Locum Veterinarian
Tustin, CAJob$1800–2500Seen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
VCA Animal Hospitals is seeking an experienced veterinarian for locum or relief work in Emergency or Emergency/Critical Care. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, credentials, and shift time, with a stated range of $1,800 to $2,500 per shift. The posting describes benefits for associates, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation and sick days, and a 401(k).
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We are seeking an experienced Veterinarian to work as on a locum/relief basis in Emergency or Emergency/Critical Care.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package for Full Time Associates, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, other relevant credentials and shift time. The pay range for this position is $1800.00 to $2500.00 per shift.
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
How this job compares
Set against the 2,325 open Veterinarian jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$1800–2500
- California median$120–180K/yr261 salary ranges
- US median$120–140/hr166 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 329 open Veterinarian jobs in California and 2,325 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- VCA Animal Hospitals (this employer)104 open
- Banfield Pet Hospital87 open
- Lap of Love46 open
- Experience
- Veterinarian postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median (196 postings).
- Education
- 1,776 of the 2,325 open Veterinarian jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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