Fountain Valley, California
Posted: 19-Feb-26
Location: Humboldt County, California
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Internal Number: CA422
Exceptional Work–Life Balance
Northern California Coast | Partnership Potential
Come live, play, and practice veterinary medicine in a true nature lover’s paradise on the beautiful North Coast of California. Enjoy small-town living with nearby amenities—no extreme heat, no cold winters, and no traffic jams. With pristine beaches, forests, rivers, lagoons, and endless outdoor recreation, it truly feels like a vacation every day.
Just five miles away is a vibrant university town featuring a weekly farmers market, great restaurants, fun local shops, microbreweries, wineries, and distilleries. Bring your family, dogs, kayaks, surfboards, bikes, and hiking boots—this area has it all.
About the Practice
We are a busy, well-established, single-location, non-corporate small animal practice serving dogs and cats exclusively. Our clinic is privately and women-owned and has an outstanding reputation in the community with a loyal client base.
- 4-doctor general practice
- Excellent mentorship for new graduates
- Exposure to a wide variety of medical, surgical, emergency and shelter medicine cases
- Extremely low staff turnover
- Fun, supportive, family-friendly culture
- Strong belief in work–life balance
Compensation & Benefits
We offer a very competitive and comprehensive compensation package, including:
- Base salary starting at $105,000/year, with higher bases available DOE and schedule
- Production-based compensation and additional bonuses (paid monthly)
- No negative accrual
- $10,000 Signing/Relocation bonus
- Partnership/ownership potential (one owner planning to retire)
Benefits include:
- Fully paid medical and dental insurance (no employee premiums)
- PTO plus separate paid sick leave
- CE allowance plus paid CE time
- Simple IRA with employer match
- Generous pet benefits (no limit on number of pets)
- VIN membership
- Annual uniform allowance
Facility & Support
- Excellent doctor-to-staff ratio (2–3 technicians per doctor)
- Multiple licensed and highly experienced RVTs
- Paperless practice
- 30-minute appointment times
- Each associate has 1–2 surgical mornings per week
Schedule
- Clinic hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays)
- Full-time = 4 days per week with a consistent schedule
- Flexible scheduling available
- 1–2 countywide emergency shifts per month
To learn more, send resume/CV to Pam at vetnet7@gmail.com or phone/text at 1-804-512-5826.