Full-Time Associate Veterinarian - Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital (Richmond SPCA)
About The Position
The Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to provide wellness, sick, and urgent care within a collaborative team environment. This role offers a unique alternative to corporate veterinary medicine, focusing on an access-to-care model that prioritizes patient well-being and owner circumstances over production pressure. The hospital is dedicated to keeping pets healthy and in their homes, operating with a no-kill philosophy and without financial euthanasia. The position emphasizes practicing mission-focused medicine with clear boundaries, ensuring veterinarians can go home at the end of their shifts without on-call duties or weekend work.
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 both a diverse public clientele and internal shelter teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a shelter, spay/neuter clinic, or public veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities
- Provide physical exams, develop treatment plans for illness, and perform sterilizations and other routine surgeries, dentals, and soft tissue procedures.
- Apply critical thinking to practice access-to-care medicine, offering pragmatic, compassionate treatment plans tailored to the realities of economically-disadvantaged pet guardians.
- Interpret routine diagnostics (including radiography) and maintain thorough, accurate medical records.
- Act as a flexible and collaborative resource across the entire veterinary services ecosystem, providing backup and operational support as needed to the HQHVSN clinic or shelter medicine team as dynamic organizational needs arise.
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 Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
