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DVM Focus
Birmingham, Alabama

Emergency Veterinarian – Birmingham Area

VeterinarianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$115k-$150k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 27m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Emergency Veterinarian – Birmingham Area

DVM Focus is recruiting an Emergency Veterinarian for a small-animal emergency practice in the Birmingham, Alabama area.

This opportunity is suited to a veterinarian who enjoys the variety and pace of emergency medicine and wants to work within a team-focused clinical environment. The role provides the opportunity to evaluate and manage a broad range of urgent and emergency cases while collaborating closely with veterinary technicians and fellow clinicians.

  • What You’ll Do
  • Evaluate, stabilize, diagnose, and treat emergency and urgent-care patients
  • Develop diagnostic and treatment plans based on each patient’s clinical needs
  • Manage hospitalized and critical patients
  • Perform emergency procedures and surgery when appropriate
  • Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet owners
  • Collaborate with veterinary technicians, support staff, and fellow veterinarians
  • Maintain accurate and thorough medical records
  • Participate in continued clinical learning and professional development
  • What We’re Looking For
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent
  • Current veterinary license or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure
  • Strong clinical judgment and interest in emergency medicine
  • General medical and surgical skills appropriate to experience level
  • Effective client communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical setting
  • Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care
  • Veterinarians at different stages of their careers may be considered, including doctors interested in developing their emergency medicine skills.
  • What This Opportunity Offers
  • Full-time emergency medicine opportunity
  • Competitive compensation
  • Sign-on incentive
  • Relocation assistance
  • Student loan assistance
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
  • Continuing education support
  • Professional dues support
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Medical autonomy

Collaborative Clinical Environment

The Birmingham area offers a combination of city amenities, restaurants, entertainment, outdoor recreation, and surrounding communities with a lower cost of living than many larger metropolitan areas.

This opportunity may be a strong fit for a veterinarian seeking the clinical variety of emergency medicine along with professional support and the opportunity to continue developing emergency and critical-care skills.

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About DVM Focus

DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.

To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.

Your career. Your priorities. Your search.

If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.

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Don’t see what you want here? We can search anywhere in the United States — tell us what you’re looking for.

About DVM Focus

DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.

To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.

Your career. Your priorities. Your search.

If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate, stabilize, diagnose, and treat urgent and emergency patients, including hospitalized and critical cases, and develop appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans. Perform emergency procedures or surgery when appropriate, communicate with pet owners, collaborate with the clinical team, maintain medical records, and pursue ongoing professional development.

Requirements

A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent and a current veterinary license, or the ability to obtain state licensure, are required. Candidates should have sound clinical judgment, appropriate general medical and surgical skills, effective client communication, and the ability to provide compassionate care and collaborate in a fast-paced setting; veterinarians at different career stages may be considered.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPatient StabilizationDiagnosisTreatment PlanningHospitalized Patient ManagementVeterinary Medical RecordsTeam CollaborationCompassionate Patient Care

Emergency Medicine Career Context

Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 83% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$115k–$150kEmergency Medicine median $140k (middle half $128k–$163k)436 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$149k in purchasing powerAlabama index 88.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 83% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Emergency Medicine pay trend−6.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Below most Emergency Medicine (Veterinary) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 311 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on incentive
Relocation assistance
Student loan assistance
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Continuing education support
Professional dues support
Professional development opportunities
Medical autonomy

Living in Birmingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$109k≈ 1.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,305/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.