Relief Veterinarian

Vetco Relief Veterinarian

Unleash total career flexibility as an independent veterinary contractor with Vetco, a division of Petco, The Health + Wellness Company. We're on a mission to improve the lives of pets and pet parents. A vital part of our mission is making high‑quality veterinary care more accessible to pets in your community.

• Flexible online booking: choose shifts with no minimum or maximum hours.
• Set your own rate for each relief shift.
• Practice outside Vetco shifts and enjoy no agency fees.
• Appointment‑based model to manage traffic and keep you on time.
• Monthly newsletter with policy, product updates and clinic news.
• 15% Petco discount on all products and services.

• Vetco Vaccination Clinics offer wellness examinations, preventive vaccinations and medications, heartworm testing, and microchip insertion. No surgeries, emergencies, or sick visits. A trained staff runs operations, transactions and helps to safely restrain pets. Clinics are located inside Petco retail locations. Appointments help manage traffic to get you out the door on time.
• Vetco Total Care Hospital relief shifts include preventive care, diagnostic workups, outpatient surgeries, and dental procedures. You will partner with the area medical director before your shifts to review the comfort level of cases. Hospitals are equipped with digital patient records, surgical suite, Butterfly IQ+ handheld ultrasound imaging, digital and dental X‑ray, Vetology Radiograph Interpretation AI, and on‑site labs. Licensed and trained hospital staff.
  
  No overnights or emergency on‑call. The appointment‑based model helps manage traffic and gets you out the door on time.

• 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 & administer vaccines.
• DEA in good standing preferred for full‑service Vetco Total Care hospital relief shifts.
• Ability to provide Professional Liability Insurance + license defense policy.
• Compliance with all local state and federal mandates.

Vetco Total Care hospitals and Vetco Clinics provide access to high‑quality veterinary care in 48 states, with new locations opening soon. Ask us about hospitals and clinics near you.

Send an email or schedule a call directly with one of our Talent Advisors to learn more!

Explore all open shift locations on the Vetco Clinics website.

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Vetco by 2x.