Associate Veterinarian
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Job Description
Associate Veterinarian | Small, Supportive Team Near Lake Michigan | Mt. Pleasant, WI
Prairie Side Veterinary Hospital is a compassionate care in a close-knit clinic with access to the lakeshore and city life. We believe healthy pets are happy pets. We provide comprehensive care, including wellness exams, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, and nutritional counseling.
About Us
- 1.5-DVM small animal practice focused on wellness, surgery, diagnostics, and acupuncture
- Located in Mt. Pleasant—minutes from Lake Michigan and close to Milwaukee & Chicago
- Supportive team with a family-like culture and "all hands on deck" attitude
- Equipped with digital radiography, dental rads, in-house labs, and access to ultrasound
What You'll Do
- Provide medical and surgical care to dogs and cats in a community-focused setting
- Collaborate with experienced staff while maintaining autonomy in a smaller team
- Potential to shadow/learn orthopedic procedures from Medical Director
- Optional opportunity to split time with nearby partner hospitals
Requirements
- Licensed (or eligible) DVM in Wisconsin
- Comfortable working independently and confident in clinical decision-making
- Flexible, team-oriented, and motivated to deliver exceptional patient care
- Interested in surgery, dentistry, or complementary medicine a plus
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary with signing bonus and relocation assistance
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with shared premiums
- 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, and CE allowance
- Paid licensure, DEA fees, professional dues, and AVMA PLIT coverage
- Email Paige Freyer at pfreyer@blueriverpetcare.com to learn more!
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical and surgical care to dogs and cats in a community-focused veterinary practice. Collaborate with an experienced team while maintaining autonomy in clinical decision-making.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Bigfork Animal Hospital ranks #4 of 12 employers hiring Veterinarian on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
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Living in Racine
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $236k
- Typical market rent
- $1,242/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.