We are working on behalf of an independently owned, two-hospital small animal practice in Camden and Elgin, SC, that is looking to welcome a full-time Associate Veterinarian.
Two practicing veterinarians own and run both sites and are on the floor with the team every week; the Elgin hospital has recently been renovated and more than doubled in size to support the practice as it grows.
This is a straightforward, well-run general practice. Appointments are 30 minutes as standard, the schedule stops booking around 4:45 pm so the team is out by 6:30 pm, and there is no in-house emergency caseload, with emergencies referred to a nearby hospital. The surgical suite runs two tables, and doctors share surgery days, supported by digital X-ray, ultrasound, and an endoscope. The owners aim for two support staff per doctor, usually an experienced technician plus an assistant, and the team is cross-trained and encouraged to work to the top of their skill set. Surgery is preferred but not required.
The owners have successfully hired and trained new graduates before and are happy to do it again, with shadowing and a proper mentorship pathway rather than leaving them to sink or swim.
Weekends are light, with six doctors rotating brief morning and afternoon checks on boarding and hospitalized patients rather than client-facing appointments. Flexible, part-time schedules are genuinely considered, which is part of why this vacancy exists, and there is scope for a four-day week depending on how the schedule builds.
Camden and Elgin sit about fifteen minutes apart in Kershaw County, within easy reach of Columbia.