Walk-ins and same-day urgent care, two acupuncture-certified doctors to learn from, and full- or part-time schedules with rotating Saturdays.
vetXpress is hiring a full-time or part-time Associate Veterinarian for our walk-in and urgent care practice in Colonial Heights, VA, 30 minutes south of Richmond. Your day mixes wellness and dentistry with same-day sick visits, drop-offs and walk-ins, and you'll work rotating Saturdays alongside Medical Director Dr. Virginia Cunningham and Dr. Michael Braunstein. Doctors with experience or confidence in surgery are especially welcome.
At a glance
| Pay Competitive guaranteed base salary + production pay |
| Health Cigna PPO or HSA plan, majority of premiums paid, fully paid maternity leave |
| Schedule Flexible full- or part-time, rotating Saturdays, no after-hours urgent care |
| Team 2 doctors + a support team led by an LVT practice manager |
| Records An AI scribe drafts your notes |
| Extras Sign-on bonus opportunity |
See us before you apply
| Watch EverVet's mentorship program video |
| Flip through photos of our hospital and team |
What your week looks like
| Day | Hospital hours | Your schedule |
| Mon, Tue | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm | Full- or part-time |
| Wed, Thu | 8:00 am – 7:00 pm | Full- or part-time |
| Friday | 9:00 am – 7:00 pm | Full- or part-time |
| Saturday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Rotating |
| Sunday | Closed | Off |
| After hours | Referred to Richmond ERs | No after-hours urgent care |
| • | Urgent care, the same day. Walk-ins are welcome, a limited number of drop-off slots open each day, and same-day visits cover vomiting and diarrhea, limping, bite wounds, ear and eye infections, urinary straining and toxin or foreign-body ingestion. |
| • | Less charting, more medicine. An AI scribe drafts your medical records from the appointment, so you finish your notes at work, not at home. |
| • | Emergencies during the day. During business hours the team is equipped for emergency and lifesaving care. Patients who need 24-hour monitoring or specialty surgery are transferred to emergency hospitals in Richmond. |
| • | Flexible, and done when we close. Full- or part-time with rotating Saturdays, and we'll work with you to find the schedule that fits. There's no after-hours urgent care: when we're closed, clients go to a local emergency hospital. |
| • | Loyal clients. A loyal, diverse clientele means you build real relationships with clients and patients over time. |
| • | A strong wellness program, too. Wellness plans with unlimited exams, vaccines and bloodwork keep patients coming back between sick visits. |
The medicine you'll practice
| • | Acupuncture and integrative care. Both of our doctors are certified veterinary acupuncturists (CVA), with a focus on lameness and neurologic cases, and Chinese herbs are part of the toolkit. |
| • | Soft-tissue surgery. Spays and neuters, mass removals, cystotomies, splenectomies and exploratories, with electrocautery. |
| • | Diagnostics in-house. Ultrasound, digital radiography, digital dental radiography, an in-house lab and Zoetis Imagyst. |
| • | Dentistry and end-of-life care. Dental cleanings with digital dental X-rays, plus pain management, chronic disease management, hospice and euthanasia. |
| • | Mostly dogs and cats, with a limited exotics caseload of rabbits, small rodents and bearded dragons. |
Who you'll work with
| • | Dr. Virginia Cunningham, Medical Director. A certified veterinary acupuncturist with years of both general and emergency practice, Dr. Cunningham earned her DVM at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine after an animal science degree from Virginia Tech. She grew up in Charlottesville, where 4-H sparked her love of animals, and practiced in Buffalo, New York, before coming home to Virginia. |
| • | Dr. Michael Braunstein. A Penn veterinary graduate with more than 30 years in practice, Dr. Braunstein has owned and run two veterinary hospitals and has also practiced in Dallas. Certified in veterinary acupuncture since 2011, he focuses on lameness and neurologic cases, and he visits local high schools to encourage students toward veterinary careers. |
| • | Practice Manager Shaye Cline, LVT, brings a clinical background in anesthesia, dentistry and patient care, and leads the support team. |
| • | Room to follow your interests. We encourage you to pursue your professional interests, with CE and resources that support your clinical development. |
| • | Team outings and events through the year. |
Pay and benefits
Pay
| • | A competitive guaranteed base salary + production pay |
| • | Sign-on bonus opportunity |
| • | No negative accrual and no non-compete |
Health
| • | Cigna medical, your choice of plan. Choose a PPO or a high-deductible plan with an HSA match. EverVet pays the majority of the premiums for you and your dependents, so strong coverage comes at a reasonable cost. |
| • | Fully paid maternity leave, for the moments that matter most. |
| • | Dental and vision, with 75% of premiums paid for you and your dependents. |
| • | More protection: 100% of short-term disability and life/AD&D premiums paid, plus long-term disability and supplemental life. |
Growth
| • | Generous CE stipend and paid CE opportunities |
| • | State license, DEA, AVMA, state VMA and VIN memberships paid |
| • | Zoetis clinical programs (Conquering Dentistry, Intro to Ultrasound, FRANK, Business Bootcamps), subsidized up to $4,500 |
| • | VMG national events and CE |
Time and family
| • | Paid time off and bereavement leave |
| • | Safe Harbor 401(k) with up to a 4% match |
| • | Employee pet discount and a 24/7 employee assistance program |
*Benefits apply to eligible full-time employees.
Part of the EverVet family
vetXpress is led locally and backed by EverVet Partners. You keep your clinical judgment. EverVet handles recruiting, benefits and back-office support so the hospital can focus on medicine. Our entrepreneur-guided ownership model has led to industry-leading retention for doctors and support staff.
Life in Colonial Heights and Greater Richmond
Colonial Heights sits on the Appomattox River in Virginia's Tri-Cities, 5 minutes from Petersburg and 30 minutes south of Richmond. Fort Lee, home of the Army's Sustainment Center of Excellence, is 10 minutes away.
| • | Richmond in 30 minutes. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is free outside special exhibitions and holds the largest public display of Fabergé eggs outside Russia, and the free Richmond Folk Festival draws about 200,000 people to the downtown riverfront each October. |
| • | Rivers and trails. Fort Clifton Park, 10 minutes away, has trails and a fishing pier on the Appomattox. Pocahontas State Park, Virginia's largest at 7,919 acres, has three mountain bike trail systems, and Richmond's James River Park System has Class IV whitewater downtown. |
| • | History next door. Petersburg National Battlefield, 10 minutes away, preserves 9,368 acres of the 9.5-month Siege of Petersburg, including the Crater. |
| • | Easy to get around. I-95, US-1 and US-301 run through the city, Petersburg station has five Amtrak routes toward New York, Miami and Chicago, and Richmond International is about 35 minutes away. |
| • | Mild winters, long falls. January highs average 49°F and July highs 89°F, with October highs around 72°F. |
