Associate Veterinarian

Portlandvma; Molalla (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Molalla River Veterinary Center, a growing private small-animal practice in Molalla, Oregon, seeks an associate veterinarian who thrives on case discussion and flexible practice style. We welcome doctors to bring their own interests—surgery, dentistry, ultrasound, behavior, rehab or others—within a supportive, integrative framework.

Open to a 3-4 day workweek with no weekends, emphasizing low-stress handling, thorough client communication, and quality of life for both patients and doctors.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Join a growing, privately owned small-animal practice in Molalla, OR.
• Provide high-quality medical care with an integrative, spectrum-of-care approach.
• Collaborate with local specialists when needed.
• Balance schedule with a flexible 3-4 day workweek and no weekends.

Skills

Excellent communication

Low-stress handling

Collaborative medicine

Integrative medicine approach

Willingness to develop interests

Education

DVM or VMD degree

Oregon veterinary license (or ability to obtain)

DEA registration (or ability to obtain)

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.