VCA PetCare East Veterinary Hospital is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our team in beautiful Sonoma County, California. We are searching for someone who can integrate into a collaborative hospital that provides the highest quality of medicine while maintaining our focus on work-life balance.   

VCA PetCare is a rapidly growing general, specialty and emergency practice with two facilities in Santa Rosa which is part of Sonoma County. The hospital itself is state-of-the-art, equipped with new endoscopic and laparoscopic capabilities, brand new GE ultrasound, 64-slice CT, and DR, and you would be joining an amazing team that consists of an Internist, 2 Surgeons, an Oncologist, as well as experienced general practitioners and emergency clinicians to handle our large primary and emergency caseload.   PetCare is also has the ability of being a teaching hospital that trains veterinary interns through their small animal rotating internship program each year.  Our technical staff comprises a high ratio of experienced RVTs as well as experienced veterinary assistants.  

The ideal candidate will practice high quality medicine, possess excellent communications skills, and be service oriented.  PetCare values its family like culture and places an emphasis on teamwork and collegiality.   There are still parts of California yet to be discovered—and Santa Rosa is one such place: the happening hub for all there is to see, do, eat, drink, hike, bike, and explore in Sonoma County. Take a typical day....Have a quick breakfast at a funky downtown coffee shop. Once you are fueled up, take a bike ride through a vineyard or the redwoods to the coast. Come back downtown to quench your thirst with one of our world-famous local beers, and dine on fresh, Sonoma-grown food or enjoy wine from one of our numerous world-renowned Sonoma County Wineries. Outdoor activities abound in this area – with picturesque wine country and rugged, beautiful beaches just a short drive away. Santa Rosa is a thriving community – with a proximity to the big city-life of San Francisco, while still maintaining a small town feeling. Santa Rosa is truly one of the most desirable places to live in California. 

As a member of the VCA family, your love for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth. Among the reasons to consider joining VCA include: