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Affton, Missouri

Relief Urgent Care Veterinarian – Affton, MO

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Job Description

Company Description

Looking for flexibility without giving up the medicine you enjoy?

PriorityPet Urgent Care in Affton, MO, is looking for an experienced Relief Urgent Care Veterinarian to join our team!

Whether you're looking to pick up occasional shifts, supplement your current schedule, or enjoy the flexibility of relief work, we'd be excited to connect!

At PriorityPet, we believe veterinarians should have the freedom to practice high-quality medicine with the support and resources they need to succeed. Our goal is to bridge the gap between general practice and emergency medicine, providing timely care for pets who need attention but may not require a full-service emergency hospital.

The Priority Pet Urgent Care mission is committed to providing easy-to-access quality care with a promise to our clients that their pets are our priority. We value teamwork, compassion, and excellence, offering a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth and development.

To learn more about us, please visit our website at prioritypeturgentcare.com

Job Description

  • What Makes PriorityPet Different?
  • Medical Autonomy: Practice medicine your way while maintaining high standards of patient care.
  • Flexible Relief Opportunities: Pick up shifts that complement your existing schedule, based on hospital needs.
  • Variety of Cases: Enjoy the diversity of urgent care medicine, from minor illnesses and injuries to more complex cases requiring diagnostics and procedures.
  • Surgical Opportunities: Continue utilizing your surgical skills while providing essential care to patients.

Supportive Environment: Work alongside a team committed to collaboration, efficiency, and exceptional patient care.

Alliance Animal Health Partnership: Enjoy the resources and support of a larger veterinary network while maintaining a hospital-focused approach to medicine.

What You'll Do

As a Relief Urgent Care Veterinarian, you'll provide compassionate, high-quality medical care to patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

Responsibilities Include

Diagnose and treat a variety of urgent care cases, including gastrointestinal concerns, wounds, lacerations, ear infections, urinary issues, and minor injuries.

  • Perform urgent care procedures and surgeries within the hospital's capabilities.
  • Interpret diagnostic testing and develop appropriate treatment plans.
  • Communicate effectively with pet owners regarding diagnoses, treatment options, and follow-up care.
  • Work collaboratively with the veterinary support team to provide efficient, compassionate patient care.
  • Recognize cases requiring emergency or specialty intervention and facilitate appropriate referrals.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) degree from an accredited institution.
  • Active Missouri veterinary license or ability to obtain one.
  • Experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, or a busy general practice environment preferred.
  • Strong surgical skills and confidence managing urgent care cases independently.
  • Comfortable serving as the sole veterinarian on shift with support from the veterinary team.
  • Excellent communication, clinical decision-making, and teamwork skills.
  • Additional Information

We Are a DRUG-Free, Smoke-Free, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin

*Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit: allianceanimal.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, high-quality medical care to patients with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Perform diagnostic testing, surgical procedures, and communicate effectively with pet owners regarding treatment plans.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Veterinary surgeryTreatment planningGastrointestinal careWound managementLaceration repairUrinary issue management

Urgent Care Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Urgent Care market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 84% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 12% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Nov 2026
New Urgent Care listings428 in the last 30 days297 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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.

Top contract/1099 Veterinarian Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

15 jobs · 11 employers
3
<$140k
5
$140k-160k
3
$170k
2
$185k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

15 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
87%
CME allowance
87%
Relocation assistance
60%
Loan repayment
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$120k-$220k
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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 98 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible relief opportunities
Medical autonomy
Surgical opportunities
Supportive environment
Alliance Animal Health Partnership resources

Living in Affton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$256k
Typical market rent
$1,614/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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