Relief Veterinarian

VCA Animal Hospitals

$80K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university or equivalent
  • Licensure in good standing to practice in Arizona, or the ability to obtain
  • Commitment to high standards of medicine and veterinary ethics
  • Strong interest or experience in emergency medicine
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Dedication to compassionate, high-quality care

Responsibilities

  • Manage urgent and critical veterinary cases with support from a skilled nursing team
  • Perform diagnostics and treatments using advanced imaging and in-house lab equipment
  • Collaborate with specialists to ensure exceptional patient outcomes
  • Participate in a rotating schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Prioritize work-life balance in your schedule

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Continuing education allowance and paid days for CE
  • Access to innovative health and well-being resources
  • Paid parental, vacation, and sick leave
  • Generous employee pet discounts
Full Job Description
Are you a compassionate, skilled veterinarian looking to make a difference in emergency and critical care? Join our dedicated team at VCA Civano Animal Hospital and Emergency Center a 24-hour, state-of-the-art emergency and 7 day a week general practice hospital that provides comprehensive care for small animals, large animals and exotics, located on the east side of Tucson. Your shift will primarily be small animal, and if you would like to see exotics, that's a bonus but it is not required! We see all emergency cases from minor ear and skin problems to GDV, HBC, GIFB, vomiting, diarrhea, and more involved medical cases such as DKA, septic abdomens, pancreatitis etc.

As an Emergency Veterinarian, you will:
  • Manage urgent and critical cases with the support of an experienced nursing and technical team
  • Perform diagnostics and treatments using advanced imaging and in-house lab equipment
  • Collaborate with specialists and colleagues to provide exceptional patient outcomes
  • Participate in a rotating schedule including swing shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Have a work life balance! This is one of our main priorities


Schedule
  • Current hospital hours: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
  • Full-time preferred but open to part-time
  • We can offer either 10 or 12-hour shifts
  • Rotating swing and overnight shifts
  • Rotating weekends


What We Offer

Total Rewards

As a member of the VCA family, eligible full-time employees will be rewarded with a comprehensive package, including:

Compensation

Salary is negotiable based on experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, and other relevant credentials.

Sign-on/relocation/longevity bonuses available

This position may also be eligible for other variable pay programs.

Health & Well-being

Innovative Associate health and well-being department (Headspace app subscriptions, Fidelity financial wellness tool, and access to additional mental health resources)

401k retirement savings plan with company match

Health/dental/vision insurance, infertility benefits, gender affirmation services

Paid parental, vacation and sick leave

Professional Development

Continuing Education Allowance and paid Continuing Education Days

WOOF University - offering abundant CE for Doctors and the care team.

Opportunities to participate in a robust Clinical Studies program

Mentorship and training in specific areas of interest. We offer monthly journal club meetings and didactic rounds to ensure opportunities are available for growth and development.

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About You

Qualifications
  • A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, from an accredited university or equivalent
  • Licensure in good standing to practice in Arizona, or the ability to obtain.
  • A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine and upholding the veterinary code of ethics.
  • Strong interest or experience in emergency medicine.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Commitment to compassionate, high-quality care


About Civano

This practice is a very unique part of the veterinary community. It was built from the ground up by two sisters who grew up in Tucson and have developed a very close relationship with several surrounding veterinarians. It is through this trusting relationship we have become one of the top referral hospitals for more advanced care and diagnostics. We pride ourselves in offering gold standard medicine. We also uniquely are the only hospital within the VCA family that has retained private partnership. Our medical director is one of the founding DVM's! We are looking for more skilled and dedicated veterinarians to join "our family!"

Learn more about the hospital here: Hospital Website

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

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