Associate Veterinarian

Town & Country Veterinary Clinic is a well-established, progressive, fast paced hospital looking to add a second veterinarian to their growing team. They are a small animal general practice located in Starke, FL. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, Urgent Care, High Speed Dentistry, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, Ultrasonography, Endoscopy, Medical and/or Vacation Boarding and more. The hospital also participates in regular industry field trials for various new pharmaceutical medications looking to be approved. We are proud to be an AAHA accredited and Fear Free Certified hospital.

Town & Country Veterinary Clinic is in Starke, FL. The medial proximity to Gainesville and Jacksonville allows for easy commute to the University of Florida, city life, restaurants, and larger retail options. You will also be close to many natural springs and forests that make it easy to enjoy hiking, rafting down the river, canoeing, fishing, hunting and more! Starke is a great place to enjoy a healthy and active work-life balance.

We’re looking for a full time, part time or relief veterinarians who are compassionate, team players and strong communicators. We could support an experienced associate veterinarians or provide mentorship to a recent or new graduate as well! 

We offer our Veterinarians:

• In addition to custom candidate offers, competitive compensation, relocation assistance & student loan assistance, we also offer:
• Work-life balance with flexible scheduling. 
• Comprehensive Benefits (100% employer paid medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees/dues including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program & VIN membership. Optional enrollment in Dental, Vision, Life, PTO, 401K w/ company match, pet care discounts and more!)
• Extremely generous signing bonuses- let's chat for details!
• Paid parental leave because family matters most and you deserve it!
• Our private practice plus model allows you an opportunity to practice with true medical autonomy!

• Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
• Current DEA License or obtained upon hire
• Active Veterinary State License 
• USDA Accreditation or obtained upon hire

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Company Policy Forbids Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.   

Special Working Conditions:

• Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice leadership for additional clarity.)
• Client needs and work volume may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position may require special working hours, including working weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
• Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear plugs will be available upon request. 
• Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform required duties while working.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate other equipment as required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or medication/controlled substances.