Associate Veterinarian

Associate Veterinarian

Urgent Care Vet Panama City | Panama City, Florida

$250,000 floor (Pro Sal, greater‑of) $20,000 sign‑on $10,000 relocation, ~14–16 shifts/month Gulf Coast living, no Florida income tax, real path to ownership

We’re looking for one veterinarian to join us as a full‑time associate — someone who would be glad to help us build something good, with a real path to ownership and a meaningful voice in how we grow.

We read every application personally and respond within five business days — we’re not running a high‑volume hiring funnel; we’re looking for one person.

Urgent Care Vet Panama City opened in late 2022. Founded to be the place our neighbors could bring their pets when their regular vet was closed — and to do that well, not as a stopgap. The nearest 24‑hour emergency hospital is about an hour away, and most of our clients won’t make that drive. So when a pet needs to be seen, we see them.

When a pet needs surgery or wound repair, we usually do the work here rather than send the family two hours round‑trip.

We’re independent and owner‑operated, intentionally present in this community and diligent in our work. This practice was built thoughtfully, and we intend to keep building it that way. We’ve grown steadily since opening — roughly 20% per year — and we’d like to keep growing: more team members, more veterinarians, expanded services over time. If you’d like to help shape what comes next, we’d love to meet you.

We want to be the best place for people to bring their pets when their own vet is closed, and the best place for veterinarians and support staff to work. We do our work with integrity, and we hold ourselves to a standard that is built into our operations and taught to everyone who joins our team.

We are earnest and transparent with our clients, our staff, and each other. Transparency isn’t a slogan here — it shows up in a clear estimate before we treat, and an honest answer when the right call is to wait or refer, even when that means less revenue for us. Our prices are appropriate for the services we provide and the timing in which we provide them — we don’t compete on price, and we don’t need to.

We understand our place in the local veterinary community. Daytime practices can refer their clients to us with confidence — we handle the urgent care and hand the patient back. We don’t sell food or preventives, and we don’t compete with primary care vets for the long‑term relationship. We’re a resource, not a rival.

This is a working practice. Effort is the foundation of how we operate, and our compensation rewards it. We are cultivating emotional intelligence and resilience in our staff, and we are known in our community for kindness, knowledge, and professionalism. We’re not stagnant — we are always working to improve the client experience and the outcomes for the pets in our care.

You’d arrive in the afternoon to round on hospitalized patients, review notes from the overnight team, follow up on cases, and handle administrative items before the doors open. Public walk‑in hours are 6 pm to 10 pm, seven days a week. During those hours, you’re the only DVM on the floor, supported by a team of 4–6 people: two or more staff members proficient in restraint, sample collection, radiographs, and procedure setup;

a shift lead who handles all of that plus financial conversations with clients; and a triage clerk. Our team members aren’t credentialed technicians — they’re people we’ve trained ourselves, and they’re genuinely good at what they do.

After 10 pm, you finish what’s in front of you. If a case walked in at 9:45 needing a surgical repair, you complete it — and those later nights are exactly the production your Pro Sal pays you for. Some nights you’re out by 10:30; some nights it’s 1 or 2 am. You can’t predict urgent care — some days the census is light, others are intense.

What stays constant is this:
when you leave, you’re done.

The overnight team carries out your treatment plans and texts you with questions only if needed — they rarely need to call you back in. You write your orders, hand off your hospitalized patients, and…