Full-Time In-Home Veterinarian
Listed compensation
$118k-$140k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Lap of Love as a In-Home Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, No Negative Accrual in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home Associate Veterinarian in Jersey City, Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Morristown, West Orange, Wayne, NJ and surrounding areas.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $117.5K - $140K
- CME allowance: $2,000.
- No Negative Accrual
- Bonus Opportunities
- Tenure Bonus
- 401k with 3% Match
- Generous PTO
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join Lap of Love as a In-Home Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, No Negative Accrual.
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate in-home hospice and euthanasia care for pets and their families. Conduct un-rushed appointments while maintaining high standards of veterinary medicine and client support.
Requirements
Must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD/BVMS) degree and possess a valid U.S. driver's license. Candidates must be able to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted and pass a background and motor vehicle record check.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care Career Context
In New Jersey, the Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$65k (15 salary observations; 16 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (109 salary observations; 146 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes weekends