How to attract top vets and vet nurses
It seems that there is a major shortage of veterinarians and vet nurses in practices these days. Clinics are understaffed, overworked, and heading towards burnout.
Putting together a capable veterinary team is hard and takes effort, especially when you are competing with so many other practices for good talent. It’s no secret that recruiting and retaining employees is essential to the practice’s success.
Mentorship and senior support
Highlighting your practice as a supportive, family-like network will be attractive to many prospective candidates. Having someone available next door in the practice or by phone is important for any vet, no matter what experience. No potential employee wants to know that they will be thrown into the deep end with little support.
Managing clients is one of the most important yet challenging aspects of veterinary medicine. Recognizing this and demonstrating your support to the team’s verbal recommendations is important. Client education tools such as VetCheck, help support the team’s verbal recommendations to reduce client confusion and increase adherence to home care instructions.
Make sure your website attracts the talent you need
It can be challenging to differentiate yourself from your competitors. Your online presence leads the way in grabbing the attention of potential candidates. The job market is also very mobile-driven so your website has to be optimized for this viewing.
Key features of an attractive website
- Mobile-friendly
- Up-to-date
- Modern website
- Showcases company culture, expertise or special interests
- Images of your facilities and equipment
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Showcase your tools for best practice
Veterinary equipment such as digital radiology, ultrasound, in-house diagnostics, endoscopes are tools that support employees in making a diagnosis and treating patients. It also offers development and growth in new areas of expertise.
Digital veterinary tools such as online forms, general anesthesia monitoring charts and dental charts also support vet team members in achieving best practice
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Digital hospital whiteboard workflows and treatment plan templates make life easier when admitting pets. Simply select from pre-made treatment plan tasks e.g. diabetic glucose curve, gastroenteritis, FLUTD etc. and feel confident that your patients are getting adequate care.
Burnout is an inherent problem within the vet industry. Implementing tools that help teams save time, reduce callbacks and offer support will attract those experienced vets and nurses.
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Learn more about digital hospital whiteboard workflows.
Time-saving tools such as digital forms, discharge instructions, treamtment plan templates to support your teams recommendations and reduce client confusion.
Learn more about digital practice forms and how they integrate with your practice management system.
Reduce client complaints by using tools that help set client expectations and set out the information required to comply with informed consent.
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Learning programs
A key part of recruiting and retaining people is providing real learning opportunities. Investing and facilitating an employee’s career development is important. This can be achieved with memberships to educational facilities:
- Australian Veterinary Association
- Vet Education
- Veterinary Information Network
- University of Sydney Distance Education
Attract qualified applicants with compelling job advertisements.
A good job ad will highlight:
- Support
- Room for personal development and growth
- Flexibility
Advertise on veterinary employment sites that have established datbases
- Australian Veterinary Association
- Kookaburra Veterinary Employment
- Veterinary Careers
- RVET&PET Jobs
- Seek
- Indeed
Share the roles on Facebook and LinkedIn