Relief Veterinarian - Flexible Days
Compensation
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Job Description
Relief Veterinarian Opportunity | Robinson, IL Robinson Animal Hospital is a well-established, community-focused practice looking for a relief veterinarian to join us 1–2 days a week or 3–4 days a month.
You’ll work with an experienced, friendly team that values good medicine, collaboration, and keeping things low-stress and supportive. We pride ourselves on being organized, respectful of your time, and genuinely happy to have our relief vets here.
If you’re looking for a flexible, low-pressure relief opportunity in a welcoming clinic, we’d love to connect. robinsonhospitalforanimals.com Toby@robinsonhospitalforanimals.com
Key Responsibilities
Provide relief veterinary services to support the hospital's medical team. Ensure high-quality patient care while maintaining a collaborative and supportive clinic environment.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified veterinarian capable of working independently in a clinical setting. The role requires flexibility to work 1-2 days a week or 3-4 days a month.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 96% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinary Medicine median $130k (middle half $123k–$170k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Illinois | 169 active | 3,434 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 96% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 8% offer loan repayment220 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,287 in the last 30 days | 483 the 30 days before (+166%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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