Associate Veterinarian - Flexible Scheduling Available | Riverside Veterinary Clinic

Practice exceptional medicine with more room for life | Lifestyle scheduling with no Saturdays or reduced Saturday rotations | Full-time (40-hour) compensation structure: $140K–$195K + production | Sign-on bonus up to $125K 

Position Overview

Join PetVet Care Centers as a Veterinarian (DVM or VMD) supporting Riverside Veterinary Clinic. You’ll practice alongside an experienced team in close partnership with the Care Center/Hospital Manager and Regional Director. It's the local heart of a care center with its own identity, team, and culture—backed by the support and resources of a national network. 

Serving the Corpus Christi community since 1976, Riverside is a well-established companion animal hospital offering preventive and internal medicine, dentistry, oncology, senior care, and surgical services, including cruciate procedures. Digital and dental radiography, ultrasound, and an in-house laboratory and pharmacy support a broad and rewarding clinical caseload. 

This is an opportunity to help shape the next chapter of this care center, bringing your clinical perspective, building strong patient and client relationships, and influencing the medical culture. 

You care for pets. We care for you. 

Why You’ll Love Working Here 

Riverside offers the clinical capabilities of a well-equipped hospital, the relationships of a long-standing community practice, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Here, you’ll find: 

• Nearly 50 years of history serving Corpus Christi pets and the families who love them 
• Strong support staffing, with at least three technicians per Doctor, including credentialed technicians 
• Modern, well-equipped facility: Digital radiology, digital dental radiology, ultrasound, and access to 24-hour emergency and specialty care nearby 
• A broad case mix that includes dentistry, internal medicine, oncology, senior care, and surgery 
• Excellent mentorship available – work with seasoned doctors who love to teach and collaborate 
• Generous CE allowance and support for pursuing individual interests and specializations 

Located on the Texas Gulf Coast, Corpus Christi offers life by the water, year-round outdoor recreation, and easy access to the Texas State Aquarium, botanical gardens, and USS Lexington.

Flexibility Options & Work-Life Harmony 

For Doctors interested in a different way to structure their role, Riverside offers flexible scheduling options, including: 

• Lifestyle scheduling that creates more room for family needs, CE, academic interests, or other commitments 
• No Saturdays or reduced Saturday rotations 

If flexibility is important to you, we’ll work together to explore a schedule that aligns with how you want to work. 

Compensation for other schedule options will be commensurate with hours worked. Full benefit packages are available for schedules of 30+ hours per week. Select benefit packages are available for part-time team members. 

What Else We Offer 

We care deeply about supporting our team members - professionally and personally. Benefits include: 

• Full-time (40-hour) compensation structure: $140,000-$195,000  
• Production opportunity with no negative accrual option 
• Signing, retention, and relocation packages up to $125,000 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement 
• 401(k) with discretionary contribution 
• Team member pet discounts 
• Emotional wellbeing support, including Calm app access and 24/7 EAP 
• CE stipends and career development resources 
• Grant Circle, a relief fund for team members facing personal hardship 
• Local care center / hospital culture backed by national resources  

Ready to take the next step? Apply today. For questions or a confidential career conversation, contact JP Garcia at  for additional information about our data practices.