The engaging entity's legal name, the professional duties, the term, the locations or the mechanism for assigning them, the rate and who pays it, and who directs the work. Where clinics are assigned rather than named, the agreement should still describe the scope and expected period.
Legal names and defined scope
Trade names on a clinic sign frequently differ from the entity that signs contracts and issues payment, so ask for the legal name on every agreement. Watch for contracts that describe the veterinarian as engaged to provide services generally, with no scope or term. Ask for the specifics in writing, and keep the credential documents and licensure records with the contracts as one set.
An officer reading a duty letter that describes design services alongside a contract titled construction supervision will notice the gap. The original file described a specific professional position with a specific employer for a specific period. A benefit agreement may not establish the actual professional duties and engagement terms. The letter should therefore say the institution's full legal name, that it is an accredited postsecondary institution, the courses to be taught and to whom, and whether the appointment is for one semester, one academic year or longer. Ask the receiving organization for a signed account of duties, hours, location, pay arrangement, and supervision, then compare it against the selected listing.