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DEA Registration & Compliance for Relief Veterinarians
DEA Registration & Compliance for Relief Veterinarians
Veterinary Medicine
Practice Managers: Tips to Find Your Next Great Team Member
Practice Managers: Tips to Find Your Next Great Team Member
How to Roo
Roo + AVMA PLIT: Do I need Liability Insurance as a Relief Veterinarian?
Roo + AVMA PLIT: Do I need Liability Insurance as a Relief Veterinarian?
How to Roo
Vet with Benefits: Healthcare Open Enrollment Starts Now!
Vet with Benefits: Healthcare Open Enrollment Starts Now!
Financial Freedom
Roo’s Upcoming Events in November 2024
Roo’s Upcoming Events in November 2024
Roo News & Events
Vet Tech Wages vs. Living Wage
Vet Tech Wages vs. Living Wage
Financial Freedom
¿Habla Español? The Growing Need for Veterinary Spanish
¿Habla Español? The Growing Need for Veterinary Spanish
Veterinary Medicine
Roo Milestone: $100 Million Paid to Veterinarians
Roo Milestone: $100 Million Paid to Veterinarians
Roo News & Events
Roo + NOMV: What is Lifeboat & How Can I Get Involved
Roo + NOMV: What is Lifeboat & How Can I Get Involved
Work-Life Balance
Practice Managers: Tips to Find Your Next Great Team Member
Practice Managers: Tips to Find Your Next Great Team Member
Roo + AVMA PLIT: Do I need Liability Insurance as a Relief Veterinarian?
Roo + AVMA PLIT: Do I need Liability Insurance as a Relief Veterinarian?
Roo Milestone: $100 Million Paid to Veterinarians
Roo Milestone: $100 Million Paid to Veterinarians
Roo + NOMV: What is Lifeboat & How Can I Get Involved
Roo + NOMV: What is Lifeboat & How Can I Get Involved
How Much Does a Roo Relief Vet Tech Make?
How Much Does a Roo Relief Vet Tech Make?
Hospital Relief Tips: Key Elements for a Seamless Relief Shift
Hospital Relief Tips: Key Elements for a Seamless Relief Shift
Veterinary Job Search Tips
Veterinary Job Search Tips
Roo + Fear Free: Joining forces to provide relief to pets and veterinary professionals
Roo + Fear Free: Joining forces to provide relief to pets and veterinary professionals
Roo’s coming to Nashville: Join Us & Save on an Epic CE Adventure!
Roo’s coming to Nashville: Join Us & Save on an Epic CE Adventure!
Saving a Pet: A Story of Relief Veterinarian Impact
Saving a Pet: A Story of Relief Veterinarian Impact
How Hospitals can Create a 5-Star Relief Work Experience
How Hospitals can Create a 5-Star Relief Work Experience
How to File Taxes as a Relief Veterinarian or Technician
How to File Taxes as a Relief Veterinarian or Technician
Why I Use Roo as a Full-Time Relief Veterinarian
Why I Use Roo as a Full-Time Relief Veterinarian
Nomadic Vet: Van Life Up Close & Personal
Nomadic Vet: Van Life Up Close & Personal
Match Made by Roo: Relief to Full-Time Placement
Match Made by Roo: Relief to Full-Time Placement
Roo’s Making Big Improvements for Vet Techs & Assistants
Roo’s Making Big Improvements for Vet Techs & Assistants
Roo’s growing and we’re taking you with us!
Roo’s growing and we’re taking you with us!
Navigating your Veterinary Non-Compete Agreement
Navigating your Veterinary Non-Compete Agreement
Vegas Vet-cation: Game the system with Roo!
Vegas Vet-cation: Game the system with Roo!
Roo’s Live in Las Vegas: Relief Opportunities for Nevada Vets & Techs
Roo’s Live in Las Vegas: Relief Opportunities for Nevada Vets & Techs
How Veterinary Leaders can Avoid Burnout by making the Workplace Fun
How Veterinary Leaders can Avoid Burnout by making the Workplace Fun
Compassion Fatigue vs. Burnout: What’s the difference & what to do
Compassion Fatigue vs. Burnout: What’s the difference & what to do
Discover New Ways to Practice: How to Find Your Niche with Roo
Discover New Ways to Practice: How to Find Your Niche with Roo
Roo Uni Vet Student Externship Spotlight: Buffalo, NY
Roo Uni Vet Student Externship Spotlight: Buffalo, NY
Level Up Vet Tech Tiers: How to grow your skills (and pay) with Roo
Level Up Vet Tech Tiers: How to grow your skills (and pay) with Roo
Taking the Leap: Advice for Your First Relief Shift
Taking the Leap: Advice for Your First Relief Shift
New Year New Roo: Finding Job Satisfaction in Vet Med
New Year New Roo: Finding Job Satisfaction in Vet Med
How Much Do Roo Relief Vets Make?
How Much Do Roo Relief Vets Make?
