Associate Veterinarian

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Associate Veterinarian

GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee

Opening March 2027

Full-Time | Small Animal Practice

Sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, and student loan repayment support available for qualified candidates.

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Help Build the Neighborhood Animal Health Team Nashville Deserves

At GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital, we're building a neighborhood-centered animal hospital designed around a simple belief: when veterinary teams thrive, pets and families receive better care. 

As we prepare to open our first Nashville hospital in March 2027, we're seeking a doctor who wants to help shape a culture, build lasting client relationships, practice excellent medicine, and create a hospital that becomes a trusted part of the community. 

This opportunity is ideal for veterinarians who believe strong medicine and a great life outside of work should exist together.

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Why This Opportunity Is Different

As a founding veterinarian, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Help establish medical protocols and standards

• Influence workflows and hospital operations

• Shape the client experience from day one

• Build a collaborative, positive hospital culture

• Develop long-term relationships with patients and families

• Grow alongside a rapidly expanding organization

Your ideas, voice, and leadership will directly impact the future of the hospital.

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The Role

As an Associate Veterinarian, you will:

• Deliver comprehensive medical, surgical, and preventive care

• Practice evidence-based medicine with strong diagnostic support

• Perform routine soft tissue surgeries and dentistry procedures

• Develop treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs

• Educate clients through clear, compassionate communication

• Collaborate with a skilled support team and fellow clinicians

• Contribute to an environment focused on learning, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Build meaningful relationships with Nashville pet families

Whether you're an experienced doctor seeking your next home or an early-career veterinarian looking for strong mentorship and support, we'd love to talk with you. GoodNeighbor was intentionally designed to support veterinarians throughout every stage of their career journey.

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Schedule Designed for Balance

We believe great medicine requires energized doctors, that's why our veterinarians work:

• 4 clinical days per week

• Only 1 Saturday every 4 weeks

• Predictable rotating schedules

• A fair and sustainable system that allows time for family, hobbies, travel, and recovery

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Benefits for you:

• Competitive base salary plus and a transparent production compensation model designed to reward the work you actually do

• Sign-on bonus

• Relocation assistance

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid time off and paid holidays

• Employee Assistance Program and mental health support

• Continuing education allowance

• Licensing, DEA and professional membership reimbursement

• Leadership development opportunities

• Internal promotion pathways

Pet Benefits:

We care for the pets of the people who care for ours. Each employee receives coverage for two personal pets, including:

• Examinations

• Routine diagnostics

• Vaccinations

• Parasite prevention

• Heartworm prevention

• Purina maintenance diet

Neighbor in Need Fund

Every GoodNeighbor veterinarian receives a $2,500 annual "Neighbor in Need" stipend to help clients access care when finances become a barrier.

No committee, no barriers, no guilt, just trust in your professional judgment to help pets receive the care they need. 

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Practice Where You Belong

If you're looking for serious medicine, visible support, sustainable systems, and the rare opportunity to help build a hospital from the ground up, we invite you to join us.

Strong medicine should feel human. Honest guidance should feel clear. A veterinary career should still leave room for a life.

Apply today and help us build the animal health team every neighborhood deserves.

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