Associate Veterinarian

Location
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Springfield, Missouri

Job
Type
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Full-time preferred (part-time considered for the right candidate)

Compensation
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Guaranteed base plus 20% production commission, plus benefits (details below)

A Rare Opportunity: Step Into a Thriving Practice, Not Build One From Scratch Angel Animal Hospital and Integrative Veterinary Services of Missouri (IVSMO) are looking for an Associate Veterinarian ready to grow into an established client and patient base — one built over nearly 20 years of integrative practice — while also gaining broad experience on the conventional side of a full-service small animal hospital.

IVSMO is one of the few veterinary services in the country built almost entirely around integrative and natural medicine, rather than a conventional, symptom-based approach.

This isn't a typical associate position where you spend years slowly building a caseload. Dr. Gary Nie is looking for the right person to mentor directly, hand over relationships with some of the practice's top-spending clients, and develop into the next generation of natural/holistic/integrative veterinary care in Springfield. For a veterinarian serious about integrative medicine, there are very few places to learn a complete, established system this way.

Angel Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital serving dogs and cats. Within the hospital, IVSMO is our integrative veterinary service, dedicated to helping animals use their body's own innate ability to heal and optimize health. We take a Whole Body approach, integrating natural modalities — acupuncture, chiropractic, ozone therapy, PEMF, essential oils, homeopathics, herbs, biofeedback, frequency therapy, and more — with conventional veterinary medicine when necessary.

Our Mission: We understand our clients want to give their pets a long, healthy, happy, high-quality life. We share that goal, and we pledge to always act in our patients' best interest and advocate strongly for their healthcare — because our clients are the heart of our practice and the reason we're here.

• Integrity — doing the right thing every time, putting our own interests aside for what's best for the patient
• Caring & Accountable — taking intentional steps to provide the best care and the most accountable work for our clients and community
• Effective Communication — listening intentionally, showing empathy, and providing clear, straightforward education
• Curious & Courageous — always learning, always looking for better ways to practice medicine

As Associate Veterinarian, you'll split your time between the integrative/natural and conventional sides of the practice. The balance shifts as you train: early on you'll lean more conventional while you learn Dr. Nie's system and work toward certification. As your training progresses, he transitions more of his integrative caseload to you — building toward the steady-state split described below.

You'll step directly into a caseload built over two decades — including some of the practice's most engaged clients, who represent the highest per-visit spend in the hospital. Dr. Nie will mentor you personally: starting with shadowing, introductions to established clients, and hands‑on teaching of the practice philosophy and Whole Body approach to natural healing that has shaped IVSMO since its founding.

You'll learn the full system — the exam and adjustment, the therapy cadence through the intensive treatment period, diagnostics, and the nutritional program with ongoing support and maintenance. As your confidence and autonomy grow, Dr. Nie remains available to consult on cases — this is a long‑term mentorship, not a handoff and goodbye.