Waterhouse Animal Hospital - Fresno, is seeking a Veterinarian to join our busy practice.  We are excited to be offering unlimited paid vacation time to our full-time doctors!

Dr. Cheryl Waterhouse founded the hospital, located in Fresno, CA, in 1995 with the goal of providing the most advanced veterinary medical care. This is still our driving goal today as a truly progressive hospital offering GP/Rotating Specialists.

Since opening, our practice has consistently received the highest level of AAHA accreditation. Waterhouse Animal Hospital has been a well- respected fixture within this community, having been voted Best Veterinarian by the Fresno Bee’s Central Valley People’s Choice Awards for 16 years.

 About the hospital and position:

• 10-doctor progressive practice, GP/Rotating Specialists.
• AAHA accredited
• You get your own SCRIBE to input your notes into Cornerstone - no more late nights spent on medical records!
• 4 day work weeks. Closed major holidays.
• Structured, 2-tiered mentorship program as well as fabulous mentorship from the whole team (new grads and seasoned Doctors welcome!)
• Lots of Specialty Doctor collaboration: Surgery, Internal Medicine and Dentistry.
• Large team of 17 RVTs, 1 each with dental specialty and 1 with rehab specialty.
• Robust dental specialty team with 6 dedicated RVTs.
• Our skilled Rehab team has 2 dedicated RVTs.
• 35 additional support staff. 6-person management team dedicated to supporting our doctors and patients.
• In house lab work with Idexx equipment.
• 7 exam rooms, 1 surgical suite, separate dental suite (3 tables each dental x-ray), new ultrasound, digital x-rays, endoscopy, new cold laser, video otoscope.
• 80% dogs, 20% cats roughly; no pocket pets or exotics
• Altruistic - we work with guide dogs, Fresno PD K-9s, search and rescue dogs, etc.

Compensation/Benefits Customized to you:

• Pro-sal model. Base to range from $120-$170k, negotiable + production.
• Generous Relocation bonus available, up to $50K (must start role in 2024).
• New Grad Benefits include no negative accrual for the first year of employment; no non-competes, CE allowance of $5,000 for first year of employment; tuition assistance of $15,000
• The CA state exam has been removed
• Unlimited, Paid Vacation Time, generous CE time and CE allowance.
• Medical, dental, vision and 401k with an employer match when working fulltime.
• Trupanion pet insurance for all full-time staff, $60 per pet per month, up to 3 pets.

We’re a fast-paced, progressive, awesome team who practices a high level of medicine. Other hospitals in the area refer to us for a second opinion. Some of our clients may get vaccines elsewhere, but for any issues they come to us. We have a large focus on learning and development - everyone has a "choose your own adventure" training plan, so no one stays stagnant. If you like a busy, efficient, caring environment that’s still fun where you can see all of the big cases, we’re for you.

 Qualifications:

• Candidate must be a graduate from an AVMA accredited college or have successfully passed the ECFVG certification program or the PAVE certification program.
• Eligible for or currently have a CA state license to practice

About Waterhouse Animal Hospital

National Veterinary Associates is one of the largest and most respected communities of veterinary hospitals in the world, operating nearly 1,000 hospitals in North America, including in all 50 states, and caring for 8,000,000+ animals annually. NVA is backed by JAB Holding, a leading private equity firm. Each person who joins NVA is motivated by our mission to provide excellent, accessible care to improve the lives of animals and the people who love them. NVA has been extremely successful over its 25+ year history and we’re very excited about our next chapter as we work toward our shared vision of revolutionizing the pet care experience to provide more fulfilling lives for pets, their companions, and our team.

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