Associate Veterinarian - DVM - Urgent Care

Join Our Growing Team at West Jefferson Animal Hospital – Just Outside Columbus, OH!

Are you an experienced Urgent Care or Associate Veterinarian looking for a rewarding new opportunity with a supportive and progressive team? West Jefferson Animal Hospital is seeking a Part-Time Urgent Care Veterinarian , and we’d love for you to join us!

Location: 121 E Main St, West Jefferson, OH 43162

We’re expanding to better serve our community, and we’re launching Urgent Care services ! This position is perfect for a veterinarian who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about providing exceptional care when it’s needed most.

Urgent Care Schedule: Rotating Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00am – 9:00pm (No overnights, no holidays, no on-call shifts!)

We’re a full-service small animal hospital offering preventative medicine, surgery, laser therapy, dentistry, and now urgent care. We use power scheduling and scribe note support so you can spend less time charting and more time doing what you love: caring for animals.

Just minutes from Columbus, you’ll enjoy a friendly small-town atmosphere with big-city access.

We’re investing in our hospital’s future—and yours! Renovations are on track to wrap up by early June , and we’re excited to unveil:

• Expanded exam rooms – from 5 to 8!

• Larger DVM office space to enhance collaboration

• New surgical and wet tables to support our growing caseload

• A dedicated surgery prep area for streamlined workflow

• Plus, we’ve discontinued boarding and grooming to focus fully on medical care

• No On-Call

• No Overnight Shifts

• No Holidays – We’re closed on all major holidays!

• Supportive Team Environment – Work alongside experienced techs and assistants

• Competitive Compensation Package

• 1+ years of DVM experience

• Urgent Care or Emergency experience preferred

• Interest in urgent care is a must!

• Active and in-good-standing Ohio veterinary license

• Team player with a collaborative spirit

• Competitive base salary + monthly production bonus (no negative accrual)

• Potential signing bonus

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and parental leave

• 401k with employer match

• Company-paid wellness programs

• Company-paid CE with paid time off

• Paid license fees and liability insurance

Ready to make a difference with a clinic that’s growing and evolving? Apply today or reach out directly to Clarissa Martinez at ... for immediate consideration!

• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MPH.
• Diagnose, perform surgery, and treat patients.
• Maintain excellent client communication.
• Record all pertinent medical, client and case related information in the patient record accurately with appropriate grammar, terms, and accurate information.
• Review medical records, estimates or discharge instructions with clients.
• Call clients for follow up and to discuss results.
• Set standards of care/protocols for medical and surgical areas.
• Maintain practice growth and review financial reports.
• Communicate clearly and accurately through written and verbal interactions.
• Work in collaboration with practice manager for administrative management.
• Deal with clients in a manner that shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism.
• Mentor team members in the training program for career advancement and personal development towards goals.
• Provide feedback and changes to the training program.
• Provide guidance to the support staff to assure that the shift flows well.
• Provide input to the hospital manager for360-degreeemployee performance evaluations.
• Ability to lead and establish a vision for the practice team.
• Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not limited to laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, surgery, dental and nursing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate p atience and composure in stressful situations, and ability to handle a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical crisis. Ability to give SQ, IM and IV injections .
• Knowledge of usage, dosage, and common side-effects for commonly used prescription drugs and ability to readily explain them to the clients .
• Know ledge of the common anesthesia and recovery states and ability to alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
• Ability to properly extubate, monitor temperature and recover a patient from anesthesia.
• The employee must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• To perform this job successfully it will be necessary to become proficient in the use of the practice management software .

Your Benefits

• Competitive Annual Base Salary!
• Monthly Production Bonus with NO Negative Accrual!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Wellness Programs and Support
• Paid Continuing Education & Dedicated Days Off to Attend
• 401k with employer match
• Continued comprehensive Leadership Training Program
• Structured Mentorship Program
• Paid Parental leave
• Company Paid License Fees and Professional Dues
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Power of the Network to use in the Clinic and to Grow your Interests
• Flexible Schedule- Let’s talk!

Doctor Mentorship Program
Not 1, not 3, but 12 months of mentorship for first year doctors! To help transition from school to clinic life, both a coach and mentor help new doctors develop their clinical and non-clinical soft skills. Build skills. Build confidence. Build relationships.

Clinical Tracks Program

Committed to helping teammates grow, we proudly offer over fifty hours of in-depth, RACE-approved CE credit facilitated by veterinary specialists to grow teammate clinical skills and enhance the care of our patients. Courses offered: Dentistry, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and Cardiology.

About Mission Pet Health

Veterinarian-led. People-focused. Pet-obsessed. That’s Mission Pet Health in a nutshell!

We were founded by veterinarians who believe local practices thrive when autonomy, collaboration, and medical excellence lead the way. That belief still guides everything we do—from mentorship to medicine to how we support our teammates.

Driving our award-winning culture are our WAG values – Work Together, Amaze, and Grow – which fuel us to drive a tangible, lasting impact for our teams, the communities we serve, and the pets we care for.

So, what’s in it for you at Mission?

• Unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development
• Benefits that buck the norm of the vet med industry
• A culture where YOUR well-being comes first

We’re on a mission to be the greatest veterinary company in the world—and we’d love for YOU to be a part of it!

Mission is one of the leading veterinary care organizations in the U.S., formed by the joining together of Southern Veterinary Partners and Mission Veterinary Partners. Our mission is to provide world-class support to hospital teams on a hyper-local basis. Our Home Office teams manage the back-end side of the business so our hospital teams can focus on what matters most – the medicine and caring for their patients. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of Mission is in our 850+ animal hospitals and 20,000+ teammates across the country. Founded on a deep commitment to clinical and operational excellence, we’ve earned recognition on prestigious workplace ranking lists such as Inc. 5000, U.S. News & World Report, and Newsweek. In fact, in 2024, Newsweek named SVP the #11 Most Loved Workplace in America, marking the company’s third consecutive Top 25 ranking.

Apply today - we'd love to meet you!