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Quick Facts: Accepting New Graduates or Experienced Veterinarians

Are you a talented and passionate individual who has a desire to help pets and people? Are you looking for a fulfilling career in a small animal practice that provides great work-life balance, support, and the opportunity for growth?

Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced veterinarian, a new beginning with us means a chance to do what you dreamed of doing. Eagle’s Nest Animal Hospital offers a place for you to learn, grow, and thrive as a veterinarian. 

Salary:

• $100,000 base salary up to $250,000 with production
• Sign-on bonus

Schedule:

• See patients via appointments 8:30am – 5:30pm: 4 days/week (no weekend appts./mix of well & sick appts.)
• Surgery: 1 fixed day/week
• Lunch: 12:00pm -1:00pm (office is closed during this time)
• 1 on-call weekend/month

About Us

• Gold standard medicine
• 4 full-time DVM’s (all-career levels)
• Small Animal Private Practice
• Mostly canine, feline, small mammal (open to expanding exotics)
• 59 miles south of Washington DC

Perks:

• Liberal time off
• Work-life balance
• Upbeat, supportive environment
• Brand new 8500 sq ft building
• New equipment
• High vet-to-staff ratio
• Paid continuing education
• Medical, dental, and vision for you and eligible dependents
• Platinum tier health insurance
• Generous personal veterinary discounts
• Family leave
• Liability, workers compensation, AD&D, license defense, and malpractice insurance
• The ability to bring your dog to work (provided he or she gets along with the other dogs)
• Practice-paid continuing education opportunities, including comfortable travel and meals
• Employee Assistance Program

What we offer.

As a non-corporate animal hospital, we will give you the support you need, a challenging case load, and the freedom to practice high-quality medicine. No micromanagement, no cookie cutter medicine, or inability to provide pro bono care if needed.

We employ a large support staff comprised of nice, fun, and hardworking animal care professionals that enable our veterinarians to put their time and energy into what they do best. Our staff makes even the toughest days easier. Not only does our hospital flourish under this collaborative and supportive environment, but our commitment to a high standard of care seamlessly leads to providing our patients with the best care possible. All this teamwork means that our clients get fantastic service which keeps them happy and aids in their compliance, talk about a win-win!

If you’re a new graduate, we know that your first years will shape the kind of veterinarian you become. For early-career veterinarians, this means we place an emphasis on mentorship and value being a partner in your growth and development. We employ veterinarians of all levels and varying backgrounds, who are enthusiastic about answering questions, providing guidance, and enabling you to become the veterinarian you want to become.

If you’re an experienced veterinarian, you know the influence the kind of practice you work for has in your life. We place an emphasis on helping you succeed and supporting your career goals.

Work. Live. Play.

At Eagle’s Nest, we want you to take full advantage of work and play. People often ask, what is life like in the Northern Neck? And we tell them, it is awesome! Working at Eagle’s Nest allows you to take advantage of all the best parts of Northern Virginia with none of the hassle. No hours upon hours of DC commuter traffic and no high cost of living which means your money goes further. King George is located between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers and offers many opportunities for boating, fishing, and water sports. We are close to outstanding shopping, restaurants, vineyards, breweries, historic towns, and the great outdoors. Colonial Beach is a short 20-minute drive and offers the second largest beachfront in the state! If sand isn’t your thing, don’t worry. The Northern Neck is also home to dozens of parks that offer everything from leisure and sports to hiking and camping. If you happen to be an equestrian enthusiast, there is also a robust community of boarding, riding, and training facilities.

Medical Resources and Equipment:

In March 2022 we moved into our brand new 8,500 sq. ft. modern animal hospital. It features separate canine and feline sides, as well as curbside and drop-off services. Eagle’s Nest offers: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, some Orthopedic Surgery, Dentistry, Theriogenology, Oncology, and Acupuncture. The average daily practice caseload is about 70 (18+/DVM/day; predominantly canine and feline).

• Electronic Records (user friendly software)
• Full Digital X-ray  (new system 2022)
• Heska in-house lab equipment (chemistry, hematology, endocrinology, EPOC)
• Ultrasound – Doppler
• Well-equipped surgery suite

The future.

We strive to provide the best customer service possible which means continuing to improve our standards of care. Our goals for 2023 include becoming an AAHA accredited and FearFree certified practice.

The time is today!

Life is too short to be a cog in a corporate machine. Contact us to schedule a visit and see what it is like to work in an animal hospital where you are valued, appreciated, and given the support you need. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VDM) or equivalent degree

License in good standing with the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine or ability to become licensed in VA prior to your start date

About Eagle's Nest Animal Hospital

We are a different kind of animal hospital. We have really nice employees who have a lot of fun at work while at the same time providing excellent customer service and high quality medicine. We've carefully built a culture of team work and positive attitudes. We have a new suite of Heska lab equipment, a recently upgraded fully digital X-ray machine, Doppler ultrasound, electronic records etc. Currently we have more than 7 staff per doctor, which makes everyone more efficient. We recently completed the building of our new 8,500 sq. ft. animal hospital with 10 exam rooms, two surgeries, and essentially a hospital within a hospital for cats. The cats only have to leave the cat area for surgery and X-ray. We only do small animal. There is a local emergency animal hospital which handles nights, weekends and holidays. We do work with animal control and our breeders to do the odd emergency/ c-section but it is only a handful of times a year. Our doctors bring their personal dogs to work almost every, and they are mostly free range around the hospital.

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