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Eastern Shore Animal Hospital
Grandy, North Carolina

Associate Veterinarian

VeterinarianIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Eastern Shore Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time or part-time urgent care veterinarian to join our dedicated staff in North Carolina’s beautiful Outer Banks.

In June 2023, we expanded our services to include urgent care, with this service operating Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 8 pm. These are single-doctor shifts, seeing a variety of medical and surgical cases.

We are not providing overnight care at this time, so more critical patients are referred to 24-hour facilities. We are searching for a veterinarian interested in working some of these weekend hours, as well as some weekday primary care shifts, depending on your interest in part-time or full-time. Relief veterinarians are also encouraged to contact us!

Why Eastern Shore Animal Hospital

Eastern Shore Animal Hospital has been a cornerstone of veterinary excellence in our community for over three decades, adopting a family-oriented approach to pet care. Eastern Shore is a 3-doctor practice, fully equipped with in-house labs and digital radiographs. We have a dedicated dental suite, with digital dental radiographs. We love our bright and airy building, with lots of natural light.

Eastern Shore Animal Hospital is in Grandy, NC, on a peninsula situated between the Currituck Sound and the North River. Minutes from the Outer Banks and its beaches, the town is great for growing families who want an easy commute to the surrounding communities of Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Elizabeth City, and the Tidewater Region of Virginia.

Why Vets Pets

A privately owned, North Carolina based company, Vets Pets is excited to partner with motivated and talented veterinarians and team members to recognize their dreams and goals and build or create a great business around them. We started with two practices in 2007 and have grown to over thirty locations in North Carolina. The company's vision is to provide quality veterinary care to families with an employee-centered management approach.

Perks and Benefits Include

  • Compensation is a no negative accrual base salary with bonus production
  • A choice between two medical plans with prescription drug benefits
  • Dental and vision coverage available
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with employer match, including immediate vesting
  • CE stipend and days off
  • All professional dues and NC licensure are covered
  • AVMA Professional Liability Insurance
  • Life insurance for yourself, spouse and eligible dependents available
  • Paid time off / holidays
  • Flexible schedules
  • Health Savings Account available
  • Short term disability
  • Uniform allowance

For More Information and Consideration, Please Contact

Lindsay Carrier lindsaycarrier@thevetspets.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide urgent care services during weekend shifts and primary care during weekdays. Manage a variety of medical and surgical cases for pets in a family-oriented practice.

Requirements

Must be a licensed veterinarian capable of handling single-doctor shifts. Interest in working weekend urgent care hours is specifically requested.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical Case ManagementSurgical ProceduresIn-house Lab OperationDigital Radiography

Urgent Care Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinarian market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All veterinarian listings in North Carolina154 active4,491 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 34% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment154 active listings, Nov 2026
New Urgent Care listings445 in the last 30 days284 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinarian pay trend (all specialties)+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. North Carolina figures use all veterinarians: too few North Carolina Urgent Care postings state pay.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

13 jobs · 9 employers
3
<$140k
5
$140k-160k
3
$170k
1
$185k
1
$200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

13 jobs · 9 employers
Sign-on bonus
92% this job
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
85%
Relocation assistance
69%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 96 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Benefits & Perks

401k with employer match
CE stipend
Professional dues covered
AVMA Professional Liability Insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off / holidays
Flexible schedules
Health Savings Account

Living in Grandy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$393k
Median resident rent
$1,122/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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