JumpstartMD reviews

Working here feels like being adopted into a family. Management strives to provide a warm, supportive environment, and great care is taken to highlight individual achievements and strengths. Each individual clinic has its own personality and feels like a team, and regularly scheduled staff get to know one another well. There's a lot of socializing with colleagues outside of work hours, which reflects the good, friendly environment. Perhaps it's a personality trait common to people who work as counselors, but there seems to be a lot of talking and hugging! A high standard of etiquette and patient care is expected, and I found the training to be very thorough, with strict protocols for everything from the first visit for the new patient right through weekly appointments, discussions about medications, shots, paperwork, and final visits. We receive regular training sessions, constantly upgrading our nutritional knowledge. Management are great at responding to query emails very quickly. We have regular all-hands meetings, and staff are kept up-to-date with company matters. I find that to be very comforting. If there's a question, it's OK to ask, and it will be answered. I find management at all levels to be very approachable. The company recently went through a rapid expansion, and systems were introduced and upgraded to handle the increased numbers. These seem to be working well - e.g. systems for scheduling, time off requests, and in-staff communications. Staff are given opportunities to use their individual strengths and talents within the company - so you might find program counselors making videos about exercise, teaching patient seminars or writing blog posts. I think that we all get out of Jumpstart what we put into it. Those who are ambitious and energetic will find themselves with plenty of interesting opportunities.

Jumpstart was a supportive and engaging job where I had easy access to communicate with management and positive, friendly coworkers. The counselors and clinicians worked hard with the patients to be successful in their weight loss goals. The program offers effective weight loss strategies, but losing weight isn't easy. I was given the training and information to be effective in my role and kept learning throughout my employment. Outside of work I took classes, volunteered and had a social life and Jumpstart was very accommodating with my schedule. Getting days off was always easy, except around the holidays when everyone wants time off. You do have to work some Saturdays but that is so other employees aren't stuck working them every week. I find this pretty reasonable. Any meetings are made known well in advance and help build the team. My work-life balance was never an issue. The company compensates its employees well and offers great benefits such as health and dental insurance and 401ks. I was frequently recognized by managers for my hard work which made me feel confident in my work. Jumpstart offers the opportunity to build your knowledge base and communication skills that you don't find elsewhere. I worked in both of the San Francisco offices which were beautiful spaces and in great locations. I left Jumpstart to return to school (which they were in full support of), but I would have loved to remain an employee.