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Facility Management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do Veterinarians do? | Diagnose, Prescribe, and Treat |
| What do Veterinary Technicians do? | Trained to assist the veterinarian. Holds License |
| What do Veterinary Assistants do? | Cleans, preps, and assists the vets and techs as needed. Does not hold a license |
| What do Kennel Assistants do? | Cleans kennels, walks, feeds, and observes |
| What do Veterinary Receptionists do? | Provides first impression to clients, schedules, answers phones, handles records, and receipts |
| What do VPMS or CVPMS do? | Human resources, marketing, laws and ethics, finance, and organization of the facility. |
| What levels of management are there? | Office Manager Hospital Manager Veterinary Practice Manager, etc… |
| The duties within these roles will be slightly different depending on the clinic True or False | True |
| What do some positions have? | clearly defined occupational roles while others (often smaller clinics) will cross-train staff to fill the roles of multiple positions. |
| It is not uncommon to see the veterinary assistants or techs answering the phone and scheduling appointments! True or False | True |
| Today, as many pet owners increasingly value a high level of treatment for their pet, clinics are beginning to focus on aesthetics and comfort in addition to practicality and efficiency in design. True or False | True |
| What must facility design accommodate | patient needs, number of clients served, interests of the veterinarian, and level of care provided. |
| What are small mammal hospital facilities often designed to do? | provide overnight hospitalization, surgical facilities, sufficient exam rooms, and support areas such as pharmacy, lab, imaging, treatment, and reception |
| In areas where clients are present (Outpatient areas), such as exam rooms, and reception special attention to detail should be made (clean, organized, quiet, odor-free, etc...) True or False | True |
| Inpatient areas (treatment, kennels, isolation, etc…) should be kept clean and organized as well, but generally have less of a focus on aesthetic variables True or False | True |
| Building strong customer relations is very important for any veterinary practice. The patient AND client need to be the priority True or False | True |
| What are some things a veterinary clinic can do to offer a welcoming and helpful atmosphere? | Telephone Provide a welcoming entrance Take time to explain things to the customer. Assist when you can. Often customers leave carrying a crate, leading a big dog, carrying meds, and food…take the time to help! |
| What 5 things do most clients except during a consult with a vet | Examination of animal Diagnosis Prognosis (predicted outcome) Treatment plan Fee Estimate |
| Without this information clients feel unprepared to make judgements, so most potential complaints can be eliminated if the client is well informed True or False | True |
| What are the most common complaints | -fees -courtesy and concern -communication appointment schedule -sanitation -quality of patient care |