The Job Opportunity:
A growing full-service small animal veterinary practice is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join its collaborative and supportive team. This opportunity is ideal for a veterinarian who values medical autonomy, strong client relationships, and practicing high-quality medicine in a low-drama, high-trust environment.
The successful candidate will join a growing three-doctor team and manage a diverse caseload of approximately 15–20 patients per day. The role provides opportunities to practice wellness and preventive medicine, dentistry, diagnostics, urgent care, and surgery, with additional exposure to limited equine and bovine medicine and canine reproduction.
Practice Information:
This established full-service veterinary practice provides primarily small animal care along with limited equine and bovine services. The hospital is expanding its medical team and offers veterinarians the opportunity to become an integral part of a close-knit practice while maintaining strong clinical autonomy.
The practice sees approximately 15–20 patients per day and maintains an approximate 2:1 support staff ratio. The caseload includes wellness and preventive care, dentistry, diagnostics, urgent care, surgery, and select large-animal services, creating a varied clinical environment for veterinarians with broad interests.
Modern medical resources include an IDEXX in-house laboratory, ultrasound, digital radiography, and in-house canine reproduction equipment. The team culture is collaborative, supportive, and centered on trust, respect, and allowing veterinarians to practice medicine according to their professional judgment.
Role Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive wellness, preventive, medical, dental, surgical, diagnostic, and urgent care for small animal patients
- Manage a diverse caseload of approximately 15–20 patients per day
- Provide limited equine and bovine care according to experience and clinical interest
- Develop individualized diagnostic and treatment plans utilizing evidence-based medicine
- Perform routine soft-tissue surgical procedures appropriate to experience
- Provide dental procedures and comprehensive oral health care
- Evaluate and manage urgent-care presentations
- Utilize digital radiography, ultrasound, in-house laboratory diagnostics, and other medical resources to support patient care
- Utilize canine reproduction equipment and reproductive services according to training and experience
- Educate clients regarding diagnoses, treatment options, preventive healthcare, nutrition, and long-term wellness
- Build strong, lasting relationships with clients through compassionate communication and individualized education
- Maintain accurate and thorough medical records
- Collaborate closely with veterinarians, technicians, client service representatives, and hospital leadership
- Participate in case discussions, mentorship, continuing education, and ongoing professional development
- Pursue areas of clinical interest through additional training and hands-on experience
- Contribute to a collaborative hospital culture centered on teamwork, medical excellence, and professional autonomy
- Support the continued growth and development of the practice as the medical team expands
Job Applicant Requirements:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree from an accredited veterinary university
- Active veterinary license or eligibility for licensure in the practicing state
- Strong clinical judgment and medical decision-making abilities
- Compassionate, client-centered approach to veterinary medicine
- Strong verbal, written, and client-education skills
- Ability to manage a diverse small animal general practice caseload
- Interest or experience in surgery, dentistry, urgent care, equine, bovine, or canine reproduction welcomed
- Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
- Ability to build meaningful long-term relationships with clients and their pets
- Commitment to evidence-based medicine, professionalism, and continuous improvement
- Passion for patient care and high-quality veterinary medicine
- Strong interest in continued clinical and professional development
- Appreciation for medical autonomy and independent clinical decision-making
Compensation & Benefits May Include:
- Competitive base compensation with production-based earning opportunities
- DVM long-term incentive compensation program with annual production-based bonus opportunities
- No-negative-accrual compensation model
- Transparent production metrics and operational support
- Sign-on bonus opportunities available for qualified candidates
- Relocation assistance available where applicable
- Employee referral incentive opportunities
- Retirement savings plan with employer matching
- Generous continuing education allowance
- Paid professional licensing fees and professional dues
- Flexible scheduling designed to support a strong work-life balance
- Mentorship and individualized professional development programs
- Tailored career development and career pathing opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Life insurance and mental health resources
- Paid time off and holidays for eligible full-time employees
- Student loan assistance opportunities
- Strong technical and client service support with an approximate 2:1 ratio
- Medical autonomy supported by experienced leadership and established medical systems
- Access to IDEXX in-house laboratory diagnostics, ultrasound, and digital radiography
- Access to in-house canine reproduction equipment
- Diverse caseload spanning wellness, general medicine, dentistry, surgery, diagnostics, urgent care, and limited large-animal services
- Opportunities to expand clinical skills across small-animal and select equine and bovine medicine
- Opportunities to develop interests in canine reproduction
- Collaborative, low-drama, high-trust workplace culture
- Growing three-doctor medical team with strong support infrastructure
- Supportive environment focused on respect, teamwork, and professional development
- Opportunities to shape an individualized career path through mentorship and continuing education
- Community-oriented practice environment with access to local amenities and outdoor recreation
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