Associate Veterinarian – Urgent Care, Surgery & Hospitalized Case Management

Tired of ER overnights and ICU chaos - but still want to practice high-level medicine? Join our feline-only hospital where you manage urgent cases and hospitalized patients with a max caseload of 6 and no scheduled overnights.

Just Cats Clinic is seeking a veterinarian who enjoys urgent care, surgery, and case management in a controlled, well-supported environment. This role offers ER-style medicine with stable cases only - no ICU or critical overnight management.

• Urgent Care: Manage urgent care cases (vomiting, obstruction rule-outs, urethral obstructions, etc.).
• Continuity of Care: Manage cases from admission through discharge.
• On-Call Support: Provide overnight on-call support (primarily phone-based; occasional in-hospital visit if needed).

• Full-Time: 32 hours/week (typically 3 x 12-hour shifts).
• Hospital
  
  Hours:
  
  Clinic open 365 days/year with rotating weekends and holidays.
• Overnights: No scheduled overnight shifts.
• On-Call: Low-frequency, support-based on-call for your hospitalized cases.

• Option 1 (Base + Production): $180,000 - $190,000 base with 23% production (no negative accrual).
• Option 2 (Hourly): $150/hour.
• On-Call Compensation: $250 per case requiring after-hours doctor involvement.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (including HSA options).
• 401(k) / Simple IRA with 3% employer match.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Continuing Education (CE) allowance.
• Licensing fees, professional dues, and liability coverage paid.
• Employee Assistance Program and generous employee pet care discounts.

• Feline-Exclusive: AAHA-accredited, Cat Friendly Practice - Gold Level.
• Stable Caseload: Stable cases only - no ICU or critical overnight management.
• Dedicated Overnight Team: Supported by an experienced overnight technical team.
• Capped Inpatients: Maximum 6 hospitalized patients at any time.
• Sustainable Work-Life Balance: Thoughtfully designed for career longevity and reduced burnout.

• Active Veterinary License in the Commonwealth of Virginia (or eligibility to obtain).
• Strong clinical foundation in urgent care workflows, soft tissue surgery, and hospitalized case management.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
• Commitment to high-quality, compassionate, low-stress feline medicine.