Full-Time In-Home Veterinarian
Listed compensation
starting at $117,500
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Lap of Love as a In-Home Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, No Negative Accrual in Ventura, California, United States. Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as a Full-Time In-Home Veterinarian in Ventura, CA, including Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, and surrounding areas.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $117.5K - $140K
- CME allowance: $2,000.
- Bonus opportunities and tenure bonus
- 401k with 3% company match
- Generous PTO that increases over time
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Free Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian (CPEV) certification
- Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing mentorship
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join Lap of Love as a In-Home Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, No Negative Accrual.
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate in-home hospice and euthanasia care for pets and their families. Manage a flexible schedule of un-rushed appointments while practicing independently with support from a professional community.
Requirements
Must be a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD/BVMS) with a valid U.S. driver's license. Candidates must be able to lift up to 100 lbs with assistance and be available to work some weekends.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care Career Context
In California, the Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$65k (31 salary observations; 34 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (137 salary observations; 189 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 83% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes weekends