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What to Expect on Your First Day as a Relief Veterinarian
You’ve done it! You’ve successfully landed a relief gig. What can you do in advance to make it a successful shift?
What is Veterinary Relief?
Relief, or locum, work is defined as a medical professional who temporarily performs the duties of another, typically in clinical roles.
A Day in the Life - Christina
My name is Christina and I have been performing locum veterinarian work intermittently since 2006 and full-time for the past few years.
A Day in the Life - Lisa
Everyone has their own niche- for those of us experiencing burnout or fatigue it is probably because we haven’t found it yet. When you find a job you love, it won't feel like work.
Locum work - I want to be my own boss (sometimes)
If you would like to build your relief practice from the ground up, it can be very rewarding.
Relief work - Getting to Day 1
You’ve done it! You’ve successfully marketed yourself as a locum professional and landed a relief gig.
Checklist to Bring to Your Relief Shift
Congratulations on doing all the legwork and good luck on your upcoming shift!
Have you ever met a fish vet?
We are Ono and Nora, fish veterinarians primarily for aquaculture. We worked together for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and both sit on the board for the American Association of Fish Veterinarians (AAFV).
How to Start a Veterinary Relief Business Part 1
Registering for an Employer Identification number and business banking
How to Start a Veterinary Relief Business Part 2
Getting started as an independent contractor and business licenses
How to Start a Veterinary Relief Business Part 3
How much you should charge and finding work
How to Start a Veterinary Relief Business Part 4
Paying yourself and handling taxes
Getting Started with Sound Vet Med
Tips for getting started with the Sound Vet Med platform
Basic Bookkeeping Series - Revenue Tracking
This series helps track basic bookkeeping to potentially replace the need for Quickbooks, Quicken, etc. and instead use Google Sheets or Excel for a free alternative to the programs.
Basic Bookkeeping series - Annual Finances
This is a basic template for organizing your ins and outs and generating a profit and loss report for your business. Using [Sound Vet Med](https://soundvetmed.com/) will allow you to invoice clients and collect payments via Stripe.
Basic Bookkeeping series - Shift rate calculator
This helps you quantify what you should be charging to meet your yearly income goals.