HOW TO SURVIVE AS A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN AMY NEWFIELD, CVT, VTS (ECC)
In the VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) discusses how to survive as a Veterinary Technician.
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Surviving in a profession is good, but the real test is how do you thrive in a single procession for a lifetime. No one can make you enjoy this profession or become successful other than yourself. You may find some mentors along the way, but ultimately the success of you in this profession lies within you. 1 WHAT IS YOUR PASSION? Passion is the thing that makes you smile, that aspect of your job you really enjoy and the thing you want to keep doing. The amount of different areas that a veterinary technician can work in is vast. If you are bored or feeling burnt out at your job, ask yourself “What do I enjoy about this job?”. Chances are you don’t dislike all of it. There are likely some parts of it you really do enjoy. Maybe you gravitate towards radiology or anesthesia or really love running laboratory work. Find your passion and then obtain your passion. 2 TAKING OWNERSHIP OF YOUR PASSION You will need to step out of your comfort zone to obtain your passion. The only person preventing you from getting to do the thing you really love the majority of the time is you. You can choose to work with specific species: feline only, canine only, exotics, zoo, large animal, equine only, lab animal. You can choose to work in a specialty. You can choose to work for a small company, large company, teaching
shows potential employers that you are committed to your field and that you are current in medicine. If you have been working in the profession and it’s been more than two years since you did any continuing education, then you are already setting yourself up to fail. Medicine is a constantly evolving and updating field. In order to survive in this profession, you must evolve with it. Failure to do so will cause you to fail for your patients and yourself. You likely went in to this profession because you loved pets and medicine. If you are finding yourself stagnant in your job, it’s likely because you stopped learning. ( continued)
hospital, the government, a nonprofit or a school. The best part of being a veterinary technician is if you find another passion later in your career you can go and work in your passion. 3 EDUCATION Those that thrive in this profession continuously educate themselves. Learning not only increases your knowledge but elevates the entire practice and the care to the pets you work with. (This is one of the reasons why VETgirl created a specific veterinary technician track HERE! ) Increasingly your knowledge definitely leads to more opportunities as well as increases in salary. Putting your continuing education on your resume
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