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Lap of Love
Jersey City, New Jersey

Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian

Veterinarian Above average in VeterinaryPart-Time

Listed compensation

$65k

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
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Job description

Join Lap of Love as a Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian – 2 Days/Week, $65K Base in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home Associate Veterinarian in Jersey City, Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Morristown, West Orange, Wayne, NJ and surrounding areas.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $65,000 annually.
  • CME allowance: $2,000.
  • No Negative Accrual
  • Bonus Opportunities
  • Tenure Bonus
  • 401k with 3% Match
  • Generous PTO
  • Free CPEV Certification
  • Lifestyle Spending Account

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Lap of Love as a Part-Time In-Home Veterinarian – 2 Days/Week, $65K Base.

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate in-home hospice and euthanasia services for pets and their families. Manage a caseload of 3-4 appointments per day while maintaining high standards of clinical care and client support.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD/BVMS) degree and a valid U.S. driver's license. Candidates must be able to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted and be available to work some weekends.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Hospice careCompassionate careClient communicationMobile veterinary practiceClinical assessmentPain managementEnd-of-life carePatient careMedical record keepingTime management

Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care Career Context

In New Jersey, the Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$65k (15 salary observations; 16 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (109 salary observations; 146 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $60k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

5.7/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Veterinary

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • Includes weekends
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About Lap of Love

Veterinary Services
Lutz, FL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed Base Salary
No Negative Accrual
Bonus Opportunities
Tenure Bonus
401k with 3% Match
Generous PTO
Free CPEV Certification
Lifestyle Spending Account