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Caring Pathways
Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Associate Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian

VeterinarianIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Seeking Veterinarians: Help Drive Our Expansion & Rediscover the Heart of Veterinary Medicine

Do you long for a deeper, more meaningful connection with the clients you serve? Are you feeling burnt out by the relentless hustle, packed schedules, and production-line feel of traditional clinical practice?

Caring Pathways is growing, and we are looking for true go-getters to help lead the way. As a veterinarian on our team, you will play a pivotal role in bringing compassionate, gentle end-of-life care directly into families' homes providing pets with peace and dignity in their most familiar surroundings. Because all our doctors are 100% mobile, you get out into the community where you can make a real impact every single day.

At Caring Pathways, we believe that the final chapter of a pet’s life deserves the highest level of dignity, and that the veterinarians who provide this care deserve a supportive, nurturing, and empowering environment. We give our doctors the time, autonomy, and resources to deliver excellent end-of-life medical care while building authentic connections with families, all while helping us expand our reach to serve even more pets in need.

Why Choose Caring Pathways?

Be a Catalyst for Growth: This isn't just another clinical opening, it's an opportunity to help expand our footprint. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, a strong drive to succeed, and a passion for elevated care, you’ll thrive here as we open new doors and serve new communities.

A True Family Culture: Unlike large, corporate-owned providers where you can easily become just a number on a spreadsheet, Caring Pathways is proudly privately owned. We maintain a genuine "family feel," where your voice is heard, your well-being matters, and your ambition is actively supported by leadership.

Unmatched Support & Mentoring: Our industry-leading training and dedicated mentoring processes ensure you succeed from day one, even if you have limited prior experience in veterinary hospice, palliative care, or in-home euthanasia.

Autonomy as a Mobile Doctor: All of our veterinarians are fully mobile, offering an incredible degree of independence and flexibility. Despite the autonomous nature of the role, you won't be doing it alone! You are backed by a highly trained client care team, veterinary technician support, and a collaborative network of peer doctors.

Boundless Opportunities to Advance: We love self-starters. Beyond clinical practice, we offer pathways to grow into business management, team training, clinical research, community outreach, and expansion leadership.

Always On for Our Clients: We are a 365-day-a-year service, ensuring families have support when they need it most. To maintain balance and fairness for everyone, all team members share weekend and holiday duties on an equitable rotation.

Compensation & Benefits

We believe in rewarding your dedication and drive. Compensation is tailored to your chosen schedule and workload, featuring a competitive base salary plus a performance/production bonus structure designed to reward high achievers, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

  • Compassion First: Serve pet families with the highest levels of authenticity, empathy, and integrity.
  • Clinical Excellence: Treat pets with exceptional, dignified end-of-life medical care.
  • Team Mindset: Embrace a collaborative culture centered on mutual respect and family values.

Love for the Road: Enjoy the freedom of a mobile lifestyle, bringing comfort directly to pets and families in the peace of their own homes.

For Full-time, Eligible Employees

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 3% company matching
  • Continuing Education (CE) opportunities
  • 100% covered state and DEA licensure reimbursement and renewals
  • Company-paid AAHA practice accreditation and IAAHPC team membership
  • Company-sponsored Fear-Free Certification

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, in-home end-of-life veterinary care to pets and their families. Collaborate with a mobile team to ensure high-quality medical support and maintain a supportive client experience.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed veterinarians with a passion for hospice and palliative care. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a mobile, autonomous environment are essential.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Hospice careCompassionate careClient communicationMobile veterinary practiceTeam collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian at Caring Pathways a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary — ranked against 4,302 active Veterinary listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Palliative Care Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Veterinary listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,302 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Shepherdstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$432k
Typical market rent
$1,385/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
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 Caring Pathways

Veterinary Services
Centennial, Colorado
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
401(k) retirement plan with 3% company matching
Continuing Education (CE) opportunities
100% covered state and DEA licensure reimbursement and renewals
Company-paid AAHA practice accreditation and IAAHPC team membership
Company-sponsored Fear-Free Certification