Veterinary Career Center

Come work at a place you actually enjoy and look forward to practicing at each day! You will be treated with respect and kindness. Our veterinary and support team members are talented, friendly, and highly supportive and we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture and working environment. We are passionate about the animal health industry.

About us:

Compassionate and quality care for our patients with excellent client communications and education are the foundation of Summerfields Animal Hospital’s guiding principles. Summerfields Animal Hospital is a AAHA certified, privately owned, locally rated best-practice companion and exotics animal hospital with a loyal, educated, growing client base.

Our approach to wellness, advanced diagnostics, beginning, and end-of-life care, and medical and surgical care is individualized to each patient. No templates, no assumptions, just unbiased, authentic compassionate care that considers our client’s and their pets’ individuality, circumstances, and needs.

You would be working in a caring, appreciative, and upbeat atmosphere with multiple competent and experienced team members, all of whom actually enjoy their work. We maintain a collegial workspace that generates a cooperative environment of learning and support with team members who will make your veterinarian’s dream job a reality. We boast very low staff turnover as substantial proof of a truly gratifying workplace.

Your schedule will allow work-life stability and each day at work will offer an interesting mix of counseling, advanced diagnostic, treatment, and surgical services.

You will be well supported and mentored in your day-to-day work. If you are a new graduate, we want to assist you to gain confidence, learning new skills, and share with you our love of the veterinary profession.

You will interact with knowledgeable and passionate clients who want the very best for their pets. As an esteemed member of our team, you will have the opportunity to develop close working relationships with our dedicated clients and their small friends, while being supported to work up cases and take them through from initial presentation to final conclusion.

From our experienced veterinarians (3 full time and 1 part time) to our professional support staff (32 members strong) , every member of the Summerfields Animal Hospital team is committed to the highest standard of veterinary care.

"As a new graduate veterinarian, I was very nervous to start my new job and move to a new city – 6 years on I’m so glad I did! Summerfields has been such a supportive environment, allowing me to grow and learn new techniques with somebody ‘having my back’ if I ever need it. Moving to North Texas has also been great. I love living in Fort Worth – it has all the benefits of a major city with some gorgeous countryside just a few minutes’ drive away!" – Dr. Chris – Team Member

About this role:

The role is for a Full-Time Small Animal Companion Veterinarian. You will join a rotating 4-day work week roster that includes an interesting mix of consulting, treatment, and surgical responsibilities (depending on your personal wants and needs).

You will work in a clean and modern veterinary hospital with many resources and tools to help make your job easier, including a dedicated surgical suite theatre with two adjustable heated surgical tables, anesthetic ventilators, surgical and therapeutic lasers, miseal device, electrocautery, digital x-ray, CT 3-dimensional imaging, fluoroscopy, rigid and flexible endoscopy, telemedicine ultrasound with immediate specialist consultation (boarded radiologist, cardiologist and internist), in-house laboratory with telemedicine pathologists consults, artificial intelligence scanning microscopy, pathology suite, a separate dental area with 3 wet tables and side dental units that include ultrasonic scalers, low and high speed drills, and polishing units, digital dental x-ray and CT, endodontics, orthopedic drills and plates, five consultation rooms, separate cat and dog hospital wards, isolation and intensive care wards and a dedicated recovery suite, in house incubator, in house critical care patient oxygen cage, underwater treadmill therapy unit, semen freezing and banking unit and acupuncture with e-stim unit. 

We are fair in our behavior and our policies promote equal opportunity for all. We encourage continuing education and provide in-house training opportunities for our support staff to continuously improve their skill sets and keep up to date with best practices.

About you:

• Experienced or new graduate veterinarian
• A highly motivated and ethical individual with high standards of care
• Passionate about animal health, delivering excellent service, and exceeding client expectations.
• Approachable, friendly, and caring with excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team.
• Wanting a long-term position in a practice that is independently owned.
• Eager to learn.
• Appreciative of their support team

Our location:

Fort Worth is a busy and welcoming city in North Texas. It’s a great place to live. We have close proximity to many indoor and outdoor activities with a wide network of hiking and cycling paths, water sports, excellent restaurants, world-class galleries and museums, many award-winning wineries, great shopping, and thriving sporting and performing arts scenes.

Housing is affordable with the options of city, rural, or country living, it’s an easy commute into the office.

A geographically and culturally diverse state, Texas has a vast range of activities and attractions within a short drive to suit all ages and tastes – from our vibrant city hub of the DFW metroplex to the Galveston coast, underground wonders of San Antonio, refreshing getaways to Austin and ski resorts for winter activities.

Our offer:

As a part of our team, you’ll be getting amazing perks that include:

• A higher-than-average pay package that can approximately range from $95,000/year to $160,000/year (varies based on candidate’s experience and qualifications)
• Competitive vacation package, CME and CE allowance, professional licensing, liability insurance, contributions for medical and dental insurance, student loan contributions, discounts on products and services, discounted pet care
• Negotiable relocation assistance
• A 4-day work week with rotating 3-day weekends
• A flexible schedule
• No emergency after-hour calls
• Mentorship with a coaching program if needed. We have three full time veterinarians with 35 total years of experience that are here to help you. 

It's time to apply:

If you want to enjoy coming to work every day, please send your resume and cover letter to us. We can’t wait to meet you.

Visit our website at summerfieldsanimalhospital.com to see our practice and learn more about our team.

Requirements:

• Veterinary degree with Texas licensing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team player with a can-do attitude
• We are looking for a friendly, driven, inspiring, patient, balanced and passionate professional.

About Summerfields Animal Hospital

We are a full service, AAHA accredited animal hospital for small animals including dogs, cats, avian and exotics. A privately owned business, we strive to build a practice with a sound reputation not only for exceptional medicine and surgery but for excellent client communications and education as well. We understand and value the mutual affection, trust and loyalty that bind owners with their pets and believe the best approach to preserve that relationship is through practicing excellent medicine.

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