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Lap of Love
Nashville, Tennessee

Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian

Veterinarian Top 5% in Veterinary Hospice & Palliative CareNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$55k

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 8h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Lap of Love as a Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian – Flexible Schedule, No Call in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home Associate Veterinarian in Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, Hendersonville, Mt.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $55,000 annually.
  • CME allowance: $2,000.
  • Bonus opportunities and tenure bonus
  • 401k with 3% company match
  • Generous PTO that increases over time
  • Free Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian (CPEV) certification
  • Lifestyle Spending Account
  • Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing mentorship
  • Bereavement time off

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers no call requirements. Work with Lap of Love in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate in-home hospice and euthanasia services for pets and their families. Manage a mobile practice while maintaining connection with a support center and professional community.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD/BVMS) degree and 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

Hospice careCompassionate careClient communicationMobile veterinary practiceClinical assessmentPain managementEnd-of-life careTime managementIndependent practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian at Lap of Love a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care — ranked against 162 active Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care Career Context

Of the 40 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 95% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is down 18.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$55k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $60k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$55k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks12 jobs · 8 employers

CME allowance
92% this job
401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
83% this job
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

7.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Lap of Love

Veterinary Services
Lutz, FL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed base salary with no negative accrual
Bonus opportunities and tenure bonus
401k with 3% company match
Generous PTO that increases over time
Free Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian (CPEV) certification
Lifestyle Spending Account
Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing mentorship
Bereavement time off