Join the private community of veterinary clinics who actually care

The Valued Veterinarian is a highly vetted community of best in class veterinary clinics that are restoring the veterinary industry through their commitment to improving the lives of their employees.

We help our private community of veterinary clinics grow through providing them exclusive access to our network of veterinarians and support staff seeking practices just like theirs.

Our community of veterinary clinics are the most desirable practices to work at.

Practices on The Valued Veterinarian platform all have one thing in common: they put their employees at the top of their values. Our platform was created to identify and promote veterinary clinics that prioritize the wants and needs of their employees. We're obsessed with achieving the ultimate win-win scenario: we want to grow your practice through adding additional veterinarians and support staff while also increasing happiness and satisfaction rates amongst these new employees.

What separates the veterinary clinics in our community from the rest?

The Valued Veterinarian's private community of veterinary clinics offer what talent is looking for:

Work-Life Balance

Burnout and mental health issues are more prevalent than they’ve ever been amongst the veterinary industry. Understaffed practices coupled with poor management have set unrealistic scheduling expectations that result in stressful 50+ hour work weeks. We partner with clinics who are committed to help tackling these issues through offering transparent, flexible work schedules.

Generous Compensation

Veterinarians take on a significant amount of student debt to receive their degree and licensing. Considering veterinarians and techs are the main revenue drivers for your practice, it’s only fair that they’re compensated appropriately. We’re not interested in partnering with practices who offer poor compensation structures. The days of below market wages, low ProSal rates, negative accrual, and unrealistic signing bonuses are over.

Mentorship Opportunities

Mentorship is crucial for the growth and development of veterinarians at all stages of their careers. Veterinarians want to learn from the best so they can continue sharpening their skills and master their craft. Many practices will verbally “promise” mentorship opportunities, but never put a tangible plan in place to deliver on those promises. The partners in our network are passionate about education and training and are excited about the opportunity to develop their staff through mentorship.

Continuing Education Opportunities

Continuing education events provide veterinarians with opportunities to connect with industry leaders and experienced practitioners. It’s essential that practices provide continuing education support for their associates through allocating them time and resources to attend events and keep their licenses in good standing. The partners in our network support continuing education initiatives through providing an allowance of both time and money for their associate veterinarians to attend veterinary conferences, workshops, and seminars.

Positive Practice Culture & Healthy Work Environment

A toxic work environment in the veterinary field can have detrimental effects on veterinary professionals, the quality of care provided to animals, and the clients being serviced. Given the heightened burnout rates and mental health issues amongst the industry, practices must be sensitive to how employees, management, and clients are collaborating with one another. Our veterinary clinic partners have taken proactive measures to create a supportive and positive work enviroment.

Transparent Expectations

One of main drivers of increased stress levels and burnout rates amongst the veterinary profession is practices expecting their employees to keep up with unrealistic circumstances. Double bookings, shortened appointment times, elevated patient volume and average transaction cost targets, and the allowance of disrespectful clients create an unhealthy environment that weigh on the staff. Our veterinary clinic partners have clear policies and expectations regarding work schedules and responsibilities, appointment times, patient volume, average transaction cost, and autonomy amongst clientele.

Veterinarians and support staff are seeking exactly what the veterinary clinics on our platform can offer.

Thousands of veterinarians and support staff have created profiles on our platform to find their next home. They rely on The Valued Veterinarian to help them escape toxic work environments, unreasonable expectations, and burnout. Through our focus on transparency, our platform helps job seekers mitigate the uncertainty and surprise factor that comes with joining a new practice.Practices and talent utilize our platform to connect with one another and start building a relationship. We want to ensure values and incentives are aligned from both the practice and talent side so the interview and onboarding processes are seamless.Job seekers trust The Valued Veterinarian to help them find their next opportunity because they know we only work with practices that value integrity: every veterinary clinic on our platform has gone through a thorough vetting process to ensure their commitment to a transparent, accurate, and ethical hiring process.

