The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has accredited nearly 6,000 practices in North America. AAHA practices do not represent every exceptional Hospital, but certainly set the bar for much of the industry. As a Veterinary Professional, you have ample opportunities to find work, but a career is harder to come by.
We serve AAHA-quality practices because we know that as a Veterinary Professional, these Clinics tend to offer you the best in terms of mentorship, diverse cases, the latest in equipment and a compensation package to reward you for your skills, enthusiasm and work ethic!
We are excited to announce that our database of high-end Practices is growing daily!
We strive to serve each and every one of our Veterinary Professionals and we encourage you to: Please visit our website at http://www.MyVeterinaryCareer.com
Select For Professionals
Click Here for Current Job Postings You can apply for positions by emailing us at jobs@MyVeterinaryCareer.com or calling us at 720-323-9651!
If you do not see a position that meets your needs and expectations, please email me personally at skeiser@azvsi.com and I will do my best to find you a Practice where you want to be! As always, please keep us in mind when visiting with your peers as we are always looking for ‘star’ performers to serve! Thank you for this opportunity to serve you!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
What is your earning potential?
Believe it or not, there are more similarities between you, the Veterinary Professional, and Professional Athletes than you might think. For one, you both represent a fraction of the population. Think next about the elite athletes even among a Professional Sports team, and then think about yourself compared to your peers in Veterinary Medicine. There are no average Professional Athletes or Veterinary Professionals, but even among those ranks, there are individuals who stand head and shoulders above the rest. As a Veterinary Professional, you may possess better surgical or diagnostic skills or be more amiable, excelling in communication skills, than your colleagues.
It is tempting to fall into the trap of accepting the first career opportunity that comes your way, but as a high-end Veterinary Professional, you deserve a mentorship opportunity (especially if you are a recent graduate), a compensation package that rewards you for your work ethic and skills, and a Practice environment that is conducive to your personal growth and quality medicine.
MyVeterinaryCareer is hired by high-end (as indicated by AAHA and our strict screening process) Practices, to recruit high-end Veterinary Professionals including:
Hospital Administrators
Practice Managers
Veterinarians
Veterinary Technicians
Customer Service Representatives
As a Veterinary Professional, MyVeterinaryCareer is here to serve as your Agent… at no charge to you ! Our goal is to:
Learn about your unique skills and experience
Understand what you’re looking for in a Practice
Save you time by finding a high-end Practice that exceeds your expectations in a region of the country that is to your liking
It is tempting to fall into the trap of accepting the first career opportunity that comes your way, but as a high-end Veterinary Professional, you deserve a mentorship opportunity (especially if you are a recent graduate), a compensation package that rewards you for your work ethic and skills, and a Practice environment that is conducive to your personal growth and quality medicine.
MyVeterinaryCareer is hired by high-end (as indicated by AAHA and our strict screening process) Practices, to recruit high-end Veterinary Professionals including:
Hospital Administrators
Practice Managers
Veterinarians
Veterinary Technicians
Customer Service Representatives
As a Veterinary Professional, MyVeterinaryCareer is here to serve as your Agent… at no charge to you ! Our goal is to:
Learn about your unique skills and experience
Understand what you’re looking for in a Practice
Save you time by finding a high-end Practice that exceeds your expectations in a region of the country that is to your liking
Your Practice is Perfect!
Greet each person with a simple smile and hello and don’t forget to say “Thank you!” Sure it’s basic, but this will relieve your stress and the stress of your guests. To ensure you are available to greet guests, many Practices have Technicians answer the phone allowing the Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) the ability to greet everyone. Lastly, as the Patients leave your office, don’t forget to thank them and let them know that you’re looking forward to seeing them again soon.
Serve the Patient…and the Client. Don’t neglect your Clients’ emotions and concerns, acknowledge them! Do you have a grief room for you and your Client to escape to in order to discuss euthanasia?
Do you send out birthday cards for your patients? “Happy 1st Birthday, Lenny! With all the cake and sweets, the time has come for your yearly dental examination. Please call our office at (999)999-9999 and ask for Jenny to make an appointment. We look forward to seeing you soon!”
Do your background work. When a Veterinary Professional steps into the exam room, they should have retrieved information from the Technician. In this process, the Practice becomes a caring environment and it will ensure the Patient and Client feel you have invested specifically into their needs.
Ask and you shall receive. Get feedback from your Clients and Staff on how to improve the Practice. Through an anonymous approach, most everyone will share their opinion. Whether you send out a simple survey or ask face-to-face, you are guaranteed to find something worth working on. It is a win-win situation!
By the way, while you shouldn’t feel compelled to change everything that your Clients suggest, change as many of the items as you can. If Clients repeatedly experience the same mistakes and they see that you haven’t made their suggested changes, they will most likely stop providing feedback or worse, stop visiting your Practice.
Remember the whole is greater than its parts! If you have conflict, you have an opportunity. A Practice that works well together enhances the care you provide. We cannot stress the importance here! Find people that share common interests and abilities, ensure each person will complement someone else. You, and your Clients, will see and feel results when you have a group that enjoys the company of others.
Develop goals for your Practice Choose a time each year to establish performance goals for your Practice, implement a system for measuring your performance on a regular basis, communicate the progress versus the established goals with your entire Team, and provide incentive for your Team to accomplish those goals. We all know that we can accomplish so much more if we’re working on the same goals, but unless you establish and effectively communicate the goals, we as Practice owners aren’t very good leaders and our Staff and Practice don’t achieve our full potential.
MyVeterinaryCareer works with Practices nationwide and we know how satisfying it can be to exceed your Clients’ expectations. The spirit of service cannot be taught in school but only though the act of serving your Clients’ needs. The above steps can be implemented by anyone but will only be successful if your team is dedicated to carrying them out. Hire the right people and the rest will follow.
We are open to and enthusiastic with discussing how some of these steps can be implemented into your Practice. Whether you are the Owner or a part time contributor, call or email us and we will be happy to shed some light on your situation. We are your premier source for recruiting, career management, and small business consulting for Veterinary Practices and Professionals.
Serve the Patient…and the Client. Don’t neglect your Clients’ emotions and concerns, acknowledge them! Do you have a grief room for you and your Client to escape to in order to discuss euthanasia?
Do you send out birthday cards for your patients? “Happy 1st Birthday, Lenny! With all the cake and sweets, the time has come for your yearly dental examination. Please call our office at (999)999-9999 and ask for Jenny to make an appointment. We look forward to seeing you soon!”
Do your background work. When a Veterinary Professional steps into the exam room, they should have retrieved information from the Technician. In this process, the Practice becomes a caring environment and it will ensure the Patient and Client feel you have invested specifically into their needs.
Ask and you shall receive. Get feedback from your Clients and Staff on how to improve the Practice. Through an anonymous approach, most everyone will share their opinion. Whether you send out a simple survey or ask face-to-face, you are guaranteed to find something worth working on. It is a win-win situation!
By the way, while you shouldn’t feel compelled to change everything that your Clients suggest, change as many of the items as you can. If Clients repeatedly experience the same mistakes and they see that you haven’t made their suggested changes, they will most likely stop providing feedback or worse, stop visiting your Practice.
Remember the whole is greater than its parts! If you have conflict, you have an opportunity. A Practice that works well together enhances the care you provide. We cannot stress the importance here! Find people that share common interests and abilities, ensure each person will complement someone else. You, and your Clients, will see and feel results when you have a group that enjoys the company of others.
Develop goals for your Practice Choose a time each year to establish performance goals for your Practice, implement a system for measuring your performance on a regular basis, communicate the progress versus the established goals with your entire Team, and provide incentive for your Team to accomplish those goals. We all know that we can accomplish so much more if we’re working on the same goals, but unless you establish and effectively communicate the goals, we as Practice owners aren’t very good leaders and our Staff and Practice don’t achieve our full potential.
MyVeterinaryCareer works with Practices nationwide and we know how satisfying it can be to exceed your Clients’ expectations. The spirit of service cannot be taught in school but only though the act of serving your Clients’ needs. The above steps can be implemented by anyone but will only be successful if your team is dedicated to carrying them out. Hire the right people and the rest will follow.
We are open to and enthusiastic with discussing how some of these steps can be implemented into your Practice. Whether you are the Owner or a part time contributor, call or email us and we will be happy to shed some light on your situation. We are your premier source for recruiting, career management, and small business consulting for Veterinary Practices and Professionals.
MyVeterinaryCareer - for Professionals
Veterinary Professionals
We work for you at NO CHARGE!
MyVeterinaryCareer did not simply evolve from a whim. We consulted with Veterinarians, Practice Managers and Veterinary Schools to ensure that we understand YOUR needs. Based on our initial discussions with students at a variety of Veterinary schools, we have compiled a document that specifically addresses concerns and desires brought to our attention by Professionals! In the spirit of continuing to meet your evolving needs, please feel free to provide insight and/or feedback into what you would like to see at.
We want to begin getting to know you while you’re still in school. This gives us an opportunity to get to know you as a person, allowing us to find a Clinic that not only matches your skills and education, but also your personality, desired work environment, and your long-term career goals.
In Summary: We work directly with Practices to find your ideal match in terms of job requirements, salary, location and career progression.
We can place you in a rural large animal practice or a fast-tempo big city specialty practice, and anything in between.
We’re also happy to offer career advice, resume and interviewing tips (We’ll even sit down with you and go through a practice interview session) and provide advice for paying off those student loans!
Pre-Hire
Hiring Process
Post Hire
Career planning consulting
Resume building tips and samples
Interviewing tips and standard questions
Interview Do's & Don'ts
Interview follow-up procedures
Mock interview sessions
Money/debt management services
Internship opportunities
Seminars
Employment / Salary Trends and Outlook
General Career/Workplace Articles
Questions to ask your employer
Ability to upload resume
Face-to-face time with our recruiters and Veterinary Clinics
Continuous monitoring of job postings by our staff
Personal phone call when we have found a match
Coordination of, and assistance during, interview process
Relocation Information (Local school systems, cost of living, average home prices, climate, etc.)
Assistance with spousal placement
We work for you at NO CHARGE!
MyVeterinaryCareer did not simply evolve from a whim. We consulted with Veterinarians, Practice Managers and Veterinary Schools to ensure that we understand YOUR needs. Based on our initial discussions with students at a variety of Veterinary schools, we have compiled a document that specifically addresses concerns and desires brought to our attention by Professionals! In the spirit of continuing to meet your evolving needs, please feel free to provide insight and/or feedback into what you would like to see at.
We want to begin getting to know you while you’re still in school. This gives us an opportunity to get to know you as a person, allowing us to find a Clinic that not only matches your skills and education, but also your personality, desired work environment, and your long-term career goals.
In Summary: We work directly with Practices to find your ideal match in terms of job requirements, salary, location and career progression.
We can place you in a rural large animal practice or a fast-tempo big city specialty practice, and anything in between.
We’re also happy to offer career advice, resume and interviewing tips (We’ll even sit down with you and go through a practice interview session) and provide advice for paying off those student loans!
Pre-Hire
Hiring Process
Post Hire
Career planning consulting
Resume building tips and samples
Interviewing tips and standard questions
Interview Do's & Don'ts
Interview follow-up procedures
Mock interview sessions
Money/debt management services
Internship opportunities
Seminars
Employment / Salary Trends and Outlook
General Career/Workplace Articles
Questions to ask your employer
Ability to upload resume
Face-to-face time with our recruiters and Veterinary Clinics
Continuous monitoring of job postings by our staff
Personal phone call when we have found a match
Coordination of, and assistance during, interview process
Relocation Information (Local school systems, cost of living, average home prices, climate, etc.)
Assistance with spousal placement
MyVeterinaryCareer - for Clinics
MyVeterinaryCareer serves Practices by offering a unique, cutting-edge, personalized recruiting service! We are not a Job Posting board, because as both Practices and Professionals will tell you, a Job Posting board does NOT cut down the pre-hire, resume searching and interviewing time spent by Veterinarians and Practice Mangers. A Posting is a passive search… done in hopes that a Candidate will apply for the job; MyVeterinaryCareer is proactive!
We save you TIME!
Based on our discussions with Veterinarians nation-wide, we learned that when posting a new job, Practice Managers typically post to numerous sites and then spend uncountable hours sifting through resumes, conducting background and reference checks, sitting through phone interviews and then scheduling working interviews.
At MyVeterinaryCareer, we assign one of our experts to work directly with you in your quest for an ideal employee. We learn what you want, and then we allow you to practice medicine, or manage your responsibilities as a Practice Manager, while we find you the ‘pick of the litter!’
We save you Money!
Practices are often times tempted to search for Veterinary Professionals through job postings, due to the misconception that this saves money. The reality is that conducting your own search is expensive.
According to the VHMA’s Practice Diagnostic Survey (2007), the average Veterinarian generates $284.19 per hour practicing veterinary medicine. The average hiring process, including reviewing resumes, checking references, contacting qualified candidates and conducting face-to-face interviews can take up to 30-40 hours and at $284.19/hr, you’re losing roughly $10,000 of revenue just to FIND a Candidate.
Attempting to cut the hiring process short, to save time, increases the likelihood of a bad hire resulting in termination of the employee, which can cost you up to two times the employee’s annual salary.
Advertising for an employee is only half the battle. If your search turns up results, you are then committed to sifting through resumes, cover letters and interviews in an attempt to filter out serious candidates from those who are wasting your time. MyVeterinaryCareer assumes the typical hassle, time and money fitted by Practices and allows Veterinarians to practice medicine and Practice Managers to run their Hospital.
In Summary:
Our Clients are treated to the highest level of customer service through:
A Consultation between a Practice’s Hiring Manager and a member of our team to determine what a Clinic expects from a new Professional.
The creation of a Practice Profile that will help us, and Candidates, understand the Practice’s basic finances (i.e. does the Clinic really need a new Veterinarian, or could they better utilize their current DVMs with the addition of a few Certified Veterinary Technicians?), services, equipment, caliber of staff, location, market segment served, and long-term goals for both the Practice and their new hire.
Our Ability to find another ‘star’ performer. Virtually every organization has one or two team members that management would give anything to be able to replicate those individuals’ skills and attitude. With our Assessment tool, a Practice owner can identify their top performers and following the completion of their Assessment, MyVeterinaryCareer will know what type of individual can excel in that particular Hospital.
Weekly updates. One common complaint voiced by Practices that have tried staffing firms is that the Clinic owner will go weeks without hearing from the firm. MyVeterinaryCareer speaks with each of our Clients on a weekly basis, if for no other reason than to check in, update the Practice to our results, and to answer any questions. High-end practices deserve high-end service! A thorough process. Only after we understand what a Practice is looking for, do we begin searching for Professionals.
We save you TIME!
Based on our discussions with Veterinarians nation-wide, we learned that when posting a new job, Practice Managers typically post to numerous sites and then spend uncountable hours sifting through resumes, conducting background and reference checks, sitting through phone interviews and then scheduling working interviews.
At MyVeterinaryCareer, we assign one of our experts to work directly with you in your quest for an ideal employee. We learn what you want, and then we allow you to practice medicine, or manage your responsibilities as a Practice Manager, while we find you the ‘pick of the litter!’
We save you Money!
Practices are often times tempted to search for Veterinary Professionals through job postings, due to the misconception that this saves money. The reality is that conducting your own search is expensive.
According to the VHMA’s Practice Diagnostic Survey (2007), the average Veterinarian generates $284.19 per hour practicing veterinary medicine. The average hiring process, including reviewing resumes, checking references, contacting qualified candidates and conducting face-to-face interviews can take up to 30-40 hours and at $284.19/hr, you’re losing roughly $10,000 of revenue just to FIND a Candidate.
Attempting to cut the hiring process short, to save time, increases the likelihood of a bad hire resulting in termination of the employee, which can cost you up to two times the employee’s annual salary.
Advertising for an employee is only half the battle. If your search turns up results, you are then committed to sifting through resumes, cover letters and interviews in an attempt to filter out serious candidates from those who are wasting your time. MyVeterinaryCareer assumes the typical hassle, time and money fitted by Practices and allows Veterinarians to practice medicine and Practice Managers to run their Hospital.
In Summary:
Our Clients are treated to the highest level of customer service through:
A Consultation between a Practice’s Hiring Manager and a member of our team to determine what a Clinic expects from a new Professional.
The creation of a Practice Profile that will help us, and Candidates, understand the Practice’s basic finances (i.e. does the Clinic really need a new Veterinarian, or could they better utilize their current DVMs with the addition of a few Certified Veterinary Technicians?), services, equipment, caliber of staff, location, market segment served, and long-term goals for both the Practice and their new hire.
Our Ability to find another ‘star’ performer. Virtually every organization has one or two team members that management would give anything to be able to replicate those individuals’ skills and attitude. With our Assessment tool, a Practice owner can identify their top performers and following the completion of their Assessment, MyVeterinaryCareer will know what type of individual can excel in that particular Hospital.
Weekly updates. One common complaint voiced by Practices that have tried staffing firms is that the Clinic owner will go weeks without hearing from the firm. MyVeterinaryCareer speaks with each of our Clients on a weekly basis, if for no other reason than to check in, update the Practice to our results, and to answer any questions. High-end practices deserve high-end service! A thorough process. Only after we understand what a Practice is looking for, do we begin searching for Professionals.
What is MyVeterinaryCareer ?
Please visit our website at http://www.MyVeterinaryCareer.com for more information.
What is VSI ?
Virtual Staffing, Inc. provides full service Recruiting and Career Management. We work directly with Veterinary Schools, Veterinary Technical Schools, and high-end Veterinary Practices of all sizes and specialties to provide full service Recruiting and Career Management. Our team is made up of several individuals with Veterinary experience; including a Veterinarian and owner of four AAHA accredited practices, a former Hospital Administrator and a number of individuals with HR experience.
Why should I use VSI ?
We serve high-end Hospitals (the top 14% of North AmericanPractices as indicated by AAHA as well as Practices that pass our rigorous screening process) and high-end Veterinary Professionals. Practices hire us to find Veterinary Professionals who are above average in terms of their medical knowledge, business sense and communication skills.
Compatibility Assessment
MyVeterinaryCareer utilizes Profile International’s Assessment tools to better understand and measure core competencies, behaviors, and interest of Veterinary Professionals in Practices, to help ensure we find a Clinic the ‘pick of the litter’ the first time around. The right pick could increase a Practice’s production, ACT and improve the working environment, while a Professional who lacks what it takes to make it at certain Clinic can cost the Practice time and money.
How do we ensure quality ?
Instead of using a website to establish relationships with our Clients, we use it only as a tool, and carefully follow up with every interested party with a phone call or face-to-face meeting to enhance your personal profile. Our applicant screening process begins with a FREE consultation between the Candidate and one of our staff members to determine a Candidate’s career aspirations and unique abilities. We follow this up by requesting a resume and cover letter, an extensive list of references (checked by our team), a personal interview with the Candidate and a Compatibility Assessment to help us determine which Clinic a Candidate best fits into.
What is VSI ?
Virtual Staffing, Inc. provides full service Recruiting and Career Management. We work directly with Veterinary Schools, Veterinary Technical Schools, and high-end Veterinary Practices of all sizes and specialties to provide full service Recruiting and Career Management. Our team is made up of several individuals with Veterinary experience; including a Veterinarian and owner of four AAHA accredited practices, a former Hospital Administrator and a number of individuals with HR experience.
Why should I use VSI ?
We serve high-end Hospitals (the top 14% of North AmericanPractices as indicated by AAHA as well as Practices that pass our rigorous screening process) and high-end Veterinary Professionals. Practices hire us to find Veterinary Professionals who are above average in terms of their medical knowledge, business sense and communication skills.
Compatibility Assessment
MyVeterinaryCareer utilizes Profile International’s Assessment tools to better understand and measure core competencies, behaviors, and interest of Veterinary Professionals in Practices, to help ensure we find a Clinic the ‘pick of the litter’ the first time around. The right pick could increase a Practice’s production, ACT and improve the working environment, while a Professional who lacks what it takes to make it at certain Clinic can cost the Practice time and money.
How do we ensure quality ?
Instead of using a website to establish relationships with our Clients, we use it only as a tool, and carefully follow up with every interested party with a phone call or face-to-face meeting to enhance your personal profile. Our applicant screening process begins with a FREE consultation between the Candidate and one of our staff members to determine a Candidate’s career aspirations and unique abilities. We follow this up by requesting a resume and cover letter, an extensive list of references (checked by our team), a personal interview with the Candidate and a Compatibility Assessment to help us determine which Clinic a Candidate best fits into.
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