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Up to $75k Sign On Bonus! Veterinarian - Oates Veterinary Clinic
Overview
As a veterinarian at Heartland Veterinary Partners, you will provide quality care to patients and empathetic service to clients. You will partner with other veterinarians, technicians, and client service representatives to operate as an efficient and productive team.
Success in this role takes a collaborative mindset while operating as an independent branch of Heartland. This is an opportunity to expand your skillset while using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills and passion for patient care to build a productive and rewarding career.
When you join us, you will make a real difference in the lives of our patients and clients. You will also become a valued member of our team and contribute to the success of our practice.
Job Details
Practice:
In operation since 1971, Oates Veterinary Clinicwelcomes both emergency cases as well as patients in need of routine medical, surgical, and dental care. Beyond medical care, our goal is to make our clinic as comfortable, pet-friendly, family-friendly, and calm as possible. We also offer a full-service boarding and grooming facility.
Position Purpose:
Associate Veterinarian
Oates Veterinary Clinic – Kenton, Ohio
Up to $75,000 Sign-On Bonus
Oates Veterinary Clinic is excited to welcome a compassionate and experienced Associate Veterinarian to our loyal, community-centered practice in Kenton, Ohio. With a strong, established client base and a dedicated support team, you'll step into a high-demand caseload where your medical expertise and communication skills will be genuinely valued.
Why You’ll Love Working at Oates Veterinary Clinic
A Built-In Client Base Ready for You
Our clients are loyal, appreciative, and deeply connected to their veterinarians. With one doctor transitioning to part-time hours, you will step immediately into a full caseload and a community that values strong communication, thorough care, and trusted relationships.
A Supportive Team & Positive Practice Culture
Our team is upbeat, tight-knit, and truly “all in” every day. The support staff are experienced, collaborative, and committed to providing excellent care. With an engaged Practice Manager who has strengthened communication and workflow, you’ll feel supported while practicing high-quality medicine in a fun, team-focused environment.
Our Facility & Medical Capabilities
Our hospital has made thoughtful updates over time to support efficient, modern medicine. You’ll have access to:
- Three exam rooms
- Spacious lobby with client amenities
- Dedicated dental suite & separate surgical suite
- Digital full-body and dental radiography
- Therapy laser & surgical laser
- Ultrasound
- Lift tables and well-organized treatment spaces
- On-site boarding facility
Life in Kenton, Ohio
Kenton is a warm, rural community where relationships matter and clients genuinely appreciate the work you do. Surrounded by farms, outdoor recreation, and small-town charm, with nearby access to larger cities, Kenton offers an inviting place to put down roots and practice meaningful veterinary medicine.
Opportunities for Professional Growth
While the primary focus is clinical excellence, Associate Veterinarians here can explore opportunities to:
- Contribute to medical protocols and workflow improvements
- Participate in hospital initiatives
- Mentor support staff
- Build leadership experience over time
These opportunities are available if they align with your interests—and not required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Sign-on bonus up to $75,000
- Competitive base salary + production
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Generous CE support
- Optional leadership development
- A collaborative, supportive medical team
Join a Team That Values You—Professionally and Personally
If you’re an experienced veterinarian seeking a welcoming clinic with steady demand, a positive culture, and room to grow in the direction that best suits your career, Oates Veterinary Clinic would love to meet you.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Examine and treat companion animals to detect and determine the nature of disease or injuries.
- Operate diagnostic equipment and collect diagnostic samples as well as interpret results.
- Advise pet owners on preventative care and treatment options.
- Perform surgery and prescribe medication as needed.
- Provide counsel around pet end of life care.
- Maintain patients’ medical records.
- Ensures compliance with veterinary ethics and relevant statues, policies, and procedures.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- DVM/VMD degree from an accredited AVMA institution.
- Appropriate state licensure.
- Eligibility to obtain DEA/BNDD.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates professional and courteous presentation consistently with staff and clients.
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.
Benefits Offered:
- Unlimited personal time
- Bonus incentives
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits (401(k), Roth(k) with match)
- CE and licensure reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
- Managing career path development
- Employee Assistance Program
- DVM Referral Program
- Mental Health Resources
- Relocation assistance available
Pay Range:
USD $115,000.00 - USD $135,000.00 /Yr.Success Profile
We’re looking for passionate vets with the following traits:
- Adaptable
- Compassionate
- Communicator
- Critical Thinker
- Collaborative
- Empathetic
Culture
At Heartland Veterinary Partners, we believe that prioritizing care for veterinarians enables them to prioritize care for their patients. We offer several benefits and support programs to help veterinarians succeed, including:
Mentorship
We provide access to experienced mentors who can help our partners hone their craft and develop their skills, regardless of where they are in their career journey.
Choose Your Setting
We have practices in many states across the country with diverse settings and focuses, so our veterinarians can choose the environment that is best for them.
Work-Life Balance
We understand that our veterinarians have lives outside of the practice, and we are committed to helping them achieve balance.
Authentic Autonomy
Each practice is led locally, and we empower our teams to make all the clinical and inventory decisions to best meet the needs of the community they serve.
Support When it Matters Most
We support our veterinarians at every stage of their careers, from new graduates to experienced practitioners.
Career Path
New Graduate
This is your first veterinary role after school. You’re getting your feet wet and putting that education to work gaining the experience you need to become the vet you know you can be.
Clinically Confident
You’ve been here a while and have your feet under you. You still have plenty of learning and growing to do, but you’re well on your way.
Learning to Lead
Thanks to your experience and dedication, you’ve earned the trust and respect of your community and established yourself as an example for other vets to follow.
“I love working at a Heartland-owned practice. They let us be ourselves with the support of a corporation. My relationship with our regional director is genuine and supportive. It’s obvious anytime company leadership addresses the practices that they genuinely care about our wellbeing and make decisions with our best interests in mind. We are extremely lucky to work for a company this down to earth.”
- Dr. Alexandra Carter, Managing DVM
Rewards
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Generous Vacation Time
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Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits
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Flexible Scheduling
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401(k) and Roth(k) with match
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Continuing Education and Training Opportunities
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Relocation Assistance
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