Description
Location: Wilmington area, Delaware
Schedule: Flexible, on-site, generally 30-40 hours per week
Employment type: Direct-Hire
We are seeking a compassionate Wellness Veterinarian to join a mission-led community animal welfare organization in northern Delaware. This role focuses on making high-quality veterinary care more accessible for dogs, cats, and the people who love them.
You will have the chance to build a sustainable veterinary career with genuine schedule flexibility, no routine on-call expectation, and a supportive team that values practical, compassionate medicine over production pressure.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide wellness care for companion animals, primarily cats and dogs.
- Support community-facing preventive care and low-cost veterinary services.
- Participate in a walk-in wellness program that can be fast-paced and high-energy.
- Perform thorough examinations, preventive care, client education, treatment planning, and timely medical documentation.
- Use sound clinical judgment in urgent situations, including sedation and basic surgical support when needed.
- Work collaboratively with veterinarians, care staff, and a wider mission-driven team.
- Help clients access care through resources designed to reduce financial barriers when possible.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- DVM or VMD, with active licensure or eligibility to practice in Delaware.
- Approximately two or more years of companion-animal clinical experience preferred.
- Confidence providing independent wellness care for dogs and cats.
- Comfort with a walk-in, community-care setting and thoughtful client communication.
- Strong clinical documentation and technology skills.
- A practical, collaborative, and compassionate approach to care.
- Alignment with the belief that veterinary care should be accessible to families facing financial constraints.
- Spanish fluency.
- Experience in shelter medicine, nonprofit or community medicine, low-cost care, high-volume wellness, or vaccine clinics.
- Familiarity with shelter-management or veterinary records systems.
- Openness to occasional weekend shifts or periodic coverage at nearby locations.
Benefits
- Flexible schedule: We will work with the right candidate to build a schedule that fits their life.
- No routine on-call: This is not an overnight or emergency on-call role.
- Mission with clinical impact: Help families care for their pets when affordability is a barrier.
- No daily production quotas: Focus on excellent, sustainable care rather than corporate volume targets.
- Collaborative setting: Join a stable, inclusive organization with deep roots in the Delaware community.
- Compensation starting around $65 per hour, with consideration based on experience and fit.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k) match for employees working 30+ hours per week.
- Paid family leave.
- Licensure and continuing education support.
- Generous accrued PTO, plus paid holidays and a floating personal holiday.
- Potential signing support may be available for the right candidate.
The process is designed to move quickly:
- Initial conversation.
- In-person panel interview.
- Paid four-to-six-hour shadow session with the veterinary team.
- Offer decision.
If you are a veterinarian looking for more autonomy, more purpose, and a healthier pace without stepping away from meaningful clinical work, we would welcome the conversation.