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CareVet Health
East Franklin Township, Pennsylvania

Locum Veterinarian | Pennsylvania

VeterinarianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$135/hr

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

A full-time career with the freedom of a travel lifestyle.

CareVet's Full-Time Traveling DVM role is built for experienced veterinarians who want the financial security of a salaried position and the variety that comes from practicing across multiple high-performing hospitals.

You'll earn a competitive salary, travel on CareVet's dime, and practice medicine your way — without being anchored to one location.

  • Compensation (full time)
  • $135/hr without benefits
  • $100/hr with full benefits package
  • No production percentage requirement
  • No negative accrual — ever
  • No upfront non-compete

Benefits Package

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • $2,500 annual CE stipend + paid CE time
  • Professional dues and state license fees covered
  • Carebnb — travel stipend
  • Flight, hotel, and meals covered for all travel assignments
  • Employee Assistance Program with on-staff licensed social worker
  • High-performing, community-rooted practices with experienced teams and industry-leading diagnostics.
  • Schedule Flexibility
  • We offer two schedule structures — choose what fits your life:
  • 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off
  • 3 weeks on / 1 week off

Have a preference we haven't listed? Tell us. We'll work around your schedule where we can.

Medical Autonomy

There is no protocol binder. No corporate override. CareVet provides guidance, clinical support, and access to network-level outcomes data — but you are the doctor. Your treatment decisions are yours, made in partnership with your patients and clients.

We've built something bigger than a group of hospitals. CareVet is becoming a leader in clinical outcomes across veterinary medicine — tracking and sharing real patient data across our network so our DVMs can make better decisions and elevate standards of care industry-wide. Your work here matters beyond the exam room.

The Team You'll Join

93% DVM retention across our network. That means you'll walk into hospitals where people know each other, trust each other, and have built real clinical rhythms together. Long-tenured vets and vet techs who are invested in each other's success — and yours.

  • Career Development
  • CareCoach Program — a dedicated DVM coach to help chart your next career move
  • Medical Director Accelerator — leadership and business operations training for DVMs ready to grow
  • CE support, mentorship, and a network of peers across multiple markets

Responsibilities

  • Examine animals to assess their health and diagnose problems
  • Treat and dress wounds
  • Perform surgery on animals
  • Test for and vaccinate against diseases
  • Operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines
  • Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments
  • Prescribe medication
  • Work closely in collaboration with team members to provide high quality care

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree required
  • Licensure in the state/s candidate will be working
  • Ability to show compassion to both pets and their owners
  • Outstanding dexterity in handling animals while performing precise tasks
  • Ability to react quickly and make decisions under pressure about the wellbeing of an animal
  • Strong fondness and understanding of animals
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of animal behavior
  • Ability to use medical technologies during diagnosis, research and surgery of animals

How to Apply

To learn more about positions available, please contact Chelsea Haverfield at (636) 373-1181, or by email at chaverfield@carevethealth.com. Apply directly by clicking the button below.

About the Network

CareVet is a network of veterinary hospitals that focuses on managing best-in-class hospitals with a mission to provide the very best care for our pets and our Team Members. Our approach to veterinary medicine focuses on practice legacy, team, Veterinarians, patients and community.

Watch this video to learn more!

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Animal health assessmentVaccinationWound careMedical equipment operationX-ray operationClient communicationAnimal handlingClinical decision makingPatient carePrescription managementTeam collaborationAnimal behavior knowledge

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$244k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $250k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 68% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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About CareVet Health

Veterinary Services
St. Louis, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Travel on CareVet's dime
No production percentage requirement
No negative accrual
No upfront non-compete
Medical, dental, vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance