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Walk-In Veterinary Care
Apollo Beach, Florida

Veterinarian - Apollo Beach, FL

VeterinarianIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Who We Are

Walk-In Veterinary Care, located in beautiful Apollo Beach, Florida is seeking a compassionate, team-oriented Veterinarian to join our practice! We are open to both full-time and part-time candidates, and an experienced doctor looking for a fast-paced environment will find a happy home with us.

About Our Practice

Established in 2019, Walk-In Veterinary Care is located in a newer Publix shopping plaza in the growing coastal community of Apollo Beach. We are a 100% small animal, walk-in practice providing urgent care, wellness services, and routine surgical procedures.

Our practice offers a unique opportunity to see a diverse caseload while providing accessible veterinary care to our community. With the exception of scheduled surgeries and Saturday appointments, clients can walk in anytime during our patient hours.

Our Recently Updated Facility Features

  • Dedicated surgical suite
  • Fully integrated IDEXX in-house laboratory
  • Digital radiology
  • Dental radiology
  • CryoPen
  • Tonopen
  • Ultrasound (with potential for future upgrades)
  • Electrocautery
  • IDEXX inVue, ProCyte, Catalyst Dx, and SediVue diagnostic equipment
  • Cloud-based PIMS with AI-powered medical note dictation

Why Join Walk-In Veterinary Care?

Supportive, Experienced Team: Work alongside a diverse group of veterinary professionals, including technicians with more than 30 years of experience.

Strong Technician Support: Our technician-driven practice helps streamline appointments and diagnostics so doctors can focus on patient care.

  • Excellent Staffing: Two CVTs currently on staff, with another technician working toward certification.
  • Collaborative Culture: We value teamwork, professionalism, open communication, and having fun at work.

Work-Life Balance: We make every effort to stay within scheduled patient hours so our team can leave on time and enjoy life outside the hospital.

Growth Opportunities: Our team is interested in continuing education and expanding skills, including Fear Free handling.

  • Referral Network: We have excellent referral partners available when patients need advanced care.
  • Our doctors are encouraged to spend the time they feel is necessary with each patient, and our technicians help facilitate diagnostics and treatment protocols to keep the day running efficiently.
  • Enjoy Life on Florida's Gulf Coast!

Apollo Beach is a beautiful coastal community just south of Tampa, offering a relaxed Old Florida feel with convenient access to city amenities. Enjoy nearby Gulf beaches, boating and other water activities, great restaurants, and the nightlife of historic Ybor City.

Apollo Beach is also home to the TECO Manatee Viewing Center, a popular local attraction where visitors can learn about and observe the manatees that call these waters home.

If you're looking for an opportunity to practice quality medicine with a dedicated team in a unique walk-in setting, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

We Take Employee Well-being Seriously and Offer

  • Competitive Compensation Package
  • Medical benefits (including health, dental, vision, paid parental leave)
  • 401(k) with match
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • CE allowance, CE time off and Covered Dues
  • PTO
  • So much more!

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality urgent care, wellness services, and routine surgical procedures for small animals in a walk-in clinic setting. Collaborate with a supportive team of technicians to ensure efficient patient diagnostics and treatment protocols.

Requirements

The candidate must be a compassionate and team-oriented veterinarian capable of working in a fast-paced environment. Experience in small animal practice is required to manage a diverse caseload effectively.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSmall animal careDiagnostic imaging

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $138k (middle half $130k–$140k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Florida235 active3,425 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 78% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment327 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings1,240 in the last 30 days512 the 30 days before (+142%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+5.9% 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.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 12 employers
8
<$145k
4
$145k-160k
3
$170k
4
$175k-190k
1
$200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
80%
CME allowance
75% this job
Relocation assistance
45%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Veterinarian - Madera, CA

Vet Cor · Madera, California

$150k-$200k
#2

Veterinarian - Gloversville, NY

Vet Cor · Gloversville, New York

$130k-$185k
#3

Associate Veterinarian- GP/Urgent Care- Temple Terrace Animal Hospital – Tampa

$100k-$175k
#4

Associate Veterinarian- GP/Urgent Care- Pebble Creek Animal Hospital – New Tampa

$100k-$175k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.7this job 1.5
Below most Veterinary Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,380 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Paid parental leave
401(k) with match
Employee assistance program
CE allowance

Living in Apollo Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$384k
Typical market rent
$2,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
35 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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