Description
Pine Animal Hospital in Long Beach, California is looking for an associate veterinarian who wants to practice thoughtful, medicine-first small animal care in an independent, doctor-led hospital.
This is not a production-pressure, script-driven, corporate-style position. We are looking for a veterinarian who still cares about doing good medicine, working up cases properly, communicating clearly with clients, and collaborating with a real medical team.
Our hospital is built around practical support for high-quality general practice and urgent care, including:
- In-house laboratory
- Digital radiography
- Dental radiography
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Rapid cytology
- Integrated medical records
- Dedicated technician support
- Same-day and next-day care
- Specialist relationships when cases need deeper support
- Collaborative case discussion and mentorship
Pine Animal Hospital is independently owned and doctor-led. Decisions are made locally, with patients, clients, doctors, and staff in mind.
This role may be a strong fit for a veterinarian who is 2–10 years into practice, enjoys working with medical cases, wants to keep growing clinically, and is frustrated by production pressure, corporate mandates, or cookie-cutter medicine.
We are especially interested in veterinarians who want to practice excellent small animal medicine in a supportive, collaborative environment where autonomy, judgment, communication, and clinical growth matter.
Requirements
Requirements:
- DVM or equivalent veterinary degree
- Licensed, or eligible for licensure, to practice veterinary medicine in California
- Small animal clinical experience
- Strong communication skills with clients and team members
- Interest in practicing high-quality general practice and urgent care medicine
- Comfort working collaboratively with doctors, technicians, and support staff
- Commitment to ethical, patient-centered medical recommendations
- Willingness to work on-site in Long Beach, California
Preferred:
- Several years of post-graduate clinical experience
- Interest in working up complex or challenging medical cases
- Interest in clinical growth through collaboration, mentorship, and case discussion
- Comfort with diagnostics, dentistry, surgery, urgent care, and internal medicine workups
- Openness to integrative medicine alongside high-quality Western veterinary medicine
