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Green Forest, Arkansas

Associate Veterinarian

VeterinarianFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

Associate Veterinarian – Mixed Animal | St. Francis Veterinary Clinic | Green Forest, Arkansas

Love variety in your day and want the opportunity to practice both small and large animal medicine? St. Francis Veterinary Clinic is looking for an Associate Veterinarian to join our experienced 3-doctor team in beautiful Northwest Arkansas!

We’re a well-established, fast-paced mixed animal practice with a diverse caseload that keeps things interesting. Our current mix is approximately 50% small animal, 40% large animal, and 10% exotics/pocket pets, giving our doctors the opportunity to build their skills across multiple areas of veterinary medicine.

Whether you're an experienced mixed animal veterinarian or a new graduate looking for strong mentorship and hands-on experience, we'd love to meet you.

About Our Practice

Our team provides comprehensive care to pets and livestock throughout Green Forest and the surrounding communities. Services include:

  • Preventative and wellness care
  • Small and large animal surgery
  • Urgent care
  • Dentistry
  • In-house diagnostics
  • Digital full-body radiology
  • Ultrasonography
  • Bovine reproductive health
  • Exotic and pocket pet medicine

Medical and Vacation Boarding

We value medical autonomy and want our veterinarians to practice medicine in a way that works for them while still having the support of an experienced team and a broader DVM mentor network.

Job Description

We want our doctors to build a career here, and we're willing to put together a package that makes sense for the right person.

  • Competitive compensation
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Student loan assistance
  • Future ownership opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Life and supplemental insurance
  • Liability coverage
  • Paid CE allowance
  • Professional dues
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Personal pet care discounts
  • DVM mentorship and support
  • Medical autonomy

Qualifications

We’re Looking For

  • Full-time Mixed Animal Veterinarian
  • Experienced DVM or new graduate
  • Compassionate and team-oriented
  • Strong communicator
  • DVM degree from an accredited university, or completion of PAVE/ECFVG requirements
  • Eligible for Arkansas veterinary licensure
  • DEA license or ability to obtain one upon hire
  • Additional Information

Life in Northwest Arkansas

Located in Green Forest, AR, St. Francis Veterinary Clinic offers the slower pace and affordability of a small town while keeping you close to some of the best destinations in Northwest Arkansas and southern Missouri.

With Eureka Springs, Harrison, Fayetteville and Branson all within reach, there's plenty to do outside of work. The area is especially great for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, with hiking, fishing, swimming, camping and countless opportunities to explore the Ozarks.

It's a great place to build a career while still having the space and time to enjoy life outside of the clinic.

If you're looking for a mixed animal opportunity where you can get hands-on experience, have autonomy in how you practice, and become part of a close-knit veterinary team, we'd love to hear from you.

Come build your career with St. Francis Veterinary Clinic in Northwest Arkansas!

Learn More About Our Hospital

stfrancisvetclinic.com

St. Francis Veterinary Clinic is a drug-free, smoke-free Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Veterinarian will provide comprehensive medical and surgical care for small animals, large animals, and exotics. They will work collaboratively with a 3-doctor team to deliver high-quality preventative, urgent, and diagnostic veterinary services.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Small animal medicineExotic pet medicineMedical record keepingCommunicationTeamwork

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas 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, 80% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

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Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 20% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Green Forest

Median resident rent
$707/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Student loan assistance
Future ownership opportunities
Flexible scheduling
Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)