Veterinarian Internist
Veterinarian Internist
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Practice advanced internal medicine in a major referral hospital
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Work with 50+ vets across a deep multidisciplinary team
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Ideal lifestyle location with easy access to beaches, mountains, and city life
Bring your internal medicine expertise to a major 24-hour emergency, referral, and primary care hospital where complex, chronic, and multi-system cases are supported by advanced diagnostics, deep specialist collaboration, and a strong teaching culture. With full or part-time options and Los Angeles lifestyle close by, this is specialist practice with serious clinical depth.
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Practice advanced internal medicine in a major referral hospital
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Work with 50+ vets across a deep multidisciplinary team
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Ideal lifestyle location with easy access to beaches, mountains, and city life
Bring your internal medicine expertise to a major 24-hour emergency, referral, and primary care hospital where complex, chronic, and multi-system cases are supported by advanced diagnostics, deep specialist collaboration, and a strong teaching culture. With full or part-time options and Los Angeles lifestyle close by, this is specialist practice with serious clinical depth.
About us
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital is a 24-hour AAHA-accredited emergency, referral, and primary care hospital, set within a three-story, 43,000 sq. ft. facility designed for advanced veterinary medicine.
Our hospital brings together more than 50 veterinarians across a wide range of specialty services, including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Emergency and Critical Care, Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Zoo Medicine, Behavior, and Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine.
This is a highly collaborative clinical environment, with the specialist depth, technology, and facilities to support complex case management. It is also a hospital with a strong teaching culture, including a large class of rotating and specialty interns, along with residents in multiple specialties.
As part of VCA, you will also have access to a wider network of veterinary professionals, clinical resources, learning opportunities, and support across more than 1,000 animal hospitals.
Dr Otero and his team at VCA West LA are the absolute best. They helped us tremendously as we navigated our beloved cat Bob’s illness. They took time to explain everything, laid out all the treatment options and kept us updated and informed at every step of the way. And, when it finally came time to say goodbye to our cat, they stepped up there, too. We will remember their professionalism, kindness and empathy for a very, very long time – Adam T – Google Review
About this role
We are looking for a board certified or residency trained Internist to join our Internal Medicine team in West Los Angeles.
This is a role for someone who wants to practice advanced internal medicine within a large, multidisciplinary hospital, diagnosing and treating complex, chronic, and multi-system disease cases with the support of significant clinical infrastructure and specialist collaboration.
You will work alongside experienced clinicians across emergency, critical care, surgery, oncology, neurology, radiology, cardiology, rehabilitation, and other specialty services, with the opportunity to contribute to thoughtful, high-quality care for patients with complex medical needs.
You will be supported by significant clinical infrastructure, including 19 examination rooms, two medical procedure rooms, a 1.5 Tesla MRI, 128-slice CT, a Medical Oncology suite with bone marrow transplant capability, a Radiation Oncology suite with a new Trilogy Unit and Eclipse Software, a large Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation center, and nine state-of-the-art surgery suites, including dedicated spaces for neurology, orthopedic, and minimally invasive surgery.
Full-time or part-time availability can be considered.
About you
You will thrive here if you are a specialist clinician who values clinical depth, collaboration, and the opportunity to work in a hospital where advanced medicine is supported by strong systems and a broad clinical team.
You will bring:
- A commitment to world-class veterinary medicine and high clinical standards
- A collaborative approach to case management, teaching, and team-based care
- Curiosity, professionalism, and a desire to keep growing across a fulfilling specialist career
- Empathy and communication skills that build trust with clients, colleagues, and associates
- A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
- Licensure in good standing to practice in California, or the ability to obtain it
- Residency training or Diplomate board certification in Internal Medicine
- A commitment to upholding the veterinary code of ethics
Our location
West Los Angeles offers the kind of lifestyle range few cities can match. Beaches, hiking trails, mountains, skiing, snowboarding, professional sports, entertainment, restaurants, and cultural diversity are all within reach.
For someone building a serious specialist career, it offers a rare balance: the clinical scale and energy of a major metropolitan referral hospital, with access to the outdoors, coastline, food, culture, and year-round lifestyle appeal that make Southern California so distinctive.
Our offer
As part of the VCA family, eligible full-time employees are supported with a comprehensive Total Rewards package.
Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The annual salary range for this position is between $250,000 and $350,000, and the role may also be eligible for other variable pay programs.
Benefits include:
- 401k retirement savings plan with company match
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Infertility benefits and gender affirmation services
- Paid parental, vacation, and sick leave
- Associate health and well-being support, including Headspace app subscriptions, Vault financial wellness tools, and additional mental health resources
- Continuing Education allowance and paid Continuing Education days
- WOOF University, offering abundant CE for doctors and the care team
- Opportunities to participate in VCA’s Clinical Studies program
- Access to the wider VCA network of specialists, resources, and professional support
For an Internist seeking advanced clinical resources, multidisciplinary collaboration, teaching opportunities, and the backing of a national veterinary network, this is a strong platform for the next stage of your specialist career.
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