Associate Veterinarian
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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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All veterinarian listings in North Carolina | 154 active | 4,491 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 78% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | North Carolina healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 34% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment154 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Urgent Care listings | 445 in the last 30 days | 284 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 |
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