MedVet reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(673 total reviews)

Linda Lehmkuhl, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

86% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

MedVet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 673 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MedVet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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673 reviews
2.0
Jan 31, 2021

Seemed great at first

Recommend
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Pros

The PTO and benefits are great. They all seemed very understanding and willing to work with people on illness due to COVID. Shift differentials and pay are good.

Cons

Some employees aren't very kind to patients. It took me a bit to begin seeing this. They are impatient or frustrated easily, calling patients names and picking favorites. I had to bring this to HR before I left and don't know if it will be taken seriously. I really loved working at MedVet and there were some employees who were very kind and patient. I was told that I was hired as a kennel tech but when I found out about open positions as a Vet assistant then I wanted to move to that position since I am in school to be a Vet Tech. There is some title confusion and at first other employees were eager to teach me things and let me assist with animals but then started acting like they didn't want my assistance when they felt I was just there to clean up after them. Be prepared to pick up so much trash that is thrown on the floor. Even when slow it won't be picked up by the techs who sit around on their phones. Not every Tech was like this though. Some were just very messy and lazy. I was told that in January it may be possible for me to move into a vet assistant position. There were and still are several shifts they are hiring for. I was then told that I couldn't and had to stay as a kennel tech for 6 months once January rolled around. This made zero sense to me. I was more qualified than most other vet assistants that were hired and I was a hard worker. The schedule was difficult for me so I decided between that and the coworkers who were always in negative moods and mistreated the patients that it would be best for me to leave.

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MedVet Response
5y
Response from the Hospital Director Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We strive to foster a positive, collaborative environment at our hospital. Over the past couple of years, we have focused significantly on enhancing our Employee Experience, which has been inclusive of focusing on our career framework which supports continued growth and development within current roles and setting employees up for success for promotions. Identifying talent and passion for veterinary healthcare is important and supporting employee career goals will continue to be a priority. Similarly, we have been focusing on stress management and wellbeing initiatives, such as offering free subscriptions to mental wellbeing apps, along with our Employee Assistance Program with easy access to resources and more. We hope this will continue to support and promote healthy ways of dealing with stress so everyone can be the best version of themselves when they are doing what they love. We will continue prioritizing our Employee Experience and take patient care feedback seriously. We appreciate you sharing your voice.
5.0
Sep 27, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The company is strengthened by its core values and really cares for its employees. Communication drives the operation teams across all the sister hospitals, which makes it easier when emergency situations arise (item shortages, inventory backorders. and other operational mishaps). Help is always around when needed, as communication is open with other operations team members at other sister hospitals. Emergency veterinary care is a high-stress field but having management and other operations technicians available makes problem-solving easier. I enjoy working with the operations team in my region. They are very knowledgeable with years and years of experience in both clinical and operational capacity, so I find myself learning new things every day.

Cons

The job, by nature of the field, is very stressful. It can be very overwhelming for a large portion of the week, so it is vital to learn how to manage projects, tasks, and "fires" that arise. Company provides plenty of growth opportunities for clinical employees but pathways are very limited for operational team members. Very little work-life balance for operation team members. Constantly getting emails and contact about inventory issues, low supplies, or shortages. Due to this, I am never really fully disengaged from work.

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MedVet Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your experience in working at MedVet, we are happy to hear that our core values of teamwork and compassion are front and center! Emergency veterinary medicine space is fast paced, stressful, and we agree that compassion fatigue is real. We have tools and help available to balance some of the stress , be sure to explore Headspace or the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
5.0
Sep 2, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

For the most part everyone there is working there because they love what they do. I feel like I got a good amount of training but I don't feel like I can't ask more questions. Everyone is willing to help and wants to see you do good.

Cons

See days can get overwhelming when we have a lot of Patience come in but everyone is willing to help you get through the day.

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MedVet Response
5y
Thank you for the review. Glad to hear that you are experiencing our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Compassion on a daily basis. Happy to have you as part of the MedVet team.
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