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- 📰 VeterinaryModa - Veterinary Trends & Jobs - 1 November 2024
📰 VeterinaryModa - Veterinary Trends & Jobs - 1 November 2024
🩺 Hi there…
This Week | Burnout…all too frequently mentioned today. We examine the signs at the practice level and practical solutions from our worldwide Community that you can implement tomorrow. Plus, tips for managing the time-crunch dilemma we all experience. Our featured jobs around the world include locations like Norfolk in the UK, Gippsland in Australia, Delhi in NY State, and Bloomington in Illinois, so it’s worth a scroll or three to explore these and other career opportunities. Our news and trends links this week expose the fact that there are more men cat owners than women, and why the AAHA is opposing the creation of mid-level practitioners. We also look at the multiple pathways out there for practice ownership, with one particularly surprising one. And as always…please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗
📰 Your Veterinary News & Trends
💙 Is your team near burnout? 3 signs & 3 solutions
In the daily whirlwind of practice life, it's easy to view each challenge in isolation. Increased sick days get chalked up to flu season. Tension in meetings seems like personality clashes. Basic mistakes look like individual performance issues. But together, these scattered pieces often tell a deeper story - your entire team might be heading toward burnout.
Most practices run lean, with teams shouldering increasing caseloads and client expectations. When burnout hits, it ripples through the entire clinic, affecting patient care, staff retention, and your bottom line.
We've talked with practice owners, managers, and medical directors across the globe. They've shared what works - and what doesn't - in protecting their teams from burnout. From simple schedule tweaks to cultural shifts, we've distilled their practical insights into proven tactics you can implement today...
✅ Locum Relief Work – Your Essential Transition Guide
The shift to locum work is more than a career change; it’s a lifestyle choice that empowers you to take control of your schedule, location, and the types of practice you wish to explore. With careful planning, attention to logistical details like certifications and insurance, and a strategic approach to personal branding and networking, you can seamlessly transition to this fulfilling and dynamic way of working. Our guide aims to equip aspiring locum relief veterinary professionals like you with ten essential tips to navigate your exciting transition successfully…
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I try to keep up with all the veterinary news and there’s lots out there but you guys nail the most important stuff as well as the funnies. Keep it up 😂🐶
📈 Transition your practice from survive to thrive
With all the benefits technology can have for a veterinary clinic, its impact is unsurprisingly forecasted to become even more important. New and enhanced technologies that emerged or matured during the COVID years continue to change the veterinary landscape–including telehealth, online scheduling applications, patient information management systems (PIMS), wearable devices for animal health monitoring, and even 3D printing of custom orthotics for companion animals.
⏰ Tips for managing the time-crunch dilemma
If you are like most of us, you are probably wishing you could clone yourself and at least one of your colleagues right now. Most days, it feels like there are way too few of us doing too much to make work-life balance seem realistically achievable within the next decade. As it stands, the dearth of veterinarians means we are working longer, more stressful hours, which begs the question: How can we make ourselves more efficient?
🩺Job Of The Week
Veterinarian🔸Delhi🔸NY🔸USA🔸 We have been serving our community for over 65 years! We pride ourselves on fostering a positive and enjoyable work environment while also maintaining strong, caring relationships with our clients. Our clinic is nestled in the Catskill Mountains, in an area that fosters an ideal living and working environment for all ages. We have much to offer from hiking and fishing to breweries and shopping! |
Veterinary costs are up 60% over the past decade
Unexpected vet bills can be a financial burden, with some procedures costing $10,000+. Without coverage, you’d have to cover these expenses out of pocket.
Pet insurance could provide up to 90% reimbursement.
View Money’s top pet insurance picks here.
🩺Featured Jobs USA + Canada
Small Animal Veterinarian🔸Bedford🔸PA🔸USA🔸 Join our established practice that has been a cornerstone in our community for over fifty years, delivering exceptional veterinary care. Engage with our team of passionate and skilled veterinary professionals armed with the resources to provide quality medicine and surgery. Enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance in a location and community that offers an ideal lifestyle, making every day rewarding both personally and professionally. |
Managing Veterinarian
🔸Havre de Grace🔸MD🔸USA🔸We are seeking a Managing Veterinarian to lead our successful practice and enjoy our ideal lifestyle location. You will lead our team of talented veterinarians, technicians and support team members, ensuring high-quality medicine and fostering teamwork. Your role involves coordinating cases, client communication, protocol establishment, and staff education. Joint Ownership is also an option.
