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Alliance Animal Health
Bedford, New Hampshire

Urgent Care Veterinarian

VeterinarianNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Company Description

Looking for a hospital with flexible scheduling, where your ideas count and are valued? We are looking for a veterinarian to join our veterinary team (Urgent Care) and help bring our practice to the next level.

Bedford Veterinary Medical Center and our partner hospital, Lowell Rd Veterinary Center are state-of-the-art hospitals that offers personal, progressive, and comprehensive animal care to dogs and cats in the Southern NH area, 7 days a week.

We practice the highest quality medicine while providing our pets and clients with the utmost care and compassion. We are ready with a positive, experienced support staff and excellent clientele and well equipped with ultrasound, digital radiography, dental x-ray, and a complete in-house laboratory.

For more information, check out our website here: bedfordpeturgentcare.com

Job Description

We’re looking for a full time or part time veterinarian to support our urgent care hours.

The ideal candidate would have experience working in an ER or Urgent Care setting and be willing to work evenings. Hours of operation: 6pm-10pm, Mon-Friday; 9am-9pm, Saturdays and 9am - 8pm Sundays. If you are available to work any combination of these hours, we'd love to talk!

We Offer Our Veterinarians

In addition to custom candidate offers, competitive compensation, relocation assistance & student loan assistance, we also offer:

Work-life balance and flexible scheduling: We strive to provide our staff with a healthy work/life balance and offer a supportive leadership team.

Comprehensive Benefits (Paid Medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees/dues including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program & VIN membership. Optional enrollment in Dental, Vision, Life, PTO, 401K w/ company match, pet care discounts and more!)

  • Extremely generous signing bonuses- let's chat for details!
  • Paid parental leave because family matters most and you deserve it!
  • Pet Discounts: Because our pets are part of the family!
  • EQ & Conflict Competency Training
  • Our private practice plus model allows you an opportunity to practice with true medical autonomy
  • Referral Bonuses!

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
  • Active veterinary state license
  • Current DEA License preferred but not required
  • USDA Accreditation preferred but not required
  • Additional Information

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 allianceanimal.com.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality urgent care and medical services to dogs and cats in a state-of-the-art hospital setting. Collaborate with a support team to deliver comprehensive animal care during evening and weekend hours.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Emergency medicineVeterinary medicineLaboratory diagnosticsSurgeryClient communicationCompassionate care

Urgent Care Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinarian market look like in New Hampshire?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.7 / 10 · above average in urgent care (veterinary)ranked against 98 Urgent Care (Veterinary) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedVeterinarian median $145k (middle half $128k–$163k)459 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Hampshire index 104.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All veterinarian listings in New Hampshire48 active4,500 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 41% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Urgent Care listings428 in the last 30 days297 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinarian pay trend (all specialties)+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Alliance Animal Health#2 of 10 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (98 Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New Hampshire figures use all veterinarians: too few New Hampshire Urgent Care postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Veterinarian Jobs

15 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

15 jobs · 10 employers
4
<$140k
4
$140k-165k
5
$165k-190k
1
$200k
1
$220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

15 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
87% this job
CME allowance
87% this job
Relocation assistance
67% this job
Loan repayment
7% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Veterinarian - Medical Director - Relocation Assistance Available

Alliance Animal Health · Rochester, Minnesota, United States

$120k-$220k
#2

Veterinarian - Madera, CA

Vet Cor · Madera, California

$150k-$200k
#3

Veterinarian - Gloversville, NY

$130k-$185k
#4

Medical Director - Bell Ridge Animal Hospital

$170k-$185k
+ 13 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.7
Better work-life than 60% of Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 98 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Relocation assistance
Student loan assistance
Work-life balance and flexible scheduling
Comprehensive benefits (paid medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees/dues including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program, VIN membership)
Optional dental, vision, life insurance
PTO
401K with company match

Living in Bedford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$673k
Typical market rent
$2,770/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Manchester-Nashua, NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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