JumpstartMD reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Parham Javaherian

100% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

JumpstartMD has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JumpstartMD 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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49 reviews
1.0
Aug 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The clinicians and health coaches are fantastic. Coming in every day with smiles on their face, hanging out, talking, lot of fun.

Cons

This company is plagued by horrible management. Several people are unhappy with the upward mobility that is promised to them but not delivered. This results in a lot of toxic relationships. The CEO spends meetings denigrating and dismissing managers in front of everyone. Might be a culture thing. Some clinicians and regional directors are treated favorably, while others that work harder are not. DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY. Many long term employees here regret being at this company.

3.0
Mar 23, 2016

Program Counselor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent relationship with co-workers, very warm and welcoming environment for clients and CEO's and managers are all very approachable.

Cons

No real room for growth, lots of change (as to be expected for a start up company) and very low paying.

5.0
Dec 10, 2014

Rewards are here if you want them.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

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.

Cons

With the rapid growth earlier in the year there seemed to be a new staff person every day, a new protocol, and a new system to log into and learn - along with a surge in new patients, so at times it felt challenging and stressful, but for the most part this has settled. Compensation is tricky - when you live in the Bay Area, it's never going to be enough! I feel that there are not too many staff members to spare, so if somebody gets sick it can throw the whole day off, which trickles down to extra pressure on staff and potentially disgruntled patients, who may find themselves waiting to be seen.

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