Description
Valley Veterinary Center (ValleyVetPA.com) is a friendly, privately owned, independent veterinary practice with three locations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. We are looking for a small-animal veterinarian to join our growing team.
We welcome both new graduates and experienced veterinarians. Our goal is to provide an environment where doctors can practice excellent medicine with clinical autonomy, strong technician support, and a collaborative team.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality medical, surgical, and preventive care to dogs and cats.
- Diagnose and manage a broad range of medical and surgical cases.
- Build lasting relationships with clients through excellent communication and compassionate care.
- Perform routine soft-tissue surgery and dentistry; additional surgical interests are encouraged.
- Participate in wellness, urgent-care, and chronic disease management.
- Collaborate with our experienced veterinarians on challenging cases and treatment plans.
- Work closely with our veterinary technicians and support staff.
- Maintain thorough medical records and high standards of patient care.
- Contribute to a positive, respectful, team-oriented practice culture.
For veterinarians interested in leadership, there are opportunities for additional clinical responsibilities, mentoring, and future leadership roles.
Requirements
- DVM or VMD degree from an accredited veterinary school.
- Pennsylvania veterinary license or eligibility for licensure.
- New graduates and experienced veterinarians are welcome to apply.
- Strong interest in high-quality small-animal medicine and surgery.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-doctor practice.
- Compassionate, dependable, and committed to patient care.
- Interest in surgery and dentistry is encouraged but not required.
Experienced veterinarians with strong surgical skills are especially encouraged to apply.
Salary
Experienced veterinarians: $160,000+ guaranteed base salary, depending on experience and qualifications, plus production-based compensation.
New graduates: Competitive starting salary with a structured compensation plan and mentorship.
We offer compensation designed to be competitive with or exceed comparable opportunities in the Bucks County/Greater Philadelphia market.
Benefits
- Full-time or part-time opportunities
- Four-day FT workweek available (plus some Saturday morning coverage)
- No overnight emergency or on-call requirement
- Competitive PTO (initial PTO provided, becoming unlimited after 2 years as long as quarterly base salary is reached)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Retirement plan
- CE allowance and paid CE time
- Professional licensing and membership support
- Professional liability coverage
- Employee pet-care benefits
- Dedicated, experienced veterinary technician support
- Mentorship and case collaboration
- Flexible scheduling and work-life balance
- Opportunities for professional and clinical leadership
Patient Caseload
Our practices see a diverse small-animal caseload consisting primarily of dogs and cats, with an established client base and a strong emphasis on preventive medicine and comprehensive general practice.
Cases include:
- Wellness and preventive care
- Internal medicine
- Dermatology and allergies
- Gastrointestinal and endocrine disease
- Senior and chronic disease management
- Urgent and same-day cases
- Routine soft-tissue surgery
- Dentistry and oral surgery
- Dental radiography
- Mass removals and biopsies
- Spays and neuters
- Wound management
- Other routine GP surgical procedures
We have multiple veterinarians with strong surgical interests, providing opportunities to develop a meaningful surgical caseload.
New graduates will have experienced colleagues available for mentorship and case consultation, while experienced veterinarians will have the autonomy to practice at their full level of capability.
Additional Comments
Valley Veterinary Center is a three-location, privately owned veterinary practice serving Bucks County and the surrounding Philadelphia suburbs, including the Doylestown, Buckingham, Holicong, and Yardley communities.
We have built our practice around a simple philosophy: Take great care of patients. Take great care of clients. Take great care of our people.
Our hospitals provide the medical capabilities of a larger practice while maintaining the personal feel and autonomy of an independent hospital. Our facilities include modern diagnostic and treatment equipment, including digital radiography, dental radiography, in-house laboratory capabilities, surgical monitoring and anesthesia equipment, dental equipment, and comprehensive surgical instrumentation.
Our veterinarians work alongside an experienced, collaborative medical team and dedicated veterinary technicians and support staff.
Bucks County offers an excellent quality of life, with great communities, schools, restaurants, parks, outdoor recreation, and convenient access to Philadelphia and New York City.
If you’re looking for a practice where you can practice good medicine, have strong support, maintain clinical autonomy, develop your surgical skills, enjoy your colleagues, and have a life outside of veterinary medicine, we’d love to meet you.
How to Apply
Please submit your résumé/CV and a brief cover letter or email telling us about yourself and what you’re looking for in your next veterinary position.
Apply by email: ValleyVetPA@gmail.com
If you’re currently employed and aren’t actively looking but are curious about the opportunity, we’re also happy to have an informal and confidential conversation before you apply.
