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Northwest Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Associate Veterinarian – Northwest Wisconsin

Veterinarian 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$175k

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Job Description

An AAHA-accredited small animal hospital in Northwest Wisconsin is seeking a full-time Associate Veterinarian for a role combining general practice with same-day sick and urgent care.

This is an opportunity to practice comprehensive medicine while taking on cases that extend beyond routine GP appointments. The hospital provides weekday urgent and emergency care for its community while referring overnight, weekend, and holiday emergencies to a local emergency hospital.

  • What to Expect
  • 3.5-day workweek with no weekends or on-call.
  • The schedule is designed to provide substantial time away from work:
  • 3.5 days per week
  • No weekends
  • No on-call duties
  • No overnight shifts
  • Broad GP and urgent-care caseload.

Veterinarians Provide Comprehensive

  • Preventive and wellness care
  • Same-day sick visits
  • Urgent care
  • Weekday emergency care
  • Medical case management
  • Surgery
  • Dentistry
  • Large, experienced clinical team.
  • The hospital has 8 veterinarians and approximately 45 support-team members, creating a collaborative environment with experienced staff supporting the doctors and their patients.
  • Modern facility and advanced resources.
  • The hospital includes 10 examination rooms and equipment such as:
  • Ultrasound
  • Digital dental radiography
  • General digital radiography
  • Fully equipped laboratory

In-room Lift Tables

The team also works with specialists in radiology, oncology, surgery, cardiology, and dermatology, both on-site and locally.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $100,000–$175,000+ total earning potential
  • ProSal compensation
  • Sign-on bonus and/or relocation assistance available
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement benefits
  • Generous paid time off
  • Paid continuing education days
  • Annual continuing education allowance
  • State veterinary licensing costs covered
  • DEA fees covered
  • AVMA-PLIT coverage
  • Professional membership fees covered
  • Partnership opportunities

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution
  • Valid Wisconsin veterinary license
  • Interest in comprehensive small animal general practice and urgent care
  • Commitment to progressive, compassionate, client-focused medicine
  • New graduates may be considered
  • DVM Focus Reference ID: DF-7396

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Don’t see what you want here? We can search anywhere in the United States — tell us what you’re looking for.

About DVM Focus

DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.

To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.

Your career. Your priorities. Your search.

If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Veterinarian will provide comprehensive preventive, wellness, and urgent care for small animals in a clinical setting. Responsibilities include medical case management, performing surgeries, and conducting dentistry procedures within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Preventive careLaboratory diagnosticsCollaborative teamwork

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$138k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $146k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 41 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 71% have no call, 51% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Veterinarian – Northwest Wisconsin at DVM Focus 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 3,064 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid CE Days