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Crete, Nebraska

Mixed Animal Associate Veterinarian | Crete, Nebraska | Mentorship Opportunity & Diverse Caseload

VeterinarianFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

Crete Veterinary Clinic | Mixed Animal Associate Veterinarian | Crete, Nebraska | Mentorship Opportunity & Diverse Caseload

If you became a veterinarian because you love variety, hands-on medicine, and the opportunity to care for everything from companion animals to livestock, Crete Veterinary Clinic may be the perfect place to grow your career.

We’re seeking a Mixed Animal Associate Veterinarian to join our team in Crete, Nebraska, just 25 miles southwest of Lincoln. With a caseload that is approximately 50% large animal and 50% small animal, this is an opportunity to build broad clinical skills while practicing alongside an experienced and supportive veterinary team.

Who We Are

For nearly 40 years, Crete Veterinary Clinic has provided high-quality veterinary care to pets, horses, livestock, and the families who depend on them throughout southeastern Nebraska.

Our mixed animal veterinary practice combines the close-knit feel of rural medicine with the equipment, diagnostics, and support needed to practice high-quality, evidence-based medicine. Our veterinary team works collaboratively, and our strong technician support allows our doctors to focus on patient care while continuing to develop their individual interests.

Our large animal caseload includes cow/calf, equine, small feedlot, swine, poultry, and small ruminant medicine. On the small animal side, our veterinarians see preventative and sick-care appointments, dentistry, urgent cases, and surgical patients.

Job Description

  • What We Offer
  • Competitive compensation
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Student loan assistance
  • Future ownership opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
  • 401(k)
  • Paid continuing education allowance and professional dues
  • DVM Mentor Network and mentorship for new graduates
  • Medical autonomy and opportunities to develop your veterinary interests
  • Personal pet care discounts and employee assistance program
  • What You’ll Do
  • As a Mixed Animal Associate Veterinarian, you’ll have the opportunity to:
  • Provide preventative, diagnostic, medical, and surgical care for small animal patients
  • Work with cow/calf operations, including pregnancy checks, bull fertility exams, calving cases, and herd-health programs
  • Provide primary equine care, reproductive services, and foal care
  • Treat small ruminants and other livestock species
  • Utilize in-house CBC/chemistry analyzers and digital radiology
  • Perform dentistry and soft-tissue surgery, with opportunities for select orthopedic procedures
  • Provide ambulatory large animal veterinary services using the clinic veterinary truck
  • Participate in a rotating large animal after-hours emergency schedule
  • We’re Looking For

We’d love to meet a veterinarian who is:

  • Passionate about mixed animal veterinary medicine
  • Interested in both large and small animal cases
  • A compassionate, collaborative team player
  • A strong communicator with clients and colleagues
  • Comfortable with or interested in developing emergency and large animal skills
  • Experienced or a new graduate looking for strong veterinary mentorship

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent from an accredited university
  • Active Nebraska veterinary license or ability to obtain
  • DEA license or ability to obtain upon hire
  • USDA accreditation or ability to obtain upon hire
  • Additional Information
  • Life in Crete, Nebraska

Crete offers the best of small-town Nebraska living while keeping the amenities of the Lincoln metro area within easy reach. Located about 25 miles from Lincoln, Crete provides access to shopping, dining, entertainment, and city amenities without giving up the space and community feel of rural Nebraska.

For veterinarians who enjoy horses, agriculture, hunting, outdoor recreation, or simply want more room to live, southeastern Nebraska is an excellent place to call home.

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.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job, and more, please visit the Alliance Animal Health Additional Job Description Details page.

Key Responsibilities

The associate veterinarian will provide comprehensive medical, diagnostic, and surgical care for both small and large animal patients. Responsibilities include participating in a rotating after-hours emergency schedule and performing ambulatory services for livestock operations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mixed animal medicineSmall animal surgeryLarge animal medicinePreventative careDiagnostic medicineAmbulatory veterinary servicesEmergency medicineClient communicationTeam collaboration

Mixed Animal Medicine Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Veterinarian by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinarian median $140k (middle half $123k–$160k)434 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNebraska index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinarian listings in Nebraska36 active4,640 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 80% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 46% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Veterinarian pay trend+1.8% 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.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Student loan assistance
Future ownership opportunities
Flexible scheduling
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

Living in Crete

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$261k
Median resident rent
$936/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lincoln, NE metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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