Associate Veterinarian - Urgent/Emergency Care

Established in 2024, this is an exciting opportunity to join a young, ambitious practice where your ideas, clinical input, and long-term career goals can genuinely help shape the hospital’s future.

The hospital provides a mix of urgent care, preventative medicine, advanced diagnostics, surgery, and full-service general practice. With extended daily hours from 10:00am–11:00pm, the caseload offers excellent exposure to time-sensitive cases, diagnostics, treatment planning, and urgent intervention, ideal for a doctor who enjoys variety and wants to continue developing their clinical confidence. The hospital’s services include urgent care, bloodwork, lab testing, x-rays, ECG, tonometry, ultrasound, advanced care, orthopedic support, ophthalmology, soft tissue surgery, dental surgery, anesthesia, and emergency-style diagnostics.We would be open to considering 3 or 4 days per week with no weekends required.

You’ll be joining a supportive, collaborative team led by experienced DVMs, with a culture focused on high-quality medicine, continuous education, and making sure doctors feel valued from day one. Whether your goals include strengthening surgical skills, expanding urgent care experience, building confidence with complex cases, or progressing into leadership, this hospital offers the framework and encouragement to help you get there.

Key Highlights:

$135,000–$180,000 base salary depending on experience

Newer, rapidly growing hospital established in 2024

Urgent care-focused caseload with strong exposure to complex and time-sensitive cases

Full-service medicine including wellness, diagnostics, surgery, advanced care, and urgent intervention

Modern diagnostic offering including blood/lab testing, x-rays, ECG, tonometry, and ultrasound

Supportive team culture where your input is valued from day one

Excellent opportunity to grow clinically, surgically, and potentially into leadership

About you:

DVM or equivalent degree that allows you to practice veterinary medicine in the US

You hold—or are eligible for—licensure in California

Confident communicator who enjoys working closely with clients and support teams

Interested in urgent care, diagnostics, surgery, and varied medical cases

Motivated by high-quality medicine, continuous learning, and team collaboration

Benefits:

Competitive base salary of $135,000–$180,000

Strong clinical development and continuing education culture

Opportunity to gain daily urgent care and complex case experience

Supportive leadership with room to shape the future of the practice

Career growth opportunities across clinical, surgical, and leadership pathways