We are working on behalf of a well established, privately owned multi location veterinary group in Virginia Beach, VA that is launching a dedicated emergency and critical care service line and is looking to welcome its first ER focused Associate Veterinarian. This is a strategic growth hire rather than a backfill, with a second full time ER doctor planned by the end of the year to reach full 24 hour coverage. In the meantime, you will help build this service from the ground up, working alongside experienced ER trained veterinary technicians and assistants on every shift, never as a solo seat. The practice operates from a large, open, modern facility with dedicated surgical suites plus treatment, recovery, and isolation areas, and the group is willing to invest in equipment to support your clinical needs. Case mix is true emergency and critical care, primarily referral based, with cats and dogs only. This is a standalone, autonomous role suited to a confident emergency clinician who wants to be the decision maker on shift rather than a mentee, with a genuine opportunity to help shape and eventually lead the hospital’s emergency service. The group is collaborative and clinically autonomous, with doctors trusted to practice medicine without heavy corporate oversight, and low turnover among its core clinical team. Shifts run on a three by twelve hour pattern, with exact days and nights finalized with the successful candidate.