August 18 @ 11:30 AM Pacific
Veterinary Workforce Crisis: Retaining Staff
by Leslie Boudreau, RVTg, CVPM, SPHR, PHRca, Hospital Manager
The veterinary industry is facing a workforce crisis. Retaining and growing your staff has never been more important. Employees are our most valuable assets, but do they know this? We need to change our mindset to talent management and focus on retention tactics to become an employer of choice. If you don’t help them grow, you will watch them go.
- We will Identify the current workforce environment and retention & staffing challenges.
- We will discuss how we can be competitive to retain staff. What staff looking for?
- We will focus on takeaway solutions and novel ideas to implement to improve your veterinary talent management & retention.
Leslie Boudreau, RVTg, CVPM, SPHR, PHRca, Hospital Manager
Leslie has been a Veterinary Technologist and Practice Manager in Southern California for over 30 years. She earned her A.S. in Veterinary Technology from Mt. San Antonio College and her BASVT in Veterinary Technology – Hospital Management, from St. Petersburg College, FL. In 2011, she became a CVPM (Certified Veterinary Practicel Manager). Leslie holds three human resources certifications, PHR (Professional in Human Resources), PHRca (California specific Certification), and SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources). Leslie is very active with the Orange County Veterinary Hospital Manager’s Group and is a founding member. Leslie is the Past President of The California Registered Veterinary Technician’s Association (CaRVTA). She is the current Treasurer for the Veterinary Hospital Manager’s Association. She is currently a Practice Manager at Animal Hospital of Huntington Beach, an 8 veterinarian, AAHA accredited, small animal and exotic practice. Leslie is married and has three adult children. She loves all animals and her family shares their home with a wide variety of dogs, cats, and reptiles and frequent wildlife critters being rehabbed.