Associate Veterinarian
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
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- Weekends
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Job Description
- Associate Veterinarian
- Department: UrgentVet Hospitals
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Location: UrgentVet - Farmington
- Reporting To: Caroline Arias
Description
UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care in the Salt Lake City, UT area. We offer after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees.
Our single-doctor shifts offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.
- Flexible Schedule
- Swing/Second Shift
- ONLY Urgent Care – no wellness at all!
- No Abdominal Surgeries
- Fear Free Approach
- Feline Friendly Practice
Strong Technical Team & Support
- Flexible Schedule (we're so serious we put it twice!)
- Brand New & Modern Hospitals
- Click here to take a virtual tour of our clinic!
Key Responsibilities
- Serve patients and clients with a relationship-based approach
- Collaborate and engage with the clinical team and leadership
- Grow relationships within the practice and the Salt Lake City community
- Encourage the growth of support staff members through our internal LevelUp training program
- Manage a varying caseload, including surgeries and appointments during our open hours
Skills Knowledge, and Expertise
DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA accredited college (or successful completion of the ECFVG or PAVE program)
Active license in good standing to practice in the state in which candidate will be employed (or the ability to obtain a license in that state)
Benefits
- Paid Continuing Education (CE) Days & Allowance
- Paid State Licensing Fees
- Paid AVMA and State Professional Dues
- Covered Professional Liability Insurance (PLIT)
- Additional Holiday Pay on Holiday Shifts
Optional Pro-Sal with No Negative Accrual
- Significantly Discounted Personal Veterinary Care – Multiple Pets!
- Personalized & 1:1 Mentorship
- Internal Veterinarian Collaboration & Consultations Platforms
- Flexible Compensation Package
- Healthcare Packages & Retirement Match
- 3 Weeks PTO, Paid Parental Leave + Paid Maternity Leave, Work/Life Balance day off annually
Requirements
Candidates must hold a DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA accredited college or equivalent. An active, good-standing veterinary license in the state of employment is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Veterinarian at American Veterinary Group a 7.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 2,966 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Farmington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $538k
- Typical market rent
- $1,711/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
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