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Alliance Animal Health
St. Louis, Missouri

Part Time or Full Time Urgent Care Veterinarian

VeterinarianNo nightsFull-Time or Part-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

Looking for a fulfilling career where you can make a real difference in the lives of pets and their owners? We are excited to announce the opening of the brand new Priority Pet Urgent Care state of the art clinic here in St. Louis! We are eager and ready to serve the local community and their pets and are currently looking for the best and brightest DVMs at all stages in their career to help us launch this incredible clinic.

The Priority Pet Urgent Care mission is committed to providing easy-to-access quality care with a promise to our clients that their pets are our priority. We value teamwork, compassion, and excellence, offering a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth and development.

We look forward to connecting!

To learn more about us, please visit our website at prioritypeturgentcare.com

Job Description

We offer flexible scheduling with no overnight shifts! This position is available as either part-time or full-time.

Our brand-new building and state of the art equipment will provide the space and tools needed to deliver best in service medicine and bridge the gap between primary and emergency care. Most importantly, we provide our doctor partners medical autonomy since they are the experts in medicine, while we provide the support and business solutions based on their goals.

We Offer Our Veterinarians

Competitive compensation with generous Sign-on and Performance bonuses

Comprehensive Benefits (100% employer paid medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program & VIN membership. Optional enrollment in Dental, Vision, Life, 401K w/ company match, pet care discounts and more!)

  • Student Loan and Relocation Assistance
  • PTO, parental leave, and company holiday package
  • Work-life balance, Flexible Scheduling and no overnights: We are family friendly, and your mental health is important to us. We appreciate the importance of maintaining a healthy life outside of our work family
  • DVM Mentor Network

Qualifications

Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (or equivalent) from an accredited university, and an active veterinary state license

  • 2+ Years of Veterinary Experience
  • Current DEA License/USDA Accreditation or obtained upon hire

Compassionate leader with the experience and willingness to manage a team and promote a positive clinic culture as it aligns with Alliance Animal Health’s core values

Effective communicator with a drive to provide the highest quality medicine and mentor other veterinarians to do so as well

#IND5

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

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality urgent care veterinary services while maintaining medical autonomy in a state-of-the-art clinic. Lead and mentor a veterinary team to ensure a positive clinic culture and excellent patient outcomes.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Team leadershipClinical managementCommunicationMentorshipPrimary careCompassionate care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part Time or Full Time Urgent Care Veterinarian at Alliance Animal Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Urgent Care (Veterinary) — ranked against 93 active Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Urgent Care Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution23 jobs · 19 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
78% this job
Sign-on bonus
74% this job
Relocation assistance
30% this job
Visa sponsorship
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 80% of Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 93 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Sign-on bonus
Performance bonus
100% employer paid medical premiums
Liability coverage
Paid licensing/fees including DEA
CE allowance
Employee assistance program