Full-Time Associate Veterinarian - Los Angeles, CA

IndeVets

• $100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • DVM or VMD degree from an AVMA-accredited program (or equivalent)
  • Active California veterinary license or ability to obtain one
  • DEA and controlled substance licenses as applicable
  • 1+ years of small animal clinical experience
  • Confidence in independent practice
  • Strong communication and client relationship skills

Responsibilities

  • Work flexible shifts at vetted partner hospitals across the Los Angeles network
  • Tailor your schedule based on personal preferences and clinical interests
  • Engage in ongoing feedback to refine work conditions
  • Provide high-quality medical care without the pressure of production goals
  • Collaborate with a supportive veterinary team for case discussions and professional growth

Benefits

  • Guaranteed and transparent salary
  • Medical insurance options with two fully paid by IndeVets
  • Guilt-free PTO and paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • CE stipend plus dedicated CE time off
  • Tenure bonuses and paid sabbaticals for long-term commitment
  • Access to dedicated veterinary social worker and free online therapy
Full Job Description
IndeVets is hiring full-time associate veterinarians in Los Angeles

These full-time veterinarian jobs in Los Angeles give you the freedom to shape work around your life, the support to thrive, and the ability to be fully present at work and in everything that matters outside of it.

When you have room to recharge, you can bring more energy, focus, and joy into the clinic.

How these Los Angeles veterinarian jobs work

As a full-time IndeVet, you'll work shifts at vetted partner hospitals across our Los Angeles network. You tell us how you want to work-from your preferred days and drive radius to your clinical interests and hospital preferences-and your dedicated Scheduling Coordinator uses those preferences to curate your schedule.

Through ongoing conversations and feedback, we keep learning what works best for you and refine your shifts over time, with the goal of finding hospitals where you feel welcomed, valued, and able to do your best work.

A whole team behind you.

Independence doesn't mean going it alone. From scheduling and clinical leadership to partner hospital relationships and day-to-day logistics, there's a whole support system behind you-and people to turn to when you need help or something doesn't go as planned.

And that support is personal. We take the time to know you as a whole person-what matters to you, how you like to work, and where you want to grow.

We handle the details so you can focus on what matters.

Focus on being the best doctor you can be.
  • Medicine over metrics. No production targets or exam quotas.
  • Veterinary leadership. Your manager and coach is a veterinarian-not a business person.
  • Clinical autonomy. Make medical decisions with the freedom and support to practice great medicine.
  • A veterinary community to lean on. Join colleagues who share your commitment to great medicine-for help with a tough case, a sounding board, or simply the camaraderie of people who understand the work.

Keep growing, on your terms.

Grow your skills and career in ways that make sense for you, without sacrificing the life you've built outside of work.

We want to know where you want to go-not just where you're working next-and support the career and life you're building over time.
  • CE stipend + dedicated CE time off
  • Free virtual CE at least twice each month
  • Coaching, mentorship, and leadership opportunities
  • A work schedule that can evolve as your life does

Compensation & benefits

*Available to doctors working 3-5 days/week. Core benefits including 401(k), professional liability coverage, workers' compensation, Employee Assistance Program, and online therapy sessions are available to doctors working 1-5 days/week.
  • Guaranteed, transparent salary
  • Medical insurance, including two options fully paid by IndeVets*
  • Dental + vision insurance*
  • Guilt-free PTO and paid holidays*
  • Paid parental leave*
  • Pet insurance discount*
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • CE stipend + dedicated CE time off*
  • Professional liability coverage
  • Tenure bonuses + paid sabbaticals that reward long-term commitment*
  • Dedicated veterinary social worker plus access to free online therapy sessions
  • Employee Assistance Program

What we're looking for

Requirements
  • DVM or VMD from an AVMA-accredited program (or equivalent)
  • Active California license or ability to obtain one
  • DEA + controlled substance licenses, 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

I can leave work and actually leave work. There isn't an expectation that my personal time is secondary to work or that I'm available 24/7. I can come in, do my job as a veterinarian, and then go home and enjoy my personal time. I honestly didn't believe that was possible. This is the least stressful-and probably the most fun-job I've had in years.

Dr. Rachel Kantola, Associate IndeVet

Not quite ready yet? Not a problem.

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