Veterinarian
Listed compensation
$120K - $150K
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Job Description
- Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year + production
- Sign on Bonus: Up to $60K Sign-On Bonus Available!
- Location: 36097 Goodwin Dr, Locust Grove, VA 22508
Lakewood Animal Hospital is hiring a full-time Veterinarian to provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to small animals.
What to Expect
- A schedule that respects your time. We offer flexible scheduling options tailored to your availability, and you can count on leaving on time with no on-call or late-night expectations!
- With an excellent staff to doctor ratio, you’ll have the support—and respect—you need to be excellent for our patients.
- All the benefits you deserve—health, dental, vision, retirement—plus: generous CE allowances, 401(k), growth opportunities and all of your licenses and dues covered!
- Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays, generous PTO packages- giving you plenty of time to recharge!
- Partnership opportunities through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP), where more than 260 partners co-own practices across 185 locations. VPP offers unmatched support in operations, marketing, and finance, allowing you to focus on your passion for veterinary medicine.
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution.
- Valid veterinary license in the state of Virginia
About Lakewood Animal Hospital
Lakewood Animal Hospital is a full-service companion animal hospital in Locust Grove, VA. Our mission is to enhance the human-animal bond by providing compassionate, state-of-the-art medical, surgical, and dental care to our patients. Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventive care for young healthy pets, early detection and treatment of disease as pets age, and medical and surgical care as necessary during his or her lifetime.
We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate medical, surgical, and dental care to patients. Support the team in enhancing the human-animal bond and ensure high-quality care during regular business hours.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $134k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.5 / 10 · top 25% in veterinary medicine | ranked against 3,095 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $120k–$150k | Veterinary Medicine median $150k (middle half $129k–$173k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$134k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Virginia | 99 active | 3,109 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 70% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $60k sign-on | Virginia healthcare professional listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $60k) · 11% offer loan repayment162 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,000 in the last 30 days | 509 the 30 days before (+96%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian at Veterinary Practice Partners a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,095 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
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