Veterinarian - Locum

Locum Veterinarian

The pay range for this role is $150–$170/hour. The pay range listed reflects a general hiring range for the area, with the specific rate determined based on the candidate’s experience, skill level, abilities, and education, and may vary depending on location.

Summary of Job Purpose and Function

The primary purpose and function of the Locum Veterinarian is to provide preventative care, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of pets.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure the Safety of Pets, clients, and associates by using safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile, and organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
• Obtain relevant information and history from clients, and maintain proper and complete medical records.
• Educate clients about preventative care, pet health needs, diagnoses or treatments, hospital services, and other related information.
• Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service, including prescribing and administering preventative care for the wellness needs of pets and diagnosing and treating pet diseases and injuries.
• Effectively communicate diagnosis and treatment plans to the veterinary medical team and client.
• Ensure local, state, and federal laws are followed, including proper maintenance of the controlled substance inventory log.
• Understand and follow state guidelines regarding duties of veterinary assistants and licensed veterinary technicians.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Hiring Qualifications

Capabilities and Experience

• Ability to Multi‑Task: manages multiple tasks simultaneously, shifts attention rapidly under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy or frustration.
• Communication Skills: reads, writes, and speaks fluent English with appropriate grammar, style, and vocabulary; demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational Ability: demonstrates a systematic approach, is orderly, and excels at decluttering and organizing.
• Surgical Skills: proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, using standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Problem‑Solving Skills: identifies, analyzes, and solves problems decisively, translating them into practical solutions.
• Client Service Skills: consistently ensures the team provides attentive, courteous, and informative service, deriving satisfaction from delivering great service.
• Intellectual Ability: accurately and consistently follows instructions delivered in oral, written, or diagrammatic form.
• Compassionate Commitment to Pet Care: advocates for pet treatment recommendations and associated fees, gaining client agreement to proceed with appropriate care.
• Mathematical Ability: performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and calculates rate, ratio, and percent; converts units of measurement.
• Computer Skills: comfortably uses a computer and specialized software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook.
• Management Ability: enforces policies, achieves high productivity while maintaining morale, and coaches for performance management.

Attitudes (Will Do)

• Initiative: uses discretion to find solutions, offers options, and enhances current processes.
• Integrity: adheres to values and ethics, exhibits honesty, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Cooperativeness: collaborates and compromises, promptly sharing relevant information.
• Flexibility: adapts to changing situations, performs all assigned tasks.
• Independence: performs tasks without supervision.
• Tolerance for Stress / Resiliency: maintains a positive outlook, rebounds from frustrations, and keeps a friendly demeanor under stress.

Special Working Conditions

Ability to be confident around pets (dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.). Client needs and work volume often require more than 40 hours per week, including weekends and evenings. Requires mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language. Noise level is moderately high. Must carry out instructions, solve problems, and ambulate comfortably while standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, clinging, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Requires good hand‑eye coordination, finger‑hand‑arm dexterity, and visual acuity. Exposed to pets that may bite or scratch, anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances. Minimal travel for vendor visits and training.

Experience, Education and/or Training

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree.
• License in good standing with the applicable state veterinary board.
• License with the Drug Enforcement Agency required.
• Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, using standard medical instruments and equipment.

Benefits

• Commuter Benefits: convenient and cost‑effective daily travel options.
• Continuing Education Resources: access to VetFolio for online CE courses, webinars, conference proceedings, and the MVH Medical Library.
• Three Free Optimum Wellness Plans for Pets.
• Exclusive Discounts on products and services.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Generous Retirement Plans (401(k) and Roth) with company match.
• Best‑in‑Class Student Debt Relief Program for Full‑Time DVMs.
• Paid Time Off and Holidays.
• Top‑Tier Mental Health and Well‑Being Resources.
• Associate Life Insurance (company‑paid) & Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Company‑Paid Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Paid Parental Leave for birth and adoption.
• Continuing Education Allowance for Eligible Positions.
• Backup Child and Elder Care & Family Support Resources.
• Fertility and Family Building Support.
• Digital Exercise Therapy program.
• Voluntary Protection Benefits for unexpected events.
• Legal Plan covering a wide range of legal needs.
• Identity Protection coverage.
• Benefits eligibility is based on employment status. Full‑time associates are eligible for all programs (Student Debt Program available for FT DVMs only); Part‑time associates are eligible for the programs marked with an asterisk (*).

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