Emergency Veterinarian - Part Time - Falls Church, VA
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Job Description
Who We Are
VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a “customer first” mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment.
Talent + Culture at VEG
At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we’re aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible.
With the highest NPS score in our industry, we’re ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, “yes.” We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year’s nominees for INC Magazine’s Best Places to Work!
Who We Need
We are looking for a talented, friendly and energetic Emergency Veterinarian to join the VEG family! You are someone who is energized by helping people. In fact, you LOVE people and are passionate about solving their pet problems. Someone who is excited by the challenge of emergency medicine and seeks every opportunity to be a superhero to their customer.
If You’re the Ideal Candidate, You’ll
Have earned a DVM or equivalent degree
Be Fulfilled by Helping Others
- Thrive in team-oriented environments (think hospital retreats, huddles, team dinners, happy hours and more!)
- Have a ‘glass half full’ attitude and a sense of humor!
Live and Breathe Emergency Medicine
Be passionate about emergency surgery (the soft tissue kind!)
Why You Should Choose Us
- Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer:
- Industry-leading compensation + signing bonus + monthly bonuses
- 401K w/ company match
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Paid parental leave - 10 weeks of paid leave at 100% of regular salary
- Unlimited Continuing Education (CE) + a $2,500 annual stipend to put towards the travel and accommodations needed to attend the CE
- Something new every day - you'll never be bored in emergency medicine
We build our hospitals from scratch. You’ll be using all of the latest equipment and technology.
Growth and relocation potential
Generous Employee Pet Discount
- Hospital stocked with fresh groceries and snacks, monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, company-wide retreats, etc!
- Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!
VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!
Key Responsibilities
Provide emergency veterinary care and help clients address their pets’ urgent medical needs. Perform emergency procedures, including soft tissue surgery, while working collaboratively with the hospital team.
Requirements
Candidates must have a DVM or equivalent degree and a strong interest in emergency medicine. The role calls for a team-oriented, compassionate veterinarian who enjoys helping people and is passionate about emergency surgery, particularly soft tissue surgery.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine Career Context
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in emergency medicine (veterinary) | ranked against 293 Emergency Medicine (Veterinary) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinarian median $140k (middle half $129k–$153k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Virginia index 101.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Emergency Medicine listings in Virginia | 27 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All veterinarian listings in Virginia | 175 active | 4,880 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 82% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Virginia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $60k) · 11% offer loan repayment175 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Emergency Medicine listings | 484 in the last 30 days | 437 the 30 days before (+11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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