Veterinarian - Co-Owner
Cainhoy Veterinary Hospital
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Description
Veterinarian – Co-Owner
The opportunity
Are you ready to take the next step in your veterinary career—not just as a clinician, but as a practice co-owner? We're looking for a full-time DVM who wants to be a co-owner, not just an employee. Our Cainhoy practice is growing steadily with a loyal client base, and we're adding a doctor who can step into real equity ownership alongside a team that already knows how to run a great hospital.
This is a partnership model, not a corporate roll-up. You buy in, you own a meaningful stake, and you share in the practice's growth and value. Your name is on the door — and on the balance sheet.
You run the medicine
No mandated protocols. No corporate formulary telling you what to prescribe. No production quotas dictating how long you spend in an exam room.
You decide the workup. You decide the treatment plan. You decide how you practice medicine, because you're the one accountable for the outcome — and the one who benefits when patients and clients stay with you for a decade.
What you'd own and operate
- An established caseload with room to grow — you're not building from zero
- Leadership in medical decision making and clinic culture
- A support team of 2 credentialed techs and 5 support staff
- A voice in equipment, hiring and scheduling decisions
Compensation & equity
- Competitive base salary + production
- Distributions based on hospital performance and your equity share
- Leadership training and mentorship from experienced partners
- Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), CE
- VPP-facilitated partner financing (loan support available)
We'll walk you through the full economics — buy-in amount, financing options, historical distributions — early in the conversation. No surprises at the offer stage.
What we're looking for
- DVM/VMD from an AVMA-accredited school, licensed or license-eligible in South Carolina
- Small animal general practice experience; comfortable with routine surgery and dentistry
- Genuine interest in ownership — you want to build something, not just work a shift
- The judgment and communication skills to be trusted with autonomy
- New grads with a clear ownership ambition are welcome to apply; we'll build a runway to partnership
Location
Cainhoy sits in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the Charleston metro — Berkeley County, minutes from Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant, 25 minutes from downtown Charleston. Beaches, boating, no state tax on Social Security, and a pet-owning population that keeps expanding (7th happiest place to live per WalletHub’s study ranking 182 US cities).
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- stock options
About this role
Cainhoy Veterinary Hospital is seeking a veterinarian ready to move beyond employment into genuine ownership. This is a partnership model where you'll buy equity, share in distributions tied to hospital performance, and operate with real autonomy—no corporate protocols, production quotas, or mandated formularies. You'll inherit an established small animal caseload with growth potential, lead medical decision-making, and have a voice in hiring, equipment, and scheduling alongside a support team of seven credentialed and administrative staff.
The role suits someone who wants to practice medicine on their own terms and build long-term client relationships. You'll handle routine surgery and dentistry within a general practice setting, with the clinical judgment and communication skills to earn autonomy. The practice offers competitive base salary plus production, full benefits including CE support, and structured partner financing to make buy-in accessible. New graduates with clear ownership ambitions are welcome; the partners will build a runway to partnership.
Cainhoy is located in Berkeley County's fast-growing Charleston metro corridor, 25 minutes from downtown and near Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant. The area combines a booming pet-owning population with quality-of-life advantages including beaches, no state tax on Social Security, and consistent rankings as one of the nation's happiest places to live.
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