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Internist

Employer
VCA Animal Hospitals
Location
Shelton, Connecticut
Salary
Signing Bonus, Competitive Salary, Student Loan Repayment, Paid Parental Leave, PTO, and more!
Closing date
Mar 27, 2024

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Practice Area
Small Animal
Position Type
Veterinary Internist / Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Private Practice
VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center is seeking a board-certified or residency-trained Internist to join our established 24-hour specialty and emergency practice.

We have a talented team of board-certified specialists providing the most comprehensive veterinary medicine available in the region. Our full-time Emergency Veterinarians provide around-the-clock emergency care. Together with a skilled support staff, our strong management team is dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care and exceptional client services.

Our specialties include Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Oncology, Emergency/Critical Care and experienced ER Associates. We offer a wide range of diagnostics including in-house MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Endoscopy, Digital Radiography, Laparoscopy, ICU with Telemetry, and Oxygen Cages. VCA Shoreline also provides a fully equipped Animal Ambulance Service for the specialty transport of ill, injured, or critical patients from the region into our hospital.

View our hospital video here!

VCA Shoreline is located in Shelton, part of Fairfield County, on the Gold Coast of Connecticut. We are 60 miles from New York City, 20 miles from New Haven, and approximately 2 hours from Boston. The Specialty schedule will give you plenty of time each week to explore the beaches, hiking, biking, music, art, and all the seasons of Southern New England.

As a member of the VCA family, your love for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth. Full-time employees will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Health & Wellness
  • Innovative associate health and wellbeing department (Headspace app subscriptions, Vault financial wellness tool, and access to additional mental health resources)
  • 401k retirement savings plan with company match
  • Health/dental/vision insurance, infertility benefits, gender affirmation services
  • Paid parental, vacation, and sick leave


Professional Development
  • Continuing Education Allowance and Paid Continuing Education Days
  • WOOF University, offering abundant CE for Doctors and Staff
  • Opportunities to mentor with one of the largest providers of private practice internships and residencies in the U.S.
  • Opportunities to participate in a robust clinical studies program


Additional Benefits
  • Up to 100% Pet Care Discount for your own pets
  • 100% paid professional liability coverage
  • 100% paid life insurance
  • 100% paid short-term disability insurance 
  • Access to a peer network of 5,000 doctors, including more than 600 specialists


At VCA we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. ​

For more information about this job, please contact Rayna Faumuina, Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Specialty at rayna.faumuina@vca.com or 760-891-9903.
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

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