How to Leverage Technicians/Assistants

1. Introduction
There have been many articles in recent years on the value of veterinary technicians and assistants to both hospital and ambulatory practices. Clearly in a larger hospital environment, the veterinary technician duties and supervision are well defined. The segment of practice I would like to address are the medium caseload hospital/ambulatory practices and the primarily ambulatory practices.

What makes this topic worth discussing? Patient care? Client relations? Practitioner safety? Practitioner quality of life? Financial return? Practice growth potential? Changing technology? All of these facets of practice and more are impacted by the right mix of people and planning.

2. Patient Care
Hands-on assistance with basics such as actual administration of treatments, diagnostic and therapeutic care, and monitoring patient responses to treatment or progression of symptoms are but a few ways technicians and assistants are invaluable on a daily basis. [...]