Part Time Emergency Veterinarian - Cascade Veterinary Referral Center

PetVet Care Centers operates more than 420 locally led hospitals nationwide with over 11,000 team members, offering local autonomy with national support, career mobility, and a collaborative, inclusive culture. This part-time veterinarian role is based at Cascade Veterinary Referral Center in Tigard, Oregon — a state-of-the-art specialty facility with 3 surgery suites, 16-slice CT, endoscopy, arthroscopy, advanced ultrasound, digital radiography, and close collaboration with local oncologists and MRI access.

About the role

Join our team as a Part-Time Veterinarian with predictable hours and a consistent home hospital assignment. You'll enjoy flexibility while working alongside a locally led care team supported by national resources. Whether you're balancing family commitments, pursuing personal interests, or simply seeking a more sustainable pace, we're here to support you. This role allows you to stay clinically engaged without sacrificing balance, connection, or continuity of care. We're flexible, open to conversation, and committed to understanding your availability and goals — and building a schedule that works for both you and the hospital. Compensation for part-time roles is prorated based on experience and hours/shifts worked; salary ranges listed reflect full-time equivalents.

Why join us

• Goal to treat veterinary patients with high-quality, evidence-based medicine
• Smaller specialty hospital with a boutique family feel
• New, supportive, energetic leadership working collaboratively to improve support staff training and schedules to better meet the needs of doctors, patients, and clients
• Access to Portland's cultural amenities, wine country, food, music, beer, coffee, independent film, and outdoor recreation (Pacific Coast, Cascade Mountains, High Desert all within a short drive)

Benefits

• Signing and retention incentives up to $50,000
• CE stipend
• Licensing and dues reimbursement
• 401(k) participation
• Team member pet discounts
• Emotional wellbeing support, including Calm app access and 24/7 EAP
• Supportive home hospital environment, backed by national resources and a strong Culture of Care

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive patient exams and medical work-ups
• Client communication and education
• Performing diagnostic procedures and surgery
• Maintaining accurate medical records
• Pharmacy duties such as prescribing medications to patients and following controlled substance protocols
• Promote teamwork and staff efficiency
• Work with the Hospital Manager on weekly priorities and expectations
• Evaluate and monitor protocols for the daily running of the hospital from intake to discharge
• Monitor cases in the hospital and attend daily rounds when possible to ensure the highest standards are upheld
• Participate in practice management updates and training at all levels
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management

Qualifications

• Veterinarian degree (DVM or VMD) from an accredited college or university
• Current State Veterinary License
• DEA registration must be obtained and maintained
• 1+ years of experience in emergency practice
• Strong diagnostic and clinical skills
• Excellent surgical and dental skills
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to providing compassionate and high-quality veterinary care
• Excellent communication skills — ability to communicate effectively, efficiently, and in a timely manner with all members of the medical and hospital staff
• Client communication skills — must be able to elicit information, establish rapport, offer explanations with pet owners
• Display confidence and reassurance when dealing with pets experiencing severe stress, illness, or pain
• May include some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve moderately physically demanding work
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Skills

• Clinical Knowledge and Skills: Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skill in examining and assessing animals; perform cardiovascular, respiratory, orthopedic, neurological and other necessary examinations; diagnose and prescribe appropriate treatment.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to develop solutions to challenges relating to the management of a high-quality veterinary hospital.
• Communication Skills: Demonstrate effective communication of diagnostic and therapeutic options to clients; display effective communication with internal medical and hospital staff.
• Professionalism: Work as part of a high-quality, professional veterinary team with the ability to provide and receive appropriate constructive criticism, suggestions, and feedback.
• Business Acumen: Ability to understand the management and finances of the veterinary hospital practice.
• Ethics: Knowledge and understanding of ethical principles that guide decisions affecting patients.
• Commitment to Continuing Education: Commitment to utilize available resources of continuing education and to facilitate learning of others.

Pay

$175,000–$200,000 USD (full-time equivalent; part-time compensation prorated based on experience and hours/shifts worked)

Schedule

Part-time with predictable hours and a consistent home hospital assignment. Schedule is flexible and built collaboratively to suit both the veterinarian and the hospital; compensation is prorated based on hours/shifts worked.