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Compassion Animal Hospital & Catlett Animal Hospital

Located in the heart of northern Virginia wine country, our two well-established practices are in a growing area with beautiful scenery and great people. There’s something for everyone, outdoor activities abound in nearby Shenandoah National Park or there are the myriad museums, galleries, historic sites, shopping, and entertainment of Washington D.C. – all within an hour’s drive.

We are ready to welcome another mixed animal veterinarian to our team! We are seeking a candidate who loves to collaborate, enjoys learning new things, and understands that enthusiasm and hard work are a must. We love training and mentoring;  NEW GRADS are welcome to apply!

Although we have great referral hospitals, we perform many complex surgeries as well as  enthusiastically work up interesting medicine cases together as a team.

A variety of our diagnostic tools include:

-Digital radiology

-Ultrasound (in hospital and mobile)

-Arthroscopy

-Endoscopy

-Equine Power Float (Dentals)

-Electrojac (for BSEs)

-Idexx in house lab suite

and more..

Doctors new to our team spend time in both large and small animal medicine and surgery. We currently have four Doctors that are small animal exclusive and two Doctors that are mixed animal practitioners.

Our mission as a small animal practice is to provide high quality care while strengthening the human-animal bond. We believe that we are “family doctors” and with that comes a responsibility to, not only, educate our clients, but also, provide preventative care medicine. On the large animal side, we seek to provide valuable consultation services and educate our clients by partnering with them. We continually strive to provide the highest quality care by following the most up-to-date herd health protocols. Our large animal practice is about 50% small ruminant, 10% porcine, 30% equine, and 10% cattle. 

We recognize working in the veterinary field is demanding so we focus on taking care of our Doctors and team. That starts with our supportive Doctor team and talented, well-trained staff. We have full time benefits starting at just 30 hrs/week, generous paid time off, annual CE allowance, health/vision/dental insurance, long & short term disability insurance, paid VIN membership, electronic medical record keeping, and a focus on training and mentorship.

Salary range: $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 (based on experience)

To apply, please submit resume’ and cover letter to Dr. Julia Gibson at jgibson@lakefieldvet.com

For more information, feel free to check us out on Facebook or our websites at:

Compassion Animal Hospital at http://compassionanimal.com/

Catlett Animal Hospital at http://catlettanimal.com/

About Lakefield Veterinary Group

Our partnership with Lakefield Veterinary Group is a long-term relationship dedicated to compassionate veterinary care. We are building communities of talented and like-minded veterinarians that will embody our core values of Respect, Wow Service, Learning, Fun, and will always Do the Right Thing. There is no greater reward than strengthening the human/pet bond. It is our responsibility to go beyond the borders of our local legacy and provide expert level veterinary medicine to pets all over the world during our annual trip with World Vets. We invite you to come experience the Lakefield family.

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