Urgent Care Veterinarian
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Perks of the Job Include
- Subsidized childcare
- Working with a team that won’t let you down.
- A chance to reach your full potential.
- Leadership training
- Need we remind you about Bend!
- Access to amazing skiing, mountain biking, hiking, trail running and beyond
- Enjoy life in one of the most dog-friendly cities in the country
- Generous benefits package
- Benefits Highlights
- Medical: Multiple plan options with 70% coverage
- Dental/Vision: Multiple plan options with 50% coverage
- Profit sharing available for all heroes (employees)
- Tenure bonuses
- Savings: 401K matching program
- Stipends for continuing education
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are passionate about veterinary care and are excited to grow alongside a team of like-minded individuals, we would love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of the Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon family—where we go beyond expectations, every day!
Visit vrcvet.com to learn more!
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality urgent veterinary care to patients in a collaborative team environment. Contribute to the growth of the practice while maintaining high standards of patient service.
Requirements
Candidates must be passionate about veterinary medicine and eager to work within a team-oriented culture. Professional veterinary qualifications are implied by the job title.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Urgent Care Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 94% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinarian median $178k (middle half $153k–$245k)250 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Oregon index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinarian listings in Oregon | 85 active | 4,550 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 94% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 38% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment4,534 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Veterinarian pay trend | −2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 93 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon
Benefits & Perks
Living in Bend
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $692k
- Typical market rent
- $2,284/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.6
- State income tax
- Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Bend, OR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.