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Heart + Paw
Washington, District of Columbia

Veterinarian - Partner/Owner

VeterinarianIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Heart + Paw offers experienced and talented veterinarians a unique opportunity to co-own and lead modern veterinary centers across the East Coast, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. As a Partner Veterinarian and Co-Owner, you’ll build and lead your hospital with the potential to expand your ownership over time.

We provide the infrastructure, experience, and support so you can focus on medicine, leadership, and culture-building.

Design a practice where you control clinical and cultural decisions, supported by our veterinarian-led community where Heart + Paw provides operational support, including recruiting, marketing, and financial expertise, empowering your success.

Why Partner with Heart + Paw?

  • 5% - 49% ownership options with financing assistance if needed.
  • Earn a competitive salary from day one, plus profit distributions.
  • Build a successful, well-run practice supported by proven operational systems.
  • Enjoy full clinical autonomy to design protocols and set practice standards.
  • Gain full transparency into hospital financials.
  • Leverage Heart + Paw’s operational expertise in marketing, accounting, finance, HR, recruiting, and more.
  • Design and build your dream hospital to serve your community and their pets.
  • Be part of our growing community of Heart + Paw veterinarians and gain the support of our veterinarian-led Operations team.
  • Benefit from mentorship and shared expertise in a supportive, growth-focused environment.

As Partner Veterinarian and Co-Owner, You Will

  • Lead and co-own your Heart + Paw center.
  • Build a team culture aligned with your vision and provide outstanding veterinary care.
  • Mentor your team, oversee daily operations, and ensure exceptional client experiences.
  • Collaborate with your Center Director and Heart + Paw leadership on hiring, scheduling, budgeting, and more.

Qualifications

  • DVM/VMD with a valid state license.
  • 4+ years of clinical experience and leadership expertise.
  • A passion for preventive care, client service, and practice ownership.
  • Tech-savvy with a focus on enhancing the pet and parent experience.
  • Fear Free and HABRI certification (or willingness to obtain).

Ready to Build Your Dream Practice?

Let’s talk! Apply now to start the conversation and join us in creating a place where you can be happy, healthy, and successful while building the practice you’ve always envisioned.

About Heart + PAW

Founded on the belief that veterinary professionals deserve a workplace where they can thrive and be happy, healthy, and successful, Heart + Paw

offers full-service veterinary centers that are reimagining pet care in every way, providing state-of-the-art care that today's pet parents expect. We’re committed to creating a supportive and collaborative environment where all team members can reach their full potential.

From routine wellness, dental care, radiology, and surgeries to grooming and daycare, all pets are treated with a low stress approach.

Heart + Paw incorporates advanced technologies, top-of-the-line amenities, equipment selected based on years of practice and research, and a fresh philosophy for pets, pet parents and our team. This is petcare reimagined®.

To learn more, visit Heart + Paw online at heartandpaw.com, or follow Heart + Paw on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Heart + Paw is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply.

Key Responsibilities

As a Partner Veterinarian and Co-Owner, you will lead and co-own your Heart + Paw center while building a team culture aligned with your vision. You will mentor your team, oversee daily operations, and ensure exceptional client experiences.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Team BuildingHospital ManagementCommunication

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Washington?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $145k (middle half $135k–$155k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWashington index 107.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Washington96 active3,147 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 72% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington healthcare professional listings: 45% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment162 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings996 in the last 30 days502 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

18 jobs
3
<$150k
7
$150k-170k
4
$170k
4
$180k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs
CME allowance
100%
Sign-on bonus
83%
Relocation assistance
83%
401k / retirement match
78%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$120k-$220k
#2

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Veterinary Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,130 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Heart + Paw

Veterinary Services
Greater Philadelphia Area
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Ownership options (5%-49%)
Profit distributions
Full clinical autonomy
Operational support
Mentorship