Urgent Care Veterinarian – Kennesaw, Georgia
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Schedule: Full-time | Flexible scheduling | Swing/second shifts
Practice: Canine and feline urgent care | No routine wellness appointments
Salary: Flexible competitive compensation package with optional Pro-Sal and no negative accrual (ranging from $150,000 to $170,000)
Caseload: After-hours urgent care | No abdominal surgeries
Benefits: Healthcare, retirement match, 3 weeks PTO, CE allowance, paid licensing and professional dues, parental leave, mentorship, liability coverage, and additional holiday pay
About the Role
A modern urgent care veterinary practice in Kennesaw, Georgia is seeking a Full-Time Urgent Care Veterinarian to provide after-hours care for canine and feline patients.
The practice bridges the gap between traditional daytime general practice and overnight emergency medicine, treating non-life-threatening illnesses and minor injuries that require prompt veterinary attention.
This position offers flexible scheduling with swing/second shifts and an exclusively urgent care caseload. There are no routine wellness appointments and no abdominal surgeries, allowing veterinarians to focus on same-day medical cases and appropriate minor procedures.
Veterinarians work single-doctor shifts with strong technical support, providing clinical autonomy while maintaining access to veterinary collaboration, modern diagnostics, and personalized one-to-one mentorship.
About the Practice
The practice provides after-hours veterinary care for dogs and cats throughout Kennesaw and the greater Atlanta area, offering a convenient option for patients whose needs fall between routine general practice and emergency hospital treatment.
The urgent care caseload commonly includes:
Wound management
Ear infections
Vomiting and diarrhea
Minor injuries
Acute illnesses
End-of-life care and euthanasia
Other appropriate canine and feline urgent care presentations
The hospital is modern, paperless, and purpose-designed for urgent care medicine, supporting efficient workflows and rapid clinical decision-making.
Clinical resources include:
Digital radiography
Comprehensive in-house laboratory equipment
Cloud-based electronic medical records
Modern treatment facilities
Strong veterinary technician support
The practice follows a Fear Free approach and maintains a feline-friendly environment, with an emphasis on compassionate patient handling and reducing stress wherever possible.
Although veterinarians work single-doctor clinical shifts, they benefit from experienced technical support and access to wider veterinary collaboration and consultation resources.
Responsibilities
Provide high-quality urgent veterinary care to canine and feline patients.
Assess and treat non-life-threatening acute illnesses and injuries.
Perform appropriate triage and identify patients requiring emergency referral.
Diagnose and manage common urgent presentations including vomiting, diarrhea, ear infections, and wounds.
Provide wound management and appropriate minor procedural care.
Utilize digital radiography and in-house laboratory diagnostics.
Develop individualized diagnostic and treatment plans.
Provide compassionate end-of-life care and euthanasia when required.
Manage a varied same-day urgent care caseload.
Perform appropriate minor procedures within the scope of the urgent care model.
Work confidently during single-doctor shifts with experienced technician support.
Apply Fear Free principles where clinically appropriate.
Communicate diagnoses, treatment recommendations, and follow-up requirements clearly with pet owners.
Collaborate with veterinary colleagues and leadership when additional consultation is required.
Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical records.
Support the continued professional development of veterinary support staff.
Candidate Profile
Candidates should hold a DVM or VMD degree from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school, or have successfully completed the appropriate ECFVG or PAVE veterinary equivalency pathway.
Applicants should possess, or be eligible to obtain, an active veterinary license in Georgia.
The ideal candidate will enjoy the pace and clinical variety associated with urgent care veterinary medicine while appreciating the focused caseload compared with a traditional emergency hospital.
Candidates should be comfortable working independently as the veterinarian on shift while collaborating closely with experienced technicians and utilizing additional veterinary consultation resources when needed.
Strong clinical judgement, adaptability, communication skills, and confident decision-making are important.
This position could suit an experienced urgent care veterinarian or a general practice DVM interested in transitioning toward urgent and emergency veterinary medicine, with personalized mentorship available.
Compensation & Benefits
The position offers a flexible competitive compensation package alongside comprehensive benefits and professional development support.
Benefits include:
Optional Pro-Sal compensation with no negative accrual
Flexible compensation package
Flexible scheduling
Swing/second shifts
Urgent care-only caseload
No routine wellness appointments
No abdominal surgeries
Healthcare benefits
Retirement plan with employer match
3 weeks of paid time off
Annual work-life balance day off
Paid parental leave
Paid maternity leave
Additional holiday pay for holiday shifts
Paid continuing education days
Continuing education allowance
State veterinary licensing fees paid
AVMA and state professional dues paid
Professional liability insurance covered
Personalized one-to-one mentorship
Internal veterinarian collaboration and consultation resources
Significantly discounted veterinary care for multiple personal pets
Strong veterinary technician support
Modern, purpose-designed clinical facilities
Fear Free approach
Feline-friendly clinical environment
For veterinarians searching for Urgent Care Veterinarian jobs in Kennesaw, GA, this opportunity provides an attractive alternative to both traditional general practice and overnight emergency medicine, combining flexible scheduling with a focused caseload and strong technical support.
Apply Today
If you are a Veterinarian in the greater Atlanta area looking for an urgent care position without routine wellness appointments or abdominal surgery, this could be an excellent next career move.
The combination of flexible swing shifts, clinical autonomy, strong technician support, modern diagnostics, mentorship, and a focused canine and feline urgent care caseload provides a distinctive environment for veterinarians interested in after-hours medicine.
For further information or a confidential discussion, contact:
Abi Webb - Senior Talent Partner
T: (404) 382-0164
E: abi@supreme-ss.com