1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Working as a Nurse at DOH
    The good thingsWorking in a government agency gives you a security of tenure. You experience a lot of benefits that are rarely given in other private companies such as 14th month bonus, clothing allowance, and other perks.
    The challengesIf you want to get promoted, you have to understand that seniority is a plus factor.
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