medical assistant

physician assistant

medical scribe

surgical assistant

front desk agent

Pariser Dermatology Specialists

Unprofessional cliquey staff is on their cell phones constantly, even around patients. Always drama about one thing or another and the staff loves to gossip and talk poorly of providers and each other. The schedule is very inconsistent; frequently I was told the night before or early that morning that I would be working at another office. The way the office runs makes no sense. MAs room the patients, take their vitals, hpi and chief complaint. Then the provider goes in with a scribe. So when the patient calls with questions about the appt or medication, both the provider and scribe have left, and if they didn’t sign the chart, you have no info to go off of to help the caller. Because of this system, MAs sit around most of the day until a ton of calls come in right before the office closes. I was genuinely board most of the time I was at work. I try to reach out and learn something or help do a task, but everyone is so set in their ways that they won’t show you how or won’t accept your help, but they will talk about you behind your back. I never got to learn anything or be challenged in any way. I felt like a blind monkey could’ve done my job. The worst of all is that I was sick and missed. 3 days of work, the night before my first day back I got a call at 9pm saying that the provider I worked with tested positive for COVID-19 and I needed to quarantine for 2 weeks. When the office reopened I was let go for not being dependable since I had been sick, which looking back I’m sure I had COVID which I caught from being at work. No logic. The worst is that even if someone knows something could be done better or more efficient, nothing is ever changed to improve the office.

I’ve worked at several dermatology offices prior to moving here and working at Pariser. By far the worst work environment 

I had been with the company for a while and over time I watched the culture take a major nose dive.  I don’t think I’d EVER been in a workplace where people talked about each other, started rumors about each other, and went out for their way to trash talk their coworkers so much.  It was insane.  
There were so many favorites there and if you weren’t a favorite of the managers, your work life would be miserable.  I watched people get written up over literal rumors started about them and people get let go over things way beyond their control.  I even watched the scribes leave without telling anyone because they said they literally just couldn’t take the toxic work culture there. 
The lifers in this company have destroyed any and all possibility of new young people coming in and being able to learn in a positive structured environment. 
Benefits are okay.  Pay is okay, but definitely not fair amongst all workers. 
One more important thing is that they would send workers from one office to other offices with very little notice. I watched workers from the Williamsburg and Newport News offices get sent to VA beach offices, people from Suffolk get sent to Norfolk and Chesapeake, and there was zero gas compensation provided. Not to mention they would literally change your schedule ON your way to work.  So if you take the job, you literally need to screenshot your schedule every morning before you leave that way when you show up and get written up for being “late” you can show them that your schedule was changed between 5am and 7am without notice,  

The most enjoyable part of the job was dealing with different types of people everyday and of course the physicians and supporting staff.
The culture at Pariser was perhaps a little different then other practices because it was one of the first practices to open on the East Coast and quickly became one of the largest so many of the company policies were implemented based on the fact that at the time there were few laws in place regarding Licensing for certain assistants of the practice and therefore Pariser implemented their own training program which was unique and innovative for it's time.
The hardest part of the job was juggling responsibilities and adjusting to meeting patient's needs on the rare occasion that a physician was out unexpectedly. Management was fair and tried to accommodate it's employees needs up until the time that the practice grew to over 8 locations requiring new management to come in who were not familiar with managing multiple locations or familiar with the medical procedures and practices followed by Pariser.  During this time there was a turnover in employees.  However this may have changed since that time.

When you first get to Pariser, people training you will be very friendly, but it doesn’t take long for them to start filling you in on the latest gossip. They will tell you within the first week who you should and should not like, and if you are nice to people they dislike, then they no longer like you either. It feels like a middle school environment at best. Management is a joke and HR is not even on site. The HR department is only ONE individual that lives in Florida. Management nor HR take any of your concerns seriously and you will constantly be disrespected by higher ups and physicians. And if anything is said to defend yourself you now have a target on your back. All the managers and HR have been there for so long that they are all friends and nothing can be said to HR or management without fear or retaliation or gossip about you. Managers hang out with their employees outside of work. Depending on your department, you will also work heinous hours for minimal pay. I wouldn’t work here again if my life depended on it.

Great way to get your foot in the door for non-licensed medical experience. The providers are great and working in dermatology has perks such as free lunch, samples, and discounted treatments. Pay is average but a little low for the amount of tasks given. Work is never even among teams. Favoritism plays a huge role in the company where those who are liked often get away with doing very little and calling out very often. People in the company don't take kindly to new hires, especially those that are young. Coworkers are constantly complaining about the company and work and gossip about each other. Coworkers also make fun of patients which is sad to see in medicine. Training is lacking without proper communication and expectations and the company doesn't practice sterile hygiene practices. Overall, the perks are nice but don't outweigh how unprofessional the practice is. 

a typical day at work involves basically helping providers help patients.  I have learned everything I know about healthcare (which is surprisingly a LOT) from this company, management is top notch, there is not one supervisor better than another as they all are the best at what they do and care about their staff a great deal.  The hardest part of this job is having to share with a patient Cancer results from biopsies especially Melanoma, you cry with them, console them, and then you get to provide them with the doctor's recommended treatment plan.  Assisting on surgery or performing small procedures on patient's removing cancer is the most amazing experience, knowing that you have personally saved someone's life or even add a few years to that person's life, it's priceless

Being a surgical assistant was great especially if you want to get in the field. BUT management is aweful, they do not take any complaints seriously, Hippa gets violated all the time, managers are not respectful nor do they care, asking for a raise is like asking for rain in a desert. Everyone wants to micromanage one another instead of working as a team to get the job done. No lunch breaks eat as you go, HR is not there for you so I wouldn’t even bother. Overall they need to hire new managers with management skills and get a real HR team. Love the patients, the staff not so much. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at the company was helping treat the patients. When the focus isn’t the patients, things are weird. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part was just trying to stay focus on the work when constantly being antagonized 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Catty and immature. There’s multiple people who can’t even ask for help without being bashed after. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Depending on the mood of the office; but try to just focus on yourself and getting the job done

A typical day at work would start making sure all three offices that fell under my direct supervision were adequately staffed for the number of providers and patients that day.  I was directly responsible for 30+ staff members, 6 physicians, and 6 physician assistants.  I was lucky enough to have some great people working for/with me.  I would liaison with my immediate supervisor every Tuesday to keep her informed on what was going on in each office.  The hardest part of my job was letting someone go if necessary.  The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with staff, physicians, and patients.

This place was toxic.  The amount of gossip and negativity amongst coworkers was enough to drive anyone insane.  Management took sides with whoever sucked up the most and never ever dealt with any of the issues just swept it under the rug.  Never ending cycle of more work and responsibilities with no extra pay.  Management would change things to “improve” patient care and efficiency when in reality it made everything more of a mess, because they would not listen to their employees opinions and suggestions.  

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