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Inde Vets
Little River, South Carolina

Part-Time Associate Veterinarian - Little River, SC

VeterinarianPart-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Veterinary medicine shouldn't come at the expense of your wellbeing. At IndeVets, it won't.

We've reimagined what it means to be an associate veterinarian by replacing rigid contracts with sustainable career paths, putting you in control of your schedule and guaranteeing your income, backed by hands-on support and a trusted community.

Whether you want to work one day a week or five, you choose the days that work for you while receiving a biweekly salary, benefits, and dedicated scheduling support — so your career finally works for your life, not the other way around.

How It Works

As a part-time W-2 veterinarian working 1–3 days per week, you’ll earn a guaranteed salary with a schedule you control by choosing the days you want to work. Your schedule is built in advance around those preferences by a dedicated scheduling coordinator, giving you the predictability to plan your life outside the clinic with confidence. We handle scheduling, logistics, and coordination, so you can focus on practicing medicine.

You’ll have a guaranteed salary as your foundation, with the option to earn even more by picking up additional shifts when it works for you. Extra shifts can be paid out or converted into additional PTO, giving you flexibility in how you’re rewarded.

You’ll practice across a variety of trusted hospital settings, gaining diverse clinical experience while maintaining the consistency, support, and stability of a single employer. Interested in surgery, dentistry, ER, or urgent care? We’ll work to include those types of shifts in your schedule when possible.

No searching for shifts. No rebuilding your schedule each week. Just a structured, sustainable way to stay connected to the work you love.

  • Practice Medicine Your Way
  • No production quotas
  • No negative accrual
  • No restrictive non-competes
  • Clinical autonomy with a focus on patient care—not numbers

You practice independently — but you're never on your own. You'll have dedicated medical leadership and mentorship behind you every step of the way, plus a collaborative community of fellow veterinarians who genuinely get what you're going through.

And when life gets heavy, you'll have something most employers don't offer: access to a veterinary social worker. Add in ongoing CE and professional development opportunities, and this is the kind of support system that actually helps you grow — and stay.

  • A Career That Grows With You
  • Leadership and mentorship opportunities
  • Exposure to diverse clinical settings
  • Flexibility to evolve your schedule over time
  • A model designed to prevent burnout—not cause it
  • Compensation & Benefits (Part-time, 1, 2, or 3 days/week)
  • Guaranteed salary based on your selected schedule, with consistent, predictable pay
  • Professional liability insurance (PLIT) and workers’ compensation coverage
  • 401(k) with employer contribution
  • Paid Time Off (3-day program only) plus paid holidays (3-day program only)
  • Reduced administrative burden, no shift searching, contracting, or invoicing
  • Discounts on VIN, VETgirl, Fear Free, VetRec AI scribe, and more

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

Requirements

  • DVM or VMD from an AVMA-accredited program (or equivalent)
  • Active license (or ability to obtain)
  • DEA + controlled substance license (as applicable)
  • 1+ year of clinical experience in a small animal setting
  • Confidence practicing independently
  • Strong communication and client relationship skills

Nice-to-Haves

  • GP, ER, or urgent care experience
  • Internship training

About IndeVets

Founded in 2017 and led by veterinarians, IndeVets is a W-2 employment model built to bring greater stability, support, and control to veterinary careers. We combine guaranteed salary, benefits, and dedicated scheduling support with the ability to choose the days you work and build a predictable schedule around your life. Our doctors practice across trusted partner hospitals while staying supported by a centralized team, so they can focus on medicine, not logistics.

  • Officially certified as a Great Place to Work®.
  • For more information, visit indevets.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

IndeVets is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, or any other consideration made unlawful by application federal, state, or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality veterinary medical care across various hospital settings while maintaining clinical autonomy. Collaborate with medical leadership and a community of peers to ensure patient health and professional growth.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Emergency medicineClient communicationSmall animal medicineIndependent practice

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in South Carolina77 active3,116 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 76% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 46% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings998 in the last 30 days523 the 30 days before (+91%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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About Inde Vets

Veterinary Services
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary
Professional liability insurance (PLIT)
Workers' compensation coverage
401(k) with employer contribution
Paid Time Off (3-day program only)
Paid holidays (3-day program only)
Reduced administrative burden
Discounts on VIN, VETgirl, Fear Free, VetRec AI scribe

Living in Little River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$334k
Typical market rent
$1,569/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.