Nomadic Vet: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (in Florida)
Nomadic Vet: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (in Florida)
Vet-Kid Balance: Being a Veterinarian and a Parent
Vet-Kid Balance: Being a Veterinarian and a Parent
DEA Registration & Compliance for Relief Veterinarians
DEA Registration & Compliance for Relief Veterinarians
Let’s Talk About Veterinary Burnout
Let’s Talk About Veterinary Burnout
Introducing: Vet Concierge
Introducing: Vet Concierge
Travel, Taxes & Texas: The Houston Relief Veterinarian Roadmap
Travel, Taxes & Texas: The Houston Relief Veterinarian Roadmap
Roo Uni 101: Find Clinics with Veterinary Externships
Roo Uni 101: Find Clinics with Veterinary Externships
Nomadic Vet: Mastering Multi-state Licensing
Nomadic Vet: Mastering Multi-state Licensing
Growing vet school classes key to tackling vet shortage
Growing vet school classes key to tackling vet shortage
Relief Pro Tips from a Practice-Owning Relief Veterinarian
Relief Pro Tips from a Practice-Owning Relief Veterinarian
Spread the Relief even further as a Shelter Vet or Tech
Spread the Relief even further as a Shelter Vet or Tech
Nomadic Vet: How to Become a Traveling Veterinarian
Nomadic Vet: How to Become a Traveling Veterinarian
Roo’s Upcoming Events in November 2024
Roo’s Upcoming Events in November 2024
Vet with Benefits: Healthcare Open Enrollment Starts Now!
Vet with Benefits: Healthcare Open Enrollment Starts Now!
What is Relief Work?
What is Relief Work?
How to Pay Off Vet School Loans
How to Pay Off Vet School Loans
Vet Tech Wages vs. Living Wage
Vet Tech Wages vs. Living Wage
Work Hard Play Hard: For the Illinois Relief Veterinarian
Work Hard Play Hard: For the Illinois Relief Veterinarian
Nomadic Vet: A Journey of Community, Flexibility, and Balance
Nomadic Vet: A Journey of Community, Flexibility, and Balance
¿Habla Español? The Growing Need for Veterinary Spanish
¿Habla Español? The Growing Need for Veterinary Spanish
How YOU Benefit Being a Relief Veterinarian
How YOU Benefit Being a Relief Veterinarian
Introducing: Ask a Roo Vet with Dr. Andrew Findlaytor
Introducing: Ask a Roo Vet with Dr. Andrew Findlaytor
Working on Sleep: Sleep Deprivation in Vet Med
Working on Sleep: Sleep Deprivation in Vet Med
Cooling the Vet Med Pressure Cooker
Cooling the Vet Med Pressure Cooker
Celebrating 4,000 Hospitals and Veterinary Professionals: A Roo (+ You) Milestone!
Celebrating 4,000 Hospitals and Veterinary Professionals: A Roo (+ You) Milestone!
A Day in the Life of a Roo Relief Vet Tech
A Day in the Life of a Roo Relief Vet Tech
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Roo
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Roo
10 Ways Veterinary Professionals can Celebrate Earth Day
10 Ways Veterinary Professionals can Celebrate Earth Day
Travel on the job as a relief vet
Travel on the job as a relief vet
We're Famous!
We're Famous!
Roo Closes $11M to Transform the Veterinary Industry
Roo Closes $11M to Transform the Veterinary Industry
Be a Veterinary Chameleon
Be a Veterinary Chameleon
Why settle for ordinary? Be an EXTRAORDINARY vet tech
Why settle for ordinary? Be an EXTRAORDINARY vet tech
How Much Does a Veterinarian Make?
How Much Does a Veterinarian Make?
The Cost of a Job with Animals
The Cost of a Job with Animals
What to Consider Before Buying a Veterinary Practice
What to Consider Before Buying a Veterinary Practice
Maintaining Worklife Balance with Dr. Nell
Maintaining Worklife Balance with Dr. Nell
Holiday Vet Relief Staffing: What to Expect
Holiday Vet Relief Staffing: What to Expect
Overcoming Pandemic Burnout in Your Veterinary Clinic
Overcoming Pandemic Burnout in Your Veterinary Clinic
Don't let Taxes Scare you off of Relief Work
Don't let Taxes Scare you off of Relief Work
Make the New Year a ROO Year with Veterinary Relief
Make the New Year a ROO Year with Veterinary Relief
Canine Separation Anxiety and COVID-19
Canine Separation Anxiety and COVID-19
Are You Still Scruffing Cats?
Are You Still Scruffing Cats?
Hear Roo Vet, Dr. Kay Foster, as a guest on the Veterinary Innovation Podcast
Hear Roo Vet, Dr. Kay Foster, as a guest on the Veterinary Innovation Podcast
With New Partners, Roo's Journey to Change Animal Healthcare Continues
With New Partners, Roo's Journey to Change Animal Healthcare Continues
How These Married Vets Use Roo to Work Together
How These Married Vets Use Roo to Work Together
5 tips for tackling your taxes as a relief veterinarian
5 tips for tackling your taxes as a relief veterinarian
3 Secrets to Make your Relief Vet Shifts go Smoothly
3 Secrets to Make your Relief Vet Shifts go Smoothly
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Setting Boundaries
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Setting Boundaries
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Take Back Your Time
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Take Back Your Time
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Prioritizing YOU
How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Veterinarian: Prioritizing YOU
What’s new with Roo in 2022
What’s new with Roo in 2022
How the Shift to Contract Work is Changing Veterinary Careers
How the Shift to Contract Work is Changing Veterinary Careers
Preparing for your First Solo Shift as a Relief Vet
Preparing for your First Solo Shift as a Relief Vet
How to Attract Quality Veterinarians and Vet Techs
How to Attract Quality Veterinarians and Vet Techs
Case Study: Fanconi-like Syndrome in Dogs
Case Study: Fanconi-like Syndrome in Dogs
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