Vetco Relief Veterinarian - Lima, OH
Listed compensation
$106-$133/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Vetco Clinics as a Relief Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, $106-133/hr in Lima, OH, US. Petco Veterinary Services offers relief veterinarians the chance to work in two distinct settings: Vetco Vaccination Clinics and Vetco Total Care full-service veterinary hospitals. In both environments, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of pets every day.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $106 - $133/hr.
- Flexible online scheduling
- No minimum or maximum shifts
- Set your own rate
- No agency fees
- 15% discount on Petco products and services
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers no call requirements, weekends off, day shifts only. Work with Vetco Clinics in Lima, OH, US.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality veterinary care in either a vaccination clinic or a full-service hospital setting. Manage patient flow and perform clinical duties such as wellness checks, diagnostics, and surgical procedures.
Requirements
Must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine state license in good standing and possess appropriate state-specific licensing. A DEA license is required for full-service hospital shifts, along with professional liability insurance.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
In Ohio, the Veterinary Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$109k (45 salary observations; 172 listings), vs ~$127k nationally (2,177 salary observations; 5,548 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$249k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $268k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 100% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
Vetco Clinics holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 802 active listings.
Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Vetco Relief Veterinarian - Lima, OH at Vetco Clinics a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 2,954 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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- No call
- No weekends
- No nights