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Associate Veterinarian | Sign On Bonus Package | Pet Wellness Center
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:
Pet Wellness Center is made up of dedicated, passionate veterinary professionals whose #1 priority is the health and well being of our community's pets. We have an exceptional group of certified technicians, veterinary assistants, and doctors on staff that provide a wealth of knowledge, skill, and years of experience. And to live up to these expectations, we are armed with the latest diagnostic tools.
Position Purpose:
Associate Veterinarian
Pet Wellness & Urgent Care Center | Marion, Illinois
Pet Wellness & Urgent Care Center, part of the Greater Vision Veterinary Care group, is looking for an enthusiastic Associate Veterinarian to join our growing team in Marion, Illinois!
About Our Clinic
Pet Wellness & Urgent Care Center is not your average veterinary hospital. Our modern, full-service facility allows our doctors to provide everything from preventive medicine and diagnostics to surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and more—all under one roof. We proudly care for pets throughout Marion, Carbondale, Carterville, Herrin, Johnston City, and the surrounding Southern Illinois communities. Whether you love building lifelong relationships through wellness care, working through challenging medical cases, or developing your surgical skills, you will find plenty of opportunities to practice the medicine you enjoy.
About Our Team
You will be joining a friendly, experienced, and compassionate team that genuinely enjoys working together. Our doctors and support staff share a commitment to excellent medicine, dependable client service, and strengthening the human-animal bond. We believe veterinary medicine is at its best when everyone feels supported, respected, and encouraged to keep learning. Whether you are an experienced veterinarian ready for your next chapter or a newer graduate looking for mentorship and collaboration, our team is excited to help you grow into the doctor you want to become.
Life in Marion
Located in the heart of Southern Illinois, Marion offers the perfect balance of small-town warmth and everyday convenience. The area is known as a regional hub for shopping, dining, entertainment, and community events, while still providing easy access to the outdoor beauty of Southern Illinois. Spend your days off exploring nearby lakes, hiking trails, wineries, wildlife areas, and the incredible scenery surrounding the Shawnee National Forest. Marion also features a growing downtown, a mural district, live entertainment, and plenty of family-friendly activities—making it a wonderful place to build both a career and a life.
What We’re Looking For
Our ideal candidate is a compassionate and collaborative veterinarian who:
- Is committed to providing high-quality, individualized patient care
- Communicates clearly and builds trusting relationships with clients
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive veterinary team
- Is interested in continuing to develop professionally
- Holds, or is eligible to obtain, an Illinois veterinary license
Why Join Greater Vision Veterinary Care?
At Greater Vision Veterinary Care, you can enjoy the resources and collaboration of a growing veterinary group while remaining connected to the patients, clients, and community you serve. Our goal is to create an environment where veterinarians have the support, tools, and opportunities they need to build rewarding, sustainable careers.
Ready to bring your talents, personality, and passion for veterinary medicine to Southern Illinois? We would love to meet you!
Apply today to learn more about joining the team at Pet Wellness & Urgent Care Center in Marion, Illinois.
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 $110,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /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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