Associate Veterinarian- AAHA accredited hospital
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Job Description
Pitts Veterinary Hospital is seeking a stellar Associate Veterinarian to join our busy AAHA accredited hospital located in Lincoln, NE!
About Us
- 2 Full-time DVMs with a tenured support team
- Beautiful facility with in-house labs, surgical laser, Digital X-rays, dental rads and ultrasound
- AAHA Accredited and Fear free clinic
- Hard working and dedicated team, that loves what they do!
What You'll Do
- Practice high-quality medicine
- A daily mixture of exams, surgery and dentals
- 30 min appointments
Requirements
- Must have a valid license in NE or the ability to obtain one
- Practice high-quality medicine
- Enjoy surgery and dentistry or the willingness to learn
- Be a team player
Benefits & Compensation
- Base salary plus production with no negative accrual
- Signing bonus and relocation assistance
- NAVLE reimbursment
- Generous CE allowance
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Veterinarian will practice high-quality medicine by performing a daily mixture of exams, surgeries, and dental procedures. The role involves working within a collaborative team to provide care in a busy, AAHA-accredited hospital setting.
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska 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, 58% require no weekends.
Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Lincoln
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $292k
- Typical market rent
- $1,308/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.