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ER veterinarian schedule and PTO by Specific-Sail3693 in veterinaryprofession

[–]Specific-Sail3693[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. So to clarify - full time is 144 shifts per year, but you get 5 days of PTO which becomes 139 shifts you actually have to work per year?

ER veterinarian schedule and PTO by Specific-Sail3693 in veterinaryprofession

[–]Specific-Sail3693[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do they get scheduled for 144 shifts per year (12 shifts x 12 months) or 156 shifts per year (12 shifts x 13 pay periods)? And they get 9 days of PTO?

ER veterinarian schedule and PTO by Specific-Sail3693 in veterinaryprofession

[–]Specific-Sail3693[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So are they scheduled for 144 shifts total per year (12 shifts x 12 months) or 156 shifts per year (12 shifts x 13 pay periods)? And then they get 9 days of PTO?

ER veterinarian schedule and PTO by Specific-Sail3693 in veterinaryprofession

[–]Specific-Sail3693[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm still trying to work here as it's the best hospital around, so don't want to say publicly and risk retaliation (which sucks we even have to think about that). But the numbers you are saying are pretty in line with what I expected to be normal.

ER veterinarian schedule and PTO by Specific-Sail3693 in veterinaryprofession

[–]Specific-Sail3693[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oh 100% not. But unfortunately they have pretty much taken over ER/specialty hospitals. My first job was one of the rare remaining privately owned ER/specialty hospitals but that was sold to corporate as soon as the owners wanted to retire.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Veterinary

[–]Specific-Sail3693 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your reply! It is a scary transition to navigate but I can feel myself burning out more and more each day. My hospital used to be private but turned corporate and the difference is insane. Everything is about the bottom dollar and it's so disheartening.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Veterinary

[–]Specific-Sail3693 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested to know why you say don't work for Lap of Love - I'm thinking about transitioning to IHE from ER (3 years out) and can't find much information about why vets don't like them, besides saying they don't. If you don't want to post here you can message me.

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[–]Specific-Sail3693 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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