Being a new veterinary practice manager can be an extremely overwhelming experience even with the best training and preparation. So imagine if someone moved into this position...
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Vet tech week: Top 5 creative ways to honor your technicians
Being a vet tech is HARD. They’re on their feet all day, dodging fecal matter, filling meds, placing catheters, and just about breaking their backs lifting dogs. Meanwhile,...
The ideal veterinary staffing ratio boils down to this one key concept: Trust
Every staff member plays a critical role in hospital success, from kennel attendants to veterinarians. Considering that staffing costs are one of a hospital’s largest expenses,...
Veterinarian shortage: 6 creative ways to hire and retain rockstar veterinarians even during the drought
Gone are the days where resumes and applications are flooding in for our Veterinarian job openings. We are in the midst of an Associate Veterinarian shortage in the US. Do you...
Does training new employees feel like a burden? Are you setting new team members up to fail? Consider phase training
Training staff members is often a challenge in a veterinary practice, for many reasons. Firstly, hiring and training is expensive and like any expensive investment, it needs to...
Developing and retaining the ‘A’ team! Reducing high staff turnover starts with you…The GREAT LEADER!
Staff retention is a hot topic for practice managers and owners. “We have such high staff turnover” I frequently hear. I have even heard “employee turnover is very common in the...