Veterinarian
🔸Bloomington🔸IL🔸USA🔸We are a highly motivated team of animal health enthusiasts. Our team focuses on the health of our client's pets and our clients' educational needs. This is an opportunity to join a team of highly trained individuals and offer the best possible veterinary care to our loving clients and patients. We also offer educational advancement for personal areas of interest. Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day.
Emergency Veterinarian
🔸Bakersfield🔸CA🔸USA🔸Ready to join an experienced team at a locally owned, private Emergency Veterinary Hospital? We provide quality urgent & emergency medicine & surgery, practicing our core values daily – high standards, patient advocacy, exceptional service, mutual trust, creativity, & sound fiscal management. Come by & meet our team & experience genuine work-life balance in an ideal lifestyle environment.
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🩺Featured Jobs Australia + NZ + ASIA
Emergency Veterinarian🔸Warragul🔸VIC🔸Australia🔸 Work in a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest technology, ensuring you have the tools needed for top-notch care. Benefit from a generous CPD allowance and a strong focus on your mental and emotional well-being through our Employee Assistance Program. Join a clinic that’s dedicated to your professional growth and committed to expanding its services to better serve our community. |
Veterinarian
🔸Redcliffe🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸Join our warm, welcoming, and highly collaborative team. This opportunity will suit an experienced vet or a recent graduate with some basic surgical and dental skills and a desire to continue developing professionally and personally. If you're a recent graduate, you'll have the comradery of another recent graduate and the support of 3 experienced vets as your confidence grows.
Lead Veterinarian
🔸Hamilton🔸VIC🔸Australia🔸Are you looking to further your career and move into a leadership position? Join our management team, which is responsible for the professional management of all clinical operations. Clinical operations include managing, training, developing and supervising veterinary associates, graduates and nursing staff, as well as being hands-on in the delivery of veterinary services to patients.
Veterinary Radiation Oncologist
🔸Brisbane🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸Join our warm, welcoming, talented and highly collaborative team. With the exciting installation of a new Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator in 2023 and have an amazing opportunity for a specialist Veterinary Radiation Oncologist. Competitive remuneration, relocation and visa assistance and other industry-leading benefits are available to the successful candidate.
🩺Featured Jobs UK + Europe + Worldwide
Senior Veterinary Surgeon🔸Stockwell🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸 Our popular practice in the heart of southwest London is getting increasingly busier, resulting in the need for a senior vet to join our growing team. This senior role can offer the ability for growth in any area you are passionate about, especially if clinical management is your next step, and also offers a flexible rota during the week to ensure there is the optimum work-life balance. |
Senior Veterinary Surgeon
🔸Yeovil🔸Somerset🔸UK🔸Thinking about a lifestyle change and achieving a genuine work-life balance? We are looking for a Senior Veterinary Surgeon to oversee the day-to-day running of the clinical team across our 2-site small animal practice in Yeovil Somerset and Sherborne Dorset. If you are looking to advance to the next stage of your career or you are an existing Lead Vet we would love to hear from you.
Lead Veterinary Surgeon
🔸Finsbury Park🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸Medivet Finsbury Park is a much-loved and established practice based in North London. We have been providing exceptional care to the local community for over thirty years! Due to an internal move, we are seeking a Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join us in this new chapter of our journey. We encourage you to pursue your interests with opportunities for support should you wish to work towards further qualifications.
Head Small Animal Vet
🔸Aylsham🔸Norfolk🔸UK🔸Could you be our new Head Vet or Clinical Director? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Are you passionate about developing a team to deliver superior client and clinical care? We have exciting times ahead and would like you to come and help lead the way! Maintain your clinical skills whilst utilising and developing people leadership and business management skills.
📣 Veterinary Trends News & Memes
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😤 How can veterinary teams handle those "difficult clients" when they enter the veterinary clinic?
🐱 Cat ownership is more common than dog ownership globally, with more men being cat owners.
🔑 There are several pathways to practice ownership for veterinarians, each offering unique benefits regarding autonomy, financial growth, and the owner's vision.
👩⚕️ Survey shows nurses are seeking greater awareness and recognition of their profession, and many want to expand their roles.
🤝 Consolidators are considering a merger that would create one of the largest Veterinary practice owners in the USA with over 730 locations combined.
📢 AAHA releases a statement detailing the organization's opposition to creating a midlevel veterinary practitioner role.
🔥 To tackle and potentially solve it, we need to understand and accept that burnout isn't a "one-size-fits-all" problem that's beyond our control.
💭 Do we need to understand that mistakes happen and quick fixes are not always in the cards?
Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.
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