Full-Time Associate Veterinarian (40 Hours/Week) - Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic (Richmond SPCA)
About The Position
Smoky’s Spay & Neuter Clinic is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to provide high-impact surgical services to pets in local shelters and rescues and to free-roaming, unowned community cats. This role offers a mission-focused approach to veterinary medicine, prioritizing the lives impacted and surgeries performed over sales targets or production-based quotas. The clinic operates with a no-kill philosophy, ensuring that economic hardship does not prevent lifesaving care. This position offers clear boundaries with no weekends, nights, or on-call hours, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree from an AVMA-accredited college.
- Valid Virginia Veterinary License and DEA license in good standing (or ability to obtain).
- Deep commitment to the no-kill philosophy, shelter diversion, and serving vulnerable populations with dignity and empathy.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, multi-task with a positive "can-do" outlook, and communicate compassionately with clients and internal shelter teams.
- Reliable transport, including during inclement weather.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a shelter, high-volume spay/neuter clinic, or public veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities
- Perform high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) surgeries adhering to strict veterinary standards and efficient techniques.
- Act as a critical resource for shelter-diversion and community-powered cat programs, ensuring the highest standards of safety and welfare for every patient.
- Act as a flexible and collaborative resource across the entire veterinary services ecosystem, providing backup and operational support as needed to the full-service, low-cost public hospital or shelter medicine team as dynamic organizational needs arise.
- Follow strict infectious disease protocols and maintain thorough, accurate medical records.
Benefits
- Full reimbursement for Virginia Veterinary license renewal, DEA license, AVMA membership, and professional liability insurance.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term disability.
- Paid wellness leave.
- Access to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Generous paid personal leave.
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer contribution (once eligible) of no less than 3%.
- Access to employee discounts at the full-service hospital.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