How it works:

  • Practice submits application to join The Valued Veterinarian platform using the application form on our website

  • A member of our team will review the practice's information and reach out to further the vetting process

  • The Valued Veterinarian and practice will work together to complete all required steps of the vetting process

  • Upon completion of the vetting process, The Valued Veterinarian will review the information gathered and determine fit

  • If the practice is a fit, we'll work with them to help create a profile on our platform

  • Once the practice's profile is completed, the practice can instantly start searching and connecting with prospective veterinarians and support staff

  • The practice can communicate, build relationships, and kick-off the interview process with candidates

  • The practice runs their own unique interview process and ultimately extends an offer to the candidate of their choice

Member benefits

Exclusive access to thousands of job seekers

The Valued Veterinarian has built relationships with thousands of veterinary professionals that are seeking exactly what the clinics on our platform can offer. Our platform allows both practices and job seekers to seamlessly search, view, and connect with one another. Because the veterinary clinics on our platform have gone through a thorough vetting process, our growing database of veterinary professionals are exclusively using our platform to find their next opportunity.

Increased hiring and retention rates

Veterinarians and support staff trust and rely on The Valued Veterinarian to connect them with their dream practice. The veterinary clinics on our platform have received the ultimate stamp of approval that top talent is actively seeking. Because our community of veterinary clinics are able to bridge the gap between running a successful practice and prioritizing the needs of their employees, they have experienced elevated employee satisfaction and retention rates amongst staff found through our platform.

Streamlined hiring process

Our hiring process is designed to save you time and effort while ensuring that you identify the best talent for your team. Our easy to use interface allows practices to easily sort and filter through doctor profiles, and directly engage with candidates that match their desired criteria. With the ability to hand pick your veterinary candidates, you can save time, reduce administrative burden, and make smarter hiring decisions that drive your practice forward.

Practice growth & stability

We help practice owners realize both top and bottom line growth through enabling a strong talent funnel to their practice. The Valued Veterinarian drives natural demand to veterinary clinics on our platform, which allows them to make calculated growth decisions through having optionality amongst the candidate pool. Adding like-minded veterinarians and support staff to your practice will not only help you grow, but will also help ensure values are aligned amongst employees.

Increased work-life balance

It's no secret that the veterinary industry is plagued with staff shortages and difficulties related to recruiting new veterinarians. Because of this, practice owners are often putting in 50+ hour work weeks to keep up with demand. The Valued Veterinarian allows practice owners to scale back their hours through providing a favorable, streamlined hiring process. We'll help you increase your headcount so you can delegate appointments and tasks, and reduce the stress that comes with overworking.

Access to market analytics

The Valued Veterinarian works with thousands of veterinary clinics, veterinarians, and support staff annually. We have developed a proprietary database of industry information that provides insights relating to market compensation structures, practice KPIs, and employee surveys. We help our community of veterinary clinics make calculated, strategic decisions through taking away the guesswork.

Who's right for The Valued Veterinarian... and who isn't?

Every veterinary clinic on The Valued Veterinarian platform has gone through a thorough vetting process to ensure their values align with our mission. The Valued Veterinarian has a strict acceptance policy, and if your practice does not check all the boxes, then you will not have access to our platform.The veterinary clinics on our platform take pride in eliminating the gray areas and uncertainties that come with joining a new practice. Our community of practices are fully transparent throughout the hiring process and provide ACTUAL details relating to salary and compensation structures, benefits, schedules, appointment times, mentorship opportunities, continuing education opportunities, and anything else a candidate would like to know.

What does the vetting process look like?

The Valued Veterinarian was built on transparency. The veterinary clinics on our platform are open to sharing the below information on their practice profile for job seekers to see.

  • Provide actual details regarding compensation. Practices must state compensation type (straight salary, ProSal, hourly, etc.) with real numbers behind them. Salary ranges are not acceptable

  • Provide transparent details regarding the schedule and hours per week the candidate can expect to work

  • Must state the exact benefits that are offered

  • Provide exact expectations regarding patient volume, average transaction cost, appointment times, etc.

  • Provide exact historical turnover numbers with reasoning for turnover

  • Must be willing to let the candidate speak to current associate DVMs and support staff (practice can decide when in the interview process this is necessary)

  • Must be open to “working” interviews where the candidate either shadows or works as a relief for multiple shifts. Practices must be willing to offer full shifts rather than just an hour or two long

  • Must offer a tangible mentorship plan rather than just promises

  • Must provide daily technician to doctor ratio

  • Must provide details regarding continuing education opportunities

  • Must provide details relating to potential for equity/associate buy-in opportunities

  • Must be willing to answer all candidate questions with 100% transparency, accuracy, and honesty

Think you're a fit?

Let's find out.

Application form

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