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Stony Brook University

Academic Medical Center · Stony Brook, NY

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What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Academic Medical Center
Shifts hiring now
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What stands out

  • Experienced nurses

    You join a workplace where coworkers describe a supportive atmosphere, strong teamwork, and relationships built around patient care.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • Experienced nurses

    Generous time off and flexible scheduling options are real draws here, even when workload and staffing sometimes pull against that balance.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • New graduates

    You step into a union setting with career development opportunities noted, inside a system that also educates future healthcare professionals.

    As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

  • Moving here

    You would base yourself in Stony Brook, NY, inside a multi-hospital medicine system headquartered there since 1980.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More about working here
  • Experienced nurses

    Leadership is often called approachable, even as decision speed and follow-through still draw mixed notes from staff.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • New graduates

    Roughly three in four reviewers would recommend Stony Brook Medicine to a friend, on an overall rating near 3.8 across about 600 reviews.

    As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Working conditions

Union representation
Union roles reported

Source: glassdoor.com

Scheduling
Generous time off and flexible scheduling options valued; some concerns about workload and staffing affecting balance.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Starting out and growing here

Career development
Career development opportunities noted but limited advancement and long waits for promotions, often tied to union-driven salary structures.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Who they are

You would be joining Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, NY—a health system of about 5,001 to 10,000 people, founded in 1980, that runs hospitals and care across the area, including the 70-bed Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.

  • Academic Medical Center · Stony Brook, NY
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More about Stony Brook University

The stated mission centers on compassionate care, advancing how health and disease are understood, and educating future healthcare professionals. Nurses and other staff here often describe a supportive atmosphere, solid teamwork, and coworker relationships that keep patient care in view. Time-off policies and flexible scheduling get real credit. It is a union environment, and career development is noted, though promotions can move slowly under union-driven salary structures. Workload and staffing levels still show up as the thing that can tip work-life balance on harder stretches. Leadership is frequently called approachable; accountability, decision speed, and responsiveness to staff needs draw more mixed feedback. About 77% of reviewers would recommend Stony Brook Medicine to a friend, with an overall rating around 3.8 across roughly 600 reviews.

World-class compassionate care, advancing understanding of health and disease, and educating future healthcare professionals.

Working here

Culture and working life

teamworksupportiveunionpatient-centeredflexible schedulingacademicapproachable leadershipslow advancement

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

teamwork and supportive culture
Employees cite supportive atmosphere, strong teamwork, and good coworker relationships with focus on patient care.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

management responsiveness
Leadership often called approachable, but accountability, decision speed, and responsiveness to staff needs draw criticism.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

advancement and pay structure
Limited advancement potential and slow promotions linked to union-driven salary structures.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes
work-life balance
Time-off policies and flexible scheduling praised; workload and staffing levels can undermine balance.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

overall recommendation
About 77% would recommend Stony Brook Medicine to a friend; overall rating around 3.8 from roughly 600 reviews.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

What to weigh

Advancement is limited and promotions often mean long waits, tied to union-driven salary structures.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

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