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Alexandria, Virginia

Relief GP + Urgent Care Associate Veterinarian - Alexandria King Street

Veterinarian Top 25% in Urgent Care (Veterinary)No nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Looking for the variety of urgent care cases without overnight ER shifts?

CityVet Alexandria King Street is hiring a relief Associate Veterinarian for a Hybrid GP + Urgent Care role that combines interesting medical cases with the ability to build long-term client relationships while maintaining excellent work-life balance.

This role is ideal for veterinarians who enjoy diagnostic problem solving, urgent care medicine, and collaborative team environments.

Veterinarian-Owned Leadership

CityVet Alexandria King Street is owned and led by Dr. Choi, a practicing veterinarian and CityVet Partner who believes doctors thrive when they have autonomy, mentorship, and genuine support.

Dr. Choi is passionate about providing compassionate, lifelong care for pets and their families while creating a collaborative environment where veterinarians can grow both clinically and professionally.

You will also have access to a supportive network of 150+ CityVet veterinarians who regularly collaborate on cases, share knowledge, and provide clinical support so you are never practicing alone.

About the Hospital

CityVet Alexandria King Street offers comprehensive veterinary services including:

  • Preventive and wellness care
  • Dentistry
  • Soft tissue surgery
  • Urgent care services
  • Advanced diagnostics

You will see a mix of

  • Scheduled GP wellness and sick visits
  • Urgent care walk-in cases
  • Soft tissue surgeries
  • Medical workups and diagnostics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent
  • Licensed in Virginia, or eligible for licensure
  • Interest in General Practice and/or Urgent Care medicine
  • Collaborative mindset and commitment to excellent patient care

Benefits & Compensation

CityVet offers a comprehensive package designed to support both career growth and personal well-being.

Compensation

  • Guaranteed base salary with unlimited earning potential
  • Production commission with no negative accrual
  • 401(k) with 4% employer match
  • Student debt support and financial planning tools
  • Generous paid time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible scheduling with rotating Saturdays
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Comprehensive mental health benefits
  • Free virtual urgent care for full-time team members and their families

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Key Responsibilities

Perform a hybrid role combining scheduled general practice wellness visits with urgent care walk-in cases. Responsibilities include conducting soft tissue surgeries, medical workups, and advanced diagnostics for pets.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Preventive CareClient Relationship Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Relief GP + Urgent Care Associate Veterinarian - Alexandria King Street at City Vet 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 89 active Urgent Care (Veterinary) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Urgent Care Career Context

City Vet holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 47 active listings.

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

6.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Urgent Care (Veterinary)

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About City Vet

Veterinary Services
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed base salary with unlimited earning potential
Production commission with no negative accrual
401(k) with 4% employer match
Student debt support and financial planning tools
Generous paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible scheduling with rotating Saturdays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance