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Veterinary Practice Partners
Prairie Village, Kansas

Owner & Medical Director Veterinarian

VeterinarianNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120k-$180k

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Job Description

Mission Road Animal Clinic

  • 9420 Mission Road | Prairie Village, KS 66206
  • Serving Johnson County and the Kansas City Metro
  • Future Partner Veterinarian

At a Glance

Compensation: $120,000–$180,000+ earning potential with flexible pay models including salary or ProSal options no negative accrual

  • Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance: Available for the right candidate
  • Schedule: 4-day work week to include regular Saturday coverage | No on-call & Closed Sundays
  • PTO: Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
  • Caseload: 100% companion animal (canine & feline)
  • Experience: 1+ years of small animal practice required

The Opportunity

Mission Road Animal Clinic is growing, and we're not just looking for an associate veterinarian to fill a caseload. We're looking for a leader in the making. Someone with the drive, ambition, and a growth mindset to help shape this practice’s future.

Located in one of the most desirable communities in the Kansas City metro, our loyal and expanding client base has created demand that our current team can't fully absorb.

If you're a veterinarian who wants ownership in your career and practice, this is your chance to step into a practice that's already thriving and help carry its legacy forward.

Built over decades of quality medicine and genuine community connection, Mission Road offers more than a job. It offers a future: a defined path toward co-ownership and partnership for the right veterinarian who's ready to lead and build what comes next.

What SETS This Apart

Accelerated Leadership Path: Clear pathway to evolve into a practice co-owner and partner, allowing you to directly shape the hospital's future.

Built to Develop Leaders: Through VPP's dedicated Partnership Training Program, Leadership Academy, Clinical Skills Academy, and Peer Group support trainings, you'll build the skills to lead both clinically and as a business owner. These programs are designed to equip new, future, and established partners with the tools of partnership: what partnership at VPP truly means, a foundational understanding of core business concepts, and how to become a more effective partner and owner within your hospital.

Join a Powerful Community: You'll become part of a community of 200+ doctor partners, 100+ first-time owners, and 200 hospitals who collaborate and support each other.

Top-Tier Medicine: Practice progressive medicine at the highest level in a full-service hospital equipped with advanced tools, including Digital X-Ray and Dental radiography, in-house IDEXX labs, ultrasound, and Scribble Vet AI for efficient SOAP note documentation.

Established Practice, Real Legacy: Mission Road Animal Clinic has been a trusted name in Prairie Village for years. You're not building a caseload from scratch, you're stepping into an established legacy and helping carry it forward.

What You'll Do

You'll see a steady, well-managed caseload of dogs and cats across wellness, diagnostics, medical management, and surgery. You'll be comfortable with routine soft tissue procedures and dentistry.

Preventive & Wellness Care: Comprehensive wellness exams, preventive care, and client education are at the core of what we do.

Medicine & Diagnostics: You'll work up general medicine and diagnostic cases across a steady canine and feline caseload with full in-house support.

Surgery & Dentistry: Comfort with routine soft tissue procedures and dental care is expected. Advanced surgical cases are supported through our established specialty partner.

SCHEDULE: We're structured to support a sustainable practice without burnout:

  • 4-day work week to include regular Saturday coverage as part of your core schedule
  • No on-call responsibilities
  • Closed Sundays and all major holidays

Compensation & Benefits

Full Benefits Package Includes

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Generous PTO and paid holidays
  • CE allowance and paid CE days
  • Professional dues, state license fees, DEA, and AVMA-PLIT covered in full
  • Uniform allowance and employee pet care discounts
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Why Prairie Village

Prairie Village is one of the most sought-after communities in the Kansas City metro, known for its top-ranked schools, walkable neighborhoods, vibrant local dining scene, and a quality of life that consistently attracts families and professionals alike. Johnson County offers an outstanding balance of suburban comfort and urban access, with a cost of living that makes building a career and a life here genuinely sustainable.

Requirements

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution
  • Active Kansas veterinary license in good standing, or eligibility to obtain one
  • Minimum 1+ year of small animal practice experience
  • Proficiency in routine soft tissue surgery and dentistry
  • Current DEA license or ability to obtain
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative, client-focused approach

Let's Connect

If you're a motivated veterinarian looking for a practice where you can hit the ground running, grow your clinical skills, and build something lasting in one of the best communities in the Midwest — we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Provide wellness, preventive, diagnostic, and medical care to canine and feline patients, including routine soft tissue surgery and dentistry. Help lead the established practice and pursue a pathway toward co-ownership and partnership.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Companion Animal CareDigital RadiographyIn-House Laboratory Testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Owner & Medical Director Veterinarian at Veterinary Practice Partners a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 2,961 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

Of the 43 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 63% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $166k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.1
Better work-life than 70% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Prairie Village

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$429k≈ 3.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,236/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Veterinary Practice Partners

Veterinary Services
Centreville, Virginia
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer match
Generous PTO and paid holidays
CE allowance and paid CE days
Professional dues, state license fees, DEA, and AVMA-PLIT covered in full
Uniform allowance