Urgent Care Veterinarian - PRN

About the Role

Joining Veterinary Urgent Care Center Worcester means becoming part of a medical mission focused on providing exceptional, high-acuity care when pets need it most. Our dedication to patient welfare and client satisfaction is deeply appreciated by the community, reflected in our excellent 4.9-star Google rating. We are actively seeking veterinary professionals ready to commit to excellence and become core members of our collaborative team.

This role is for an Urgent Care Veterinarian with a focus on dental cases at our Saugus location. The urgent care environment is specifically calibrated for rapid diagnostics and intervention, offering a challenging yet highly rewarding medical setting. Our focus is purely on emergency and critical care, allowing you to quickly refine your expertise in complex cases. Though we are a localized center, our access to expertise is expansive; our veterinarians can readily consult with internal specialists across the network, ensuring every patient benefits from a deep collective knowledge base.

We emphasize clear, evidence-based protocols, allowing our teammates to work confidently alongside dedicated professionals who share your high medical standards. Full-time veterinarians work a standard 28 scheduled clinical hours in approximately 4, 7-hour shifts, with 50% weekend coverage that can be rotating or set.

Work Environment & Support

We understand that providing world-class medicine requires comprehensive support, which is why we structure your workday to enable success. As a dedicated member of our network, you gain immediate access to robust resources designed to help our teammates succeed and grow their careers. We prioritize continuous education and skill development, offering supportive programs to help you achieve long-term professional goals, whether that means earning your credentialed technician status, specializing in advanced urgent care techniques, or moving into a future leadership position. This infrastructure ensures you always have the educational bandwidth and peer consultation needed to advance your capabilities.

Full-time veterinarians are provided a medical transcriptionist. Non-operational days annually include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

Location

Worcester, Massachusetts, stands as New England's second-largest city and offers a dynamic blend of history, education, and innovation. Situated centrally, Worcester provides an ideal lifestyle that balances urban amenities—including top universities, cultural institutions, and an emerging culinary scene—with easy access to the beautiful natural landscapes of the region. Known affectionately as the Heart of the Commonwealth, this city provides an outstanding backdrop for medical professionals, offering abundant professional stability and a high quality of life.

Mission & Values

Veterinary Urgent Care Center's (VUCC) mission is to change veterinary medicine for the better, both for our patients and pet owners, and for the talented women and men who make this profession their life's work. Since 2017, VUCC has been a leader in the veterinary urgent care space in Massachusetts and is expanding our services into new communities in the Northeast.

• Authenticity matters: We treat others the way they want to be treated and understand that not every day is going to be someone's best. We support, listen, extend a hand, and keep it real with our teammates.
• Respect is earned and expected: We may not always agree, but we do so with a deep respect for one another. Respect is expected from everyone within our practice. We have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, name-calling, negative treatment of others, or anything that doesn't fit into the criteria of our core values.
• Compassion goes a long way: Everybody's situation is different, and we show people grace for whatever is happening in their lives. If you are going through situations in life, our team will work with you, without judgment, to grant you the space or support to get through life's challenges.
• Balance is more important than ever: We know that there is more to life than just work. We understand the challenges that come from veterinary medicine and have developed a model that gives you the support and time off you need to prevent burnout.
• You have a voice here: We welcome your thoughts and ideas and are always willing to listen and learn. Communication is key in all of our interactions, so speak up!

Benefits

VUCC boasts a robust benefits package in partnership with Mission Pet Health, a veterinary-owned and operated network of animal hospitals throughout the country.

• Competitive salary range depending on experience level
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k match
• Paid time off with no negative accrual
• Generous continuing education (CE) compensation
• Flexible or set schedules prioritized for a healthy work/life balance