Co-Owner Veterinarian

Cainhoy Veterinary Hospital; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

401(k)

CE

VPP-facilitated partner financing

Job summary

The Cainhoy Veterinary Hospital is seeking a full-time DVM who wants to become a co-owner, not just an employee. You’ll lead medical decisions, build strong client relationships, and shape hospital culture while growing an established caseload in a thriving Charleston-area practice.

You’ll receive a competitive base salary plus production, equity distributions, and comprehensive benefits. We're committed to mentorship and a clear path to partnership for candidates with ownership ambition.

Qualifications

• Small animal general practice experience; comfortable with routine surgery and dentistry.
• DVM/VMD from AVMA-accredited school; licensed or license-eligible in South Carolina.
• New grads with ownership ambition are welcome to apply; runway to partnership.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical decision making and clinic culture.
• Oversee established caseload with room to grow.
• Lead and participate in routine surgery and dentistry.
• Participate in equipment, hiring and scheduling decisions.

Skills

Small animal GP experience

Surgery & dentistry

Ownership mindset

Autonomy

Education

DVM/VMD from AVMA-accredited school

SC license or eligible

Job description

Veterinarian - Co-Owner

The opportunity

Are you ready to take the next step in your veterinary career- not just as a clinician, but as a practice co-owner? We're looking for a full-time DVM who wants to be a co-owner, not just an employee. Our Cainhoy practice is growing steadily with a loyal client base, and we're adding a doctor who can step into real equity ownership alongside a team that already knows how to run a great hospital.

You run the medicine

No mandated protocols. No corporate formulary telling you what to prescribe. No production quotas dictating how long you spend in an exam room.

You decide the workup. You decide the treatment plan. You decide how you practice medicine, because you're the one accountable for the outcome - and the one who benefits when patients and clients stay with you for a decade.

What you'd own and operate

• An established caseload with room to grow - you're not building from zero
• Leadership in medical decision making and clinic culture
• A support team of 2 credentialed techs and 5 support staff
• A voice in equipment, hiring and scheduling decisions

Compensation & equity

• Competitive base salary + production
• Distributions based on hospital performance and your equity share
• Leadership training and mentorship from experienced partners
• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), CE
• VPP-facilitated partner financing (loan support available)

We'll walk you through the full economics - buy-in amount, financing options, historical distributions - early in the conversation. No surprises at the offer stage.

What we're looking for

• DVM/VMD from an AVMA-accredited school, licensed or license-eligible in South Carolina
• Small animal general practice experience; comfortable with routine surgery and dentistry
• Genuine interest in ownership - you want to build something, not just work a shift
• The judgment and communication skills to be trusted with autonomy
• New grads with a clear ownership ambition are welcome to apply; we'll build a runway to partnership

Location

Cainhoy sits in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the Charleston metro - Berkeley County, minutes from Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant, 25 minutes from downtown Charleston. Beaches, boating, no state tax on Social Security, and a pet-owning population that keeps expanding (7th happiest place to live per WalletHub’s study ranking 182 US cities).