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Animal Health Parters
Phoenix, Arizona

Associate Veterinarian

VeterinarianIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Associate Veterinarian
  • GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Opening March 2027

Full-Time | Small Animal Practice

Sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, and student loan repayment support available for qualified candidates.

Help Build the Neighborhood Animal Health Team Phoenix Deserves

At GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital, we're building a neighborhood-centered animal hospital designed around a simple belief: when veterinary teams thrive, pets and families receive better care.

As we prepare to open our first Phoenix hospital in March 2027, we're seeking a doctor who wants to help shape a culture, build lasting client relationships, practice excellent medicine, and create a hospital that becomes a trusted part of the community.

This opportunity is ideal for veterinarians who believe strong medicine and a great life outside of work should exist together.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

As a founding veterinarian, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Help establish medical protocols and standards
  • Influence workflows and hospital operations
  • Shape the client experience from day one
  • Build a collaborative, positive hospital culture
  • Develop long-term relationships with patients and families
  • Grow alongside a rapidly expanding organization

Your ideas, voice, and leadership will directly impact the future of the hospital.

The Role

As an Associate Veterinarian, You Will

  • Deliver comprehensive medical, surgical, and preventive care
  • Practice evidence-based medicine with strong diagnostic support
  • Perform routine soft tissue surgeries and dentistry procedures
  • Develop treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs
  • Educate clients through clear, compassionate communication
  • Collaborate with a skilled support team and fellow clinicians
  • Contribute to an environment focused on learning, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Build meaningful relationships with Phoenix pet families

Whether you're an experienced doctor seeking your next home or an early-career veterinarian looking for strong mentorship and support, we'd love to talk with you. GoodNeighbor was intentionally designed to support veterinarians throughout every stage of their career journey.

Schedule Designed for Balance

We believe great medicine requires energized doctors, that's why our veterinarians work:

  • 4 clinical days per week
  • Only 1 Saturday every 4 weeks
  • Predictable rotating schedules
  • A fair and sustainable system that allows time for family, hobbies, travel, and recovery

Benefits for You

  • Competitive base salary plus and a transparent production compensation model designed to reward the work you actually do
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Licensing, DEA and professional membership reimbursement
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Internal promotion pathways

Pet Benefits

We care for the pets of the people who care for ours. Each employee receives coverage for two personal pets, including:

  • Examinations
  • Routine diagnostics
  • Vaccinations
  • Parasite prevention
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Purina maintenance diet

Neighbor in Need Fund

Every GoodNeighbor veterinarian receives a $2,500 annual "Neighbor in Need" stipend to help clients access care when finances become a barrier.

No committee, no barriers, no guilt, just trust in your professional judgment to help pets receive the care they need.

Practice Where You Belong

If you're looking for serious medicine, visible support, sustainable systems, and the rare opportunity to help build a hospital from the ground up, we invite you to join us.

Strong medicine should feel human. Honest guidance should feel clear. A veterinary career should still leave room for a life.

Apply today and help us build the animal health team every neighborhood deserves.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive medical, surgical, and preventive care while establishing medical protocols and hospital standards. Build meaningful relationships with pet families and contribute to a collaborative, positive hospital culture.

Requirements

The role is open to both experienced veterinarians and early-career professionals seeking mentorship. Candidates must be capable of performing routine soft tissue surgeries and dentistry procedures.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSoft tissue surgeryClient communicationTreatment planningClinical leadershipTeam collaborationPatient care

Veterinary Medicine 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 Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Veterinarian at Animal Health Parters a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary — ranked against 4,404 active Veterinary listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,022 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Student loan repayment support
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid time off and paid holidays
Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
Continuing education allowance