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Rawls Animal Hospital
Daytona Beach, Florida

Veterinarian

Veterinarian 8.0 Work-LifeNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$115K - $140K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Veterinarian

Rawls Veterinary Hospital is seeking a passionate Full-Time Veterinarian to deliver exceptional medical, surgical, and dental care to a wonderful variety of animal patients.

  • What to Expect
  • Salary: $115,000-$140,000+production
  • Sign On Bonus: Available
  • Location: 600 Mason Ave, Suite 200, Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Hours of Operation

  • Open: Mon–Fri, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Closed: Saturday & Sunday

As you join our mission to provide outstanding healthcare in a compassionate, friendly, and caring environment, you can count on us to support both your professional growth and your life outside the clinic with:

A schedule that truly respects your time. No on-call duties. No holiday shifts. When you're off, you're off.

A generous 2.5:1 staff to doctor ratio. You'll have the team, the tools, and the respect you need to do your very best work for every patient who walks through our doors. We've got your back.

A benefits package that goes above and beyond: sign-on bonus, pet discounts, uniform allowance, CE allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Plus, we cover your professional dues, license fees, and AVMA-PLIT—so you can focus on what matters most.

Real ownership opportunities through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP), a network where 235+ partners co-own practices across 168 locations. VPP handles the heavy-lifting on operations, marketing, and finance with unmatched support—so you can pour your energy into the medicine you love.

Requirements

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution
  • Active veterinary license in the state of Florida

About Rawls Veterinary Hospital

For over 80 years, Rawls Veterinary Hospital has been a trusted name in compassionate, high-quality pet care—and we're still proudly serving our community. While much has evolved over the decades, our heart has stayed the same: delivering thorough, affordable, and genuinely caring veterinary medicine to the families who depend on us. From routine wellness exams and vaccinations to advanced dental and laser surgery procedures, our knowledgeable, friendly doctors and staff treat every patient like family. We take pride in client education, championing responsible pet ownership, and providing the very best care for your extended family members—because that's exactly what they are to us.

We are proud to cultivate a workplace culture that celebrates diversity in all its forms, ensuring we're an inclusive, welcoming service provider for every member of our community.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver exceptional medical, surgical, and dental care to a variety of animal patients. Provide thorough and affordable veterinary medicine while championing responsible pet ownership through client education.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical CareSurgical Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian at Rawls Animal Hospital a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 2,953 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

In Florida, the Veterinary Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (18 salary observations; 198 listings), vs ~$142k nationally (313 salary observations; 2,301 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$128k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Veterinary Medicine

  • No call
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Daytona Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$302k
Typical market rent
$1,533/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Rawls Animal Hospital

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Pet discounts
Uniform allowance
CE allowance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Professional dues covered
License fees covered
AVMA-PLIT covered