Veterinarian - Advanced Veterinary Care Group

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.

Advanced Veterinary Care Group

Practice:

We are not your traditional veterinary hospital. We partner with your veterinarian to provide flexible case management solutions. We will only perform the diagnostics and treatmentsthat your vet requires, leaving the ultimate case control in their hands.

Advanced Veterinary Care Groupis an innovative new concept designed to redefine how high-quality veterinary healthcare is delivered. The Care Group is like your “partner across the hall,” a team of highly experienced and competent general practitioners with special interests in several key areas of medicine.

Position Purpose:

Associate Veterinarian (Surgery-Focused) – Referral Practice

Canton, MI | Advanced Veterinary Care Group

Part-Time

Compensation: $130-150K based on experience for Full-time

Do the Surgery You Love.

If you became a veterinarian because you love being in the OR, this is your opportunity to build a career around it.

At Advanced Veterinary Care Group, we’ve created a referral-based surgical model where your focus is simple:

Surgery. Diagnostics. Collaboration.

No wellness exams.

No routine appointments.

No unnecessary distractions.

What Makes This Role Different:

• Surgery-focused caseload (2–3 procedures/day)
• Orthopedic + soft tissue cases including TPLO, CCL/ACL, FHO, and more
• Referral-only model—cases are worked up by primary vets
• You act as a trusted surgical partner, not a GP

Built for Surgeons:

• Dedicated surgical suite
• Digital radiography + intra-operative imaging
• Full ultrasound capabilities (abdominal + cardiac)
• Surgical laser + advanced monitoring (EKG, Bovie, etc.)
• Full in-house IDEXX lab suite

You’ll have the tools—and the autonomy—to do your best work.

A Team That Gets It:

• Work alongside an experienced, surgery-driven DVM
• Highly trained support staff with a 2:1 tech-to-doctor ratio
• Certified team members in advanced sonography
• A culture built on collaboration, respect, and zero drama

Compensation & Perks:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Flexible scheduling options

Who We’re Looking For:

• An experienced DVM with strong surgical skills
• Interest or experience in orthopedics (preferred, not required)
• Someone who thrives in a focused, procedure-driven environment
• A collaborative professional who enjoys working with referring veterinarians

If you’re ready to step into a role where surgery is the priority and your expertise is valued—this is your next move.

Apply today and build a career centered around what you do best.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Operate diagnostic equipment and collect diagnostic samples as well as interpret results.
• Advise pet owners on recovery care.
• Perform surgery and prescribe medication as needed.
• 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
• 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 $130,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.

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

• Generous Vacation Time
• Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits
• Flexible Scheduling
• 401(k) and Roth(k) with match
• Continuing Education and Training Opportunities
• Relocation Assistance