Associate Veterinarian
Associate Veterinarian
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High quality environment where you can be proud of practicing medicine
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Proud of being team-focused and our continuous improvement culture
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Be a Mentor or Mentee, depending on where you are in your career
Independently owned and operated veterinary practice ready to bring on another high-quality Doctor (newly graduated Doctor included) who believe in honoring the client-patient relationship and providing the best veterinary care for each and every patient. Being independent, we can really focus on work-life balance for our Doctors. We walk the talk with diversity here and require that of all our teammates.
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High quality environment where you can be proud of practicing medicine
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Proud of being team-focused and our continuous improvement culture
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Be a Mentor or Mentee, depending on where you are in your career
Independently owned and operated veterinary practice ready to bring on another high-quality Doctor (newly graduated Doctor included) who believe in honoring the client-patient relationship and providing the best veterinary care for each and every patient. Being independent, we can really focus on work-life balance for our Doctors. We walk the talk with diversity here and require that of all our teammates.

About us
Columbia Veterinary Center has been serving the Vancouver community for over 50 years. The practice has grown along with the community, and we have moved into a brand new clinic serving companion animals where we provide our patients with excellent care. Dr. Cleveland has owned the practice for the past 30 years and built a reputation for high-quality veterinary care with a personal touch. The entire team is focused on continuous improvement, lifting each other up, and helping each other be successful while serving animals in our care.
I’ve worked at other clinics and left because they were focused on profits and not patient care. I’m so lucky I found my forever home here at Columbia Veterinary Center, where we get to put patient and client care first every day! We have teammates here, and it shows.

About this role
- 7.5 hours (15 patients) patient time per day and 2.5 hours admin
- Provide excellent client communication about the care of their pets
- Provide medical exams and routine health checks
- Advise clients on a variety of pet health topics
- Write and maintain electronic medical records

About you
- Have a desire for continuous improvement
- Have the desire to practice in a team-based clinic
- Have a desire to treat teammates with kindness even in stressful situations
- Have a desire to collaborate with other doctors
- Demonstrate reliability and trustworthiness
- Have a DVM license in WA state or able to secure

Our location
Vancouver, Washington, is a fantastic location for all things nature while being 10 miles from a large city center – Portland, Oregon. We are located on the north bank of the Columbia River with a mild climate, 90 minutes from world-class snow skiing, 2 hours from the best ocean beaches, 40 minutes to the Columbia River gorge, and some of the best windsurfing and hiking in the world.

Our offer
- Supportive owner and team to practice veterinary medicine at your best
- A respectful team
- Health insurance
- 120 hours of paid time off with annual additions
- Flexible schedule
- Great employee discounts
- Professional development
- Mentoring to own your own business – if desired
- Mentoring from 3 doctors with more than 100 years of combined experience
- A place to practice medicine you can be proud of
- Fear free focused
- A fun place to work honoring ALL humans and ALL diversity

It's time to apply
Click on the “Apply Now” button to send your resume. Along with your resume, send a note letting us know about 2 things you like to do as hobbies or outside of practicing medicine. New graduates welcome as well as experienced doctors.
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