Do you want a job where you can enjoy life, laugh, create lasting relationships and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their people??? Creekside Animal Hospital is seeking its newest ASSOCIATE DVM team member to complement our awesome staff!  We put emphasis on work/life balance, as is reflected in our business hours and NO ON CALL duty.  Full time or part time position available.  NEW GRADS welcome.  Salary commensurate with experience, and negotiable.  Base salary options or Base Plus Commission once minimum quota met.  THE SKY IS THE LIMIT and depends upon your comfort level and work goals.  Case loads can be adjusted to meet your comfort level.  Appointment slots generally every 30 minutes.  PLEASE come and visit our hospital and staff and we are sure you will LOVE US!  We were voted BEST VETERINARIAN and BEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL in the Roanoke Valley this year.  

Our hospital is located in the heart of the Roanoke Valley and is home to beautiful Lake Gaston, with endless miles of gorgeous lakefront homes and all the water sports you can handle.  If you love fishing, in addition to Lake Gaston, we have the gorgeous Roanoke River, and our area is known as the "Rockfish Capital of the World."  The beautiful beaches of NC are a short drive to our east, Raleigh is approximately an hour to our west and Richmond an hour to our north.  Enjoy rural life while being able to easily access city and beach life with all the amenities.  

Our small animal hospital was built from the ground up in 2011 and is privately owned and operated. Working as a team, our focus is providing the best care and compassion for our patients and their owners, and treating them as we ourselves would like to be treated.  We believe in the quality of our services and care, and we also feel that our employee's work/life balance is vitally important to their well-being.  Every member of our team is valuable, and teamwork is at the heart of our day-to-day operations. We believe that humor is the salt of life and encourage laughter and fun in the midst of giving our best care to our patients.  

Currently, we have an awesome doctor/staff ratio and our staff is well-trained and leveraged.  Waiting room is spacious and has gorgeous 90 gallon fish tank centerpiece.  We have state of the art dental radiology and believe dental care is of prime importance to overall patient health. We have Idexx Direct Digital General Radiography and ultrasound.  Board certified surgeon come in once a month on an as needed basis to handle the specialty surgeries.We offer a wide range of routine and emergency surgeries.  Our surgery room is spacious and hospital is clean -- we are super proud that it does not smell like an animal hospital.     We are approximately 90% paperless.  Although our main focus in preventive medicine, we see a large amount of dermatology and internal medicine cases. Our staff is truly motivated -- they work hard, but they enjoy their positions and do a fantastic job at the same time! They know they are good at what they do, and they are appreciated. They also know they make a difference. We truly see every kind of condition there is to see here at Creekside. 

Because we strongly believe in work/life balance, we are closed on Saturdays and Sundays, so that we may spend time with our families or friends, taking care of ourselves so that we can better be there for our patients during our regular office hours. Our regular business hours are M, T, Th, and Fridays 7:30 am to 5:30 pm and Wednesdays 7:30 am to noon. Associate position would be for regular business hours, no weekend hours and no after-hours emergency "on call."   Hours negotiable and three-day weekend every other weekend possible. Full time preferred, part time possible.   Salary commensurate with experience and is negotiable.   State licensing, DEA License, 10 days PTO, 2 days Paid CE, $500 ce stipend, compensation for health insurance.  The sky is the limit for a motivated associate!!

We would love to have you come visit our hospital.  Externships available --we think once you meet us you would love us! Give us a few hours or a whole day - we will make you a believer! Work hard, play hard, and be appreciated.  

Must have an awesome sense of humor.  Patience is a virtue.  Must be a TEAM PLAYER, have patience, and be a GREAT communicator with both our patients and