About this role

The Role

You’ll work alongside 5 other DVMs as a full-spectrum general practitioner, seeing your own appointments while collaborating on cases with the rest of the team. We’ll build the role around your strengths and interests — if you love surgery, you’ll have the caseload and the tools; if you’d rather focus on internal medicine, dentistry, or rehab, we’ll lean into that.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive wellness exams, vaccinations, and preventive care for dogs and cats
• Diagnose and treat sick patients across general practice — internal medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, oncology, and beyond
• Perform soft tissue surgeries (spays, neuters, mass removals, abdominal procedures, and more advanced cases as comfort and interest allow)
• Conduct dental procedures using our dedicated dental suite and digital dental imaging
• Interpret diagnostics including digital radiographs, ultrasound, CT, in-house bloodwork, and cytology
• Develop treatment plans and communicate them clearly to clients, with empathy and honesty
• Maintain accurate medical records in our cloud-based, paperless system (AI dictation makes this fast)
• Collaborate with our 9 LVTs and 5 assistants — delegate appropriately, trust their skills, and grow as a team
• Participate in case rounds, mentorship, and continuing education
• Build long-term relationships with our clients and their pets

About you

Key Skills & Abilities We’re Looking For

Clinical

• Solid foundation in small animal general practice (new grads welcome with structured mentorship; experienced vets welcome at any level)
• Comfort with — or willingness to learn — soft tissue surgery and dentistry
• Curiosity about advanced diagnostics (CT, ultrasound, endoscopy); training provided
• Sound clinical judgment and a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to medicine
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) from an accredited program
• Active or eligible Virginia veterinary license, DEA registration

Interpersonal

• Genuine warmth with clients — the families who bring their pets here want to feel heard
• Clear, honest communication, especially in difficult conversations
• Respect for support staff and a true team mentality (our LVTs are our partners, not assistants)
• Emotional intelligence — knowing when to lead, when to listen, and when to ask for help

Professional

• Organized, accountable, and able to manage a full appointment schedule without losing the human touch
• Comfortable making decisions independently while knowing when to consult a colleague
• Committed to lifelong learning — we’ll support your CE goals, but the drive has to come from you
• Honest, professional, and someone who treats coworkers the way they’d want to be treated
• What You Don’t Need
• You don’t need to be a surgeon. If surgery isn’t your thing, we’ll route those cases elsewhere on the team.
• You don’t need years of experience. We have a structured mentorship program for new grads and a team eager to teach.
• You don’t need to know how to run a CT or ultrasound on day one. We’ll train you.

What we can’t teach: integrity, work ethic, and how to care about people and their pets. Bring those, and we’ll handle the rest.

Our location

Live Where Others Vacation

Mineral, Virginia sits on the edge of Lake Anna — 13,000 acres of clear water, quiet coves, and some of the best lake life on the East Coast. It’s the kind of place where your weekends actually feel like weekends.

On the Lake

Lake Anna is a boater’s lake. Open water for skiing, wakeboarding, and tubing. Quiet coves for kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing. Public beaches at Lake Anna State Park, with hiking trails and swimming areas right on the water. Largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, and catfish year-round — and locals will tell you exactly where to find them once you’ve earned it.

Many of our team members live on or near the lake. Some have boats. Some have kayaks. A few have both. By Friday afternoon in summer, the parking lot empties fast.

In the Mountains

Drive 90 minutes west and you’re in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive, Old Rag, Hawksbill, Whiteoak Canyon — some of the best day hikes in the Mid-Atlantic are within easy reach. Charlottesville’s wineries, breweries, and the Monticello area are about an hour away. In the fall, the leaf-peeping alone is worth the drive.

At the Coast

Two and a half hours east and you’re on the Atlantic. Virginia Beach for the boardwalk and surf. The Outer Banks of North Carolina for wild beaches, lighthouses, and the kind of long weekends that recharge you. The Chesapeake Bay is even closer — fresh oysters, crab feasts, and small-town waterfront restaurants you’ll come back to all summer.

The Cities, When You Want Them

We’re roughly equidistant from three of Virginia’s best cities:

• Richmond (1 hour) — restaurants, museums, the James River, an international airport
• Charlottesville (1 hour) — UVA, vineyards, mountain views
• Fredericksburg (45 minutes) — historic downtown, easy access to DC
• Washington DC is about two hours north when you need it. Most days, you won’t.

Cost of Living

Your dollar goes much further in Mineral than it does in Northern Virginia or any major city. You can own a home — a real home, with land, maybe even waterfront — on a veterinary salary here. Several of our team members have built lives at the lake that wouldn’t be possible anywhere closer to a metro area.

The Pace

The best thing about Lake Anna isn’t any single feature. It’s the rhythm of life here. Slower mornings. Real evenings. Neighbors who wave. Sunsets over the water that make you stop what you’re doing.

You can have a serious career and a real life here. That’s harder to find than it should be.

Our offer

Compensation & Benefits

Salary

• Total package: $110,000–$175,000, based on experience
• ProSal option

Sign-on bonus / Retention bonus

Performance-based production opportunities

33–40 hour workweek

No weekends. No on-call. Ever.

12 days PTO (equivalent)

Paid holidays

Health & Wellness

• Health insurance – 75% covered
• Dental insurance – 50% covered
• Vision insurance – 100%
• Short-term disability insurance – 100%
• Long-term disability insurance – 100%

Retirement

401(k) with 4% employer match

Professional Coverage (We Pay)

• PLIT (professional liability)
• DEA registration
• AVMA membership
• Virginia state veterinary license

AI dictation subscription — finish your notes during the workday, not after

Continuing Education

• Generous CE allowance
• Paid CE days
• If it helps you grow, we support it — conferences, wet labs, online courses, certifications

Mentorship & Flexibility

• Structured mentorship program for new graduates
• Flexible scheduling for experienced veterinarians
• Practice the medicine you love — surgery, dentistry, rehab, internal medicine, or a mix
• Don’t love surgery? No problem. We’ll build the role around your strengths