Associate Veterinarian

Careerwebsite; Molalla (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance/stipend

Paid time off

Continuing education allowance

Professional dues and licensing

401(k) with employer match

Employee pet-care benefits

Job summary

Molalla River Veterinary Center in Molalla, Oregon, seeks an associate veterinarian for our growing, privately owned small-animal practice. We value integrative, individualized care, low-stress handling, and strong client communication.

Open to a 3-4 day workweek with no weekends, and a compensation package that includes production in addition to base pay. We welcome doctors to bring their own interests—surgery, dentistry, ultrasound, behavior, rehabilitation, internal medicine, or other

Qualifications

• DVM or VMD degree from an accredited veterinary school.
• Current Oregon veterinary license or ability to obtain licensure.
• DEA registration, or ability to obtain as required for the position.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care and low-stress handling.
• Comfortable practicing collaboratively within a spectrum-of-care model.
• Open-minded and interested in an integrative, individualized approach to medicine.
• Ability to perform the physical duties of small-animal clinical practice, with reasonable accommodations as appropriate.
• Commitment to continued learning and professional growth.
• General practice experience is preferred but not required; interest in surgery, dentistry, pain management, rehabilitation, nutrition, ultrasound welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care across small-animal cases, including preventive care, internal medicine, surgery, and dentistry.
• Collaborate with local specialists and other veterinary professionals when advanced expertise is needed.
• Communicate effectively with clients to explain diagnoses, treatment options, and prognosis.
• Embrace a spectrum-of-care philosophy and low-stress handling in daily practice.
• Contribute to a flexible, no-weekend schedule with a 3–4 day workweek.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Integrative medicine

Low-stress handling

Team collaboration

Education

DVM or VMD

Job description

Molalla River Veterinary Center is looking for an associate veterinarian to join our growing, privately owned small-animal practice in Molalla, Oregon.

We are an independent, single-doctor practice that believes good medicine doesn't have to look the same for every patient or every family. We practice individualized, integrative, spectrum-of-care medicine with a strong emphasis on low-stress handling, client communication, and quality of life.

Our caseload is varied and includes preventive care, internal medicine, urgent care, surgery, dentistry, chronic pain management, and senior care. I have a particular interest in integrative and multimodal approaches to pain and mobility, nutrition, and finding practical ways to improve quality of life. We also work closely with local specialists and other veterinary professionals when our patients need additional expertise.

We are looking for another veterinarian who enjoys thinking through cases and wants the freedom to practice medicine. You do not need to practice exactly as I do, and previous integrative medicine experience is not required. In fact, I'd love for another doctor to bring their own interests to the practice. Whether you love surgery, dentistry, ultrasound, behavior, rehabilitation, internal medicine, or something completely different, there is room to develop those interests here.

Schedule & Quality of Life

We are open to a flexible 3-4 day workweek with no weekends. Appointments are generally 30 minutes because I believe doctors need enough time to examine the patient, talk with the client, and think. Work-life balance matters, and I want this to be a sustainable career - not a job that consumes your life.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer competitive base compensation plus production with no negative accrual. Benefits include:

• Health insurance/stipend
• Paid time off
• Continuing education allowance
• Professional dues and licensing
• 401(k) with 3.5% employer match
• Employee pet-care benefits
• Our Practice

If this sounds like the kind of medicine - and the kind of life you've been looking for, I'd love to talk.

• DVM or VMD degree from an accredited veterinary school
• Current Oregon veterinary license, or ability to obtain Oregon licensure
• DEA registration, or ability to obtain as required for the position
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care and low-stress handling
• Comfortable practicing collaboratively within a spectrum-of-care model
• Open-minded and interested in an integrative, individualized approach to medicine
• Ability to perform the physical duties of small-animal clinical practice, with reasonable accommodations as appropriate
• Commitment to continued learning and professional growth
• General practice experience is preferred but not required. Experience or interest in surgery, dentistry, pain management, rehabilitation, nutrition, ultrasound, or other areas is welcomed. We are happy to support the right veterinarian in developing their individual clinical interests.