Veterinarian

Veterinarian Above average in Veterinary MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120K - $150K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Fallston Veterinary Clinic is hiring a Veterinarian to provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to a variety of animal patients.

What Sets Us Apart: At Fallston, we believe in comprehensive, compassionate client service and relationship building that goes beyond exceptional veterinary care. We submit insurance claims, provide next-day callbacks regardless of outcome, maintain consistent follow-up, and treat each client and pet as unique individuals. We give our doctors adequate time to build meaningful relationships because we know that's what makes the difference.

What to Expect

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year + production

Location

  • Fallston Veterinary Clinic: 2615 Belair Road, Fallston, MD 21047
  • Schedule: 4 days per week, one Saturday per month
  • Join our team and discover what it's like to practice veterinary medicine the way it should be:

Have more time with your patients. We schedule appointments to give you adequate time to provide thorough care—no more feeling rushed or overwhelmed.

Work with a team that has your back. Our highly skilled licensed veterinary technicians and knowledgeable support staff are always there to help you succeed. Our sister hospital is just a few miles away.

Build the career relationships you've always wanted. Our clients become genuine friends who trust your expertise and follow your recommendations—because we create the environment where those meaningful connections make veterinary medicine truly rewarding.

Benefits that actually matter—comprehensive health, dental, vision, and retirement packages, plus sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, pet discounts, uniform allowance, CE allowance, and Employee Assistance Program/ Plus, we cover your dues, license fees, and AVMA-PLIT. Take a breath with generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid CE days annually.

Partnership opportunities through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP), where more than 200+ partners co-own practices across 170+ locations with 400+ Associate DVM’s.

Requirements

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution
  • Valid/current veterinary license in the state of Maryland, or ability to obtain
  • Ability to obtain federal licenses for narcotics

About Fallston Veterinary Clinic

Located in Harford County, Maryland, Fallston Veterinary Clinic is a premier animal clinic offering first rate care to our amazing clients. Our mission is to greet you with a friendly face, welcome you into our family, and treat your pets like our own. We offer state of the art technology, featuring an in-house laboratory, laser therapy, surgery services, and much more. Our veterinarians have a combined over 60 years of experience and practice continuing education to stay up to date on the most current medicine.

Our sister clinic, Festival Veterinary Clinic, which is located just a short drive away in Bel Air, Maryland opened in 1979. For the past few decades, we have demonstrated our passion for our craft and connected with countless owners and pets in the area. Our veterinarians have attended some of the top colleges in the country and provide first rate service to each client.

We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to a variety of animal patients. Build meaningful, long-term relationships with clients through compassionate service and consistent follow-up.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Medical CareSurgical CareClient Relationship BuildingPatient ManagementDiagnostic Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian at Veterinary Practice Partners a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 2,953 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

In Maryland, the Veterinary Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$168k (14 salary observations; 55 listings), vs ~$142k nationally (313 salary observations; 2,301 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Veterinary Medicine

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fallston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$511k
Median resident rent
$2,268/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Veterinary Practice Partners

Veterinary Services
Centreville, Virginia
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Pet Discounts
Uniform Allowance