How much time does it take you to train a new veterinarian with your practice? I spoke to a practice owner last month who hired 4 new veterinarians — they had all left within 12 months.
If the average production of a veterinarian is $400,000/yr, each month a position is left open costs the practice conservatively, $35,000 per month. The average time to fill a position is in the neighborhood of 4-6 months. That means an opening costs you $140,000-$210,000. So, once you hire a good veterinarian, it’s essential to orient/onboard them to keep them.
Onboarding Benefits
Onboarding is the process of helping new employees adjust and succeed in their new jobs. The faster your new veterinarian feels welcome and understands their job, the sooner they will contribute to your practice.
The benefits to the veterinary practice of successful onboarding are many:
- A quicker and smoother transition
- Improved integration of the new veterinarian with you team
- Increased job satisfaction
- Improved job performance
- Higher retention
Creating Synergy and Success
Travis and Associates has a unique program that supplements your onboarding procedures. Our Veterinary Retention Program helps your new veterinarian feel supported in their new job by offering a safe sounding board for ideas and challenges that arise. Your new veterinarian will have more confidence to speak up so communication issues can be brought up earlier rather than later, and addressed.
Our program also allows you to support and celebrate those things that are going well at your practice. This increases morale and protects against job ending drama and poor communication.
Travis and Associates Veterinary Retention Program, and your onboading process, provide the perfect synergy so your new veterinarian can assimilate easily, and more quickly into your practice.
Patrick Choyce dvm says
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