Short Term Stay Veterinarian
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Ready to elevate your career? UrgentVet - McCandless is excited to add you as an Short Term Stay Veterinarian! Our team located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania prides themselves on bridging the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care. We offer after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our single-doctor shifts offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.
This is an ideal role for:
This is an ideal role for:
- Full time W2 doctors looking for a location change, a change of pace, or are looking to be reenergized.
- Relief doctors looking for a little more stability without the full time leash.
- Seasoned veterinarians looking to slow down without stepping away – keeping clinical skills sharp while traveling, mentoring younger teams, or finding renewed energy in the profession.
- A doctor who wants flexibility to travel or ability to 'try before you buy' without the leash of a noncompete.
What Makes This Opportunity Special
- Built-In Flexibility: Choose the locations and time periods that work for your life. Whether you want extended breaks between assignments or back-to-back opportunities, we support your timeline.
- Housing, Travel and Onboarding Supported: Travel costs and short-term housing are covered with our monthly stipend. This allows you to focus on what you do best—providing excellent care.
- Strong Compensation & Benefits: Competitive daily rate pay that reflects your experience. No need to set up your own LLC or work through a third party relief agency, you'll be paid as a W2 employee, which can help to simplify your lift during tax season. You're also eligible for benefits like 401k match, pet care discount, and PLIT coverage.
- Clinical Focus, No Admin: Step away from day-to-day management responsibilities and operational logistics. This role is designed for veterinarians who want to practice medicine—not manage spreadsheets.
- Support for Life’s Transitions: Whether you’re easing into retirement, returning to clinical work after time away, or simply exploring a new pace, this role offers the flexibility and support to meet you where you are, professionally and personally.
- A Schedule That Works for You: UrgentVet clinics open later in the day, allowing for a more balanced start to your mornings and greater schedule flexibility, all without the overnights!
- Dynamic Caseload: Our walk-in model provides the variety and pace that keeps your skills sharp, while still offering the balance and predictability you won’t always find in traditional general practice or ER settings.
- Deliver high-quality medical care in your specified hospital location
- Serve patients and clients with a relationship-based approach
- Collaborate and engage with the clinical team and leadership
- Grow relationships within the practice and the Pittsburgh community
- Encourage the growth of support staff members through our internal LevelUp training program
- Manage a varying caseload, during our open hours
- Represent AVG with professionalism and compassion in the hospital you support
- DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA accredited college (or successful completion of the ECFVG or PAVE program)
- Active license in good standing to practice in the state in which candidate will be employed (or the ability to obtain a license in that state)
- Minimum 1 year of clinical experience strongly preferred
- Comfort in adapting to new clinical environments and team structures
- Strong communication and a collaborative mindset
- Flexible Scheduling with a 3 Day Work Week!
- Monthly Housing/Travel Stipend for Veterinarians Residing 60+ miles from the Hospital
- Competitive Compensation Paid as a Daily Rate
- Part-Time Employment Qualifications and Benefits
- Significantly Discounted Personal Veterinary Care – Multiple Pets!
- No Long-Term Commitment Required - 90 day term with ability to renew
- Easy Transition into Permanent Role with Mutual Interest
- Covered Professional Liability Insurance (PLIT)
- Internal Veterinarian Collaboration & Consultations Platforms
- Custom Hospital Scrubs, Jacket or Lab Coat
- 401k Retirement Match