Associate Veterinarian

Caring and Resilient Associate Veterinarian Wanted - Help Build The Future of Community-First Urgent Care

Are you a vet looking for a role where you can bring your clinical skills to help families who've never had a relationship with veterinary care learn to care for their pets?

Are you a believer in delivering good quality, pragmatic medicine that fits with a spectrum of care model?

Are you looking for a place where you'll make tangible community impact and go home knowing you gave families chances they wouldn't have had otherwise?

If so, then Veterinary Urgent Care of Beaumont might be the place you've been hoping to find.

We exist to make veterinary care understandable, accessible, and welcoming for people who've never had a relationship with it, by delivering the compassionate, team‑led, values‑driven medicine our community deserves.

For many of the families who walk through our doors, veterinary care has never been part of their reality. Not because they've been excluded, but because they've simply never had access. There's been no relationship, no education, no opportunity to build trust because there's never been a vet here. We're here to change that by offering compassionate, evidence‑based urgent care that meets people where they are, without judgment, shame, or overwhelm.

Founded by Dr. Mackenzie Gallegos, a former shelter vet, this practice was built on the understanding that many families in our community have never been taught what veterinary care could be. They do what they can, when they can, and our team meets them exactly where they are. We put community first, deliver care without prejudice, and value shared wisdom over hierarchy.

Our approach centers on doing the right thing, not the easy thing. We offer clients safety, resilience, and educational opportunities to empower them. Many of our clients come to us having never had a veterinary relationship before. Most are doing the best they can with what they have, and our team meets them with options, not blame or shame.

We're a bridge between privilege and access, between clinical medicine and lived reality. This is veterinary care that's honest, pragmatic, and rooted in empathy – proof that urgent care can be both excellent and equitable.

Our team operates from a 1930s art deco building in East End Houston – a space that's raw, real, and full of potential. The building itself tells a story, having once been part of the animal welfare network. We've expanded to a second site in Beaumont, and we're growing a team who share our goal of making sustainable, real‑world impact across both locations.

What makes this practice special is the team culture we've built and fought hard to protect. This is where we finish each day laughing together, debrief tough cases with honesty, and step in for each other without being asked. Mistakes are learning opportunities. Boundaries are respected. Everyone – from techs to the practice manager – is trusted to lead.

We're building more than a shift‑based clinic. Our vision is a team of veterinarians allied in purpose. Some weeks, we focus on managing the cases that come through our doors. Other weeks, we collaborate on bigger solutions to problems within the community. We create space for thoughtful conversation, shared planning, and problem‑solving that goes beyond the day's caseload – whether it's developing outreach initiatives, shaping workflow across both sites, or learning from each other.

If you believe urgent care can be excellent, equitable, and team‑led – and you're ready to help shape an essential community service – we'd love to meet you.

This is an urgent care role that leans more toward ER than GP – but with a fundamentally different culture. The pace is fast, the cases are diverse, and your techs will be your lifeline.

You'll treat a wide range of conditions, including walk‑in emergencies like wounds, parvo, trauma and blocked cats. You'll also see standard cases like skin conditions, ear infections, GI issues, and vaccines – but expect a consistent surgical load and real variety. Every day brings something different.

You’ll be expected to:

• Triage effectively and make…