Vetco Relief Veterinarian - Big Bear Lake, CA
About The Position
Petco Veterinary Services offers relief veterinarians shifts at Vetco Vaccination Clinics and Vetco Total Care full-service veterinary hospitals. Relief veterinarians can use flexible online scheduling to select shifts that fit their lifestyle, with no minimum or maximum number of shifts required. Weekday and weekend hours are available, and veterinarians set their own rate for each shift. Veterinarians may continue practice activities outside Petco shifts, and there are no agency fees. An appointment-based model helps manage patient flow and enables veterinarians to leave on time, while trained staff handle operations so veterinarians can focus on patient care. Vetco Vaccination Clinics provide basic wellness checks, vaccinations, heartworm testing, and microchip placement. They do not provide surgeries, emergency care, or illness care. Locations are primarily inside Petco stores, with some in mobile van units. Vetco Total Care hospitals provide preventive care, diagnostic workups, outpatient surgeries, and dental procedures. Hospital equipment includes digital dental X-rays, Butterfly IQ+ Vet ultrasound imaging, and surgery suites with heated hydraulic surgery tables and full anesthesia monitoring. Hospital staff are licensed and trained, and there are no overnight or emergency on-call shifts. The role requires a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine state license in good standing, appropriate state-specific licensing to perform shift functions, and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal mandates. Full-service Vetco Total Care relief shifts additionally require a DEA registration in good standing. Veterinarians must be able to provide professional liability insurance and a license defense policy. California state bid rates average $136.00–$170.00 per hour; shift rates may vary by clinic location and shift duration.
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine state license in good standing.
- Appropriate state-specific licensing to perform all shift functions, including the ability to perform blood draws and administer vaccines.
- DEA registration in good standing for relief shifts at full-service Vetco Total Care hospitals.
- Ability to provide professional liability insurance and a license defense policy.
- Compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal mandates.
Responsibilities
- Provide veterinary care during selected relief shifts at Vetco Vaccination Clinics and/or Vetco Total Care hospitals.
- At vaccination clinics, perform basic wellness checks, vaccinations, heartworm testing, and microchip placement.
- At full-service hospitals, provide services such as preventive care, diagnostic workups, outpatient surgeries, and dental procedures, as appropriate to the shift.
- Perform shift functions permitted by applicable state-specific licensing, including blood draws and vaccine administration.
Benefits
- Flexible online scheduling with no minimum or maximum number of shifts.
- Variety of weekday and weekend hours.
- Veterinarians set their own rate for each shift.
- No agency fees.
- Appointment-based model intended to manage patient flow and help veterinarians leave on time.
- Trained, experienced staff handle operations.
- Monthly newsletter with clinic news, policy updates, and product announcements.
- 15% discount on Petco products and services.
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Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
