Associate Veterinarian - Roadrunner Animal Hospital
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Job Description
Associate Veterinarian
- Lovet Pet Health Care is looking for new and experienced doctors to join our growing team!
- Benefits of being part of the Lovet Pet Health Care team:
- Sign-on, production and annual performance-based bonuses available.
- 4-day full time work week – No Sundays
- Monthly student loan stipend
- Licensure and membership reimbursement
- Tailored training programs
- Paid sick and vacation time.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and HSA
- Paid paternity leave.
How You’ll Make a Difference
Practice high quality medicine with up-to-date equipment including diagnostic equipment including digital radiographs, dental radiographs, ultrasound, surgical laser, therapeutic laser, and in house labs.
Collaborate with our clients to determine the best course of treatment for their furry family members, including using our in-house, interest-free payment plans taking the burden of unexpected medical expenses out of the equation.
Collaborate with our family of hospitals. This may include but is not limited to assisting on a case, learning a new procedure, helping a location’s client out, or getting help from another location on a shift.
How You’ll Succeed
- Comfortable interacting with furry, fuzzy, feathered, and scaly friends with calm and compassion
- Have strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
- Be able to lift at least 40 pounds.
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree
- Possession of AZ veterinary license and willingness to continually meet licensing requirements.
Since opening our doors in 1984, the Lovet Pet Health Care family has grown to include 22 small animal, general practice hospitals in the Greater Phoenix Metro area.
Bonded by our commitment to provide WOW service to our clients and patients, we are humbled and honored each day to work alongside such a dynamic and diverse team of incredible professionals.
Driven by our core values of collaboration, courage, compassion, and creativity, Lovet Pet Health Care employees embrace the opportunity to make a difference in our local communities.
TAG - The Aspen Group was built on the simple idea of bringing better healthcare to more people.
The independent health care practices TAG supports, operate more than 1,300 locations in 45 states through its six consumer healthcare brands: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers®, WellNow Urgent Care®, Chapter Aesthetic StudioSM and Lovet Pet Health Care.
Combined, the practices serve more than 35,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago. For more information, visit teamtag.com.
TAG-The Aspen Group, its affiliates, related companies and supported clinical practices are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers and welcome everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Veterinarian will practice high-quality medicine using modern diagnostic and surgical equipment. They will also collaborate with clients to determine treatment plans and work with a network of hospitals to share expertise and support.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and possess a valid Arizona veterinary license. Strong communication skills and the physical ability to lift at least 40 pounds are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
General Practice Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinarian median $140k (middle half $130k–$163k)481 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arizona index 100.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinarian listings in Arizona | 92 active | 4,658 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 90% no call · 90% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | US healthcare professional listings: 49% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Practice listings | 65 in the last 30 days | 73 the 30 days before (−11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinarian pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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