Vetco Total Care Relief Veterinarian - Cincinnati, 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 Cincinnati, 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 Cincinnati, OH, US.
Key Responsibilities
Provide veterinary care in either vaccination clinics or full-service hospitals, including wellness checks, diagnostics, and surgical procedures. Manage patient flow and collaborate with trained staff to ensure high standards of care.
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 Total Care Relief Veterinarian - Cincinnati, 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