Full-Time Associate Veterinarian - Seattle, WA

IndeVets • Seattle, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

IndeVets is seeking a Full-Time Associate Veterinarian to join their team in Seattle, WA. This role offers a unique approach to veterinary medicine, prioritizing work-life balance and veterinarian well-being. IndeVets replaces rigid contracts with sustainable career paths, giving veterinarians control over their schedules and guaranteed income, supported by hands-on assistance and a community. Veterinarians can choose their working days (4-5 days per week) with a dedicated scheduling coordinator ensuring advance planning. The role involves practicing across a network of trusted hospital partners, offering diverse clinical experience and opportunities in surgery, dentistry, ER, or urgent care. IndeVets provides the consistency, benefits, and professional support of a full-time employer, eliminating concerns about shift chasing, income uncertainty, or last-minute schedule gaps. The practice model emphasizes patient care over numbers, with no production quotas, negative accrual, or restrictive non-competes. Veterinarians practice independently with dedicated medical leadership, mentorship, and a collaborative community, including access to a veterinary social worker. Ongoing CE and professional development are provided. The career path includes leadership and mentorship opportunities, exposure to diverse clinical settings, flexibility to evolve schedules, and a model designed to prevent burnout.

Requirements

• DVM or VMD from an AVMA-accredited program (or equivalent)
• Active license (or ability to obtain)
• DEA + controlled substance license (as applicable)
• 1+ year of clinical experience in a small animal setting
• Confidence practicing independently
• Strong communication and client relationship skills

Nice To Haves

• GP, ER, or urgent care experience
• Internship training

Responsibilities

• Practice veterinary medicine across a network of trusted hospital partners.
• Build a schedule you control by choosing the days you want to work.
• Focus on patient care, not numbers.
• Practice independently with dedicated medical leadership and mentorship.
• Engage in ongoing CE and professional development opportunities.
• Potentially gain exposure to surgery, dentistry, ER, or urgent care shifts.
• Collaborate with a community of fellow veterinarians.

Benefits

• Guaranteed salary with consistent, predictable pay
• Multiple medical plan options (including fully paid plans)
• Dental + vision insurance
• Generous, guilt-free PTO and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• CE allowance + dedicated CE PTO
• 401(k) + Roth 401(k) with 100% match up to 4% (immediate vesting)
• Company-paid liability + short-term disability insurance
• Discounts on VIN, VETgirl, Fear Free, VetRec AI scribe, and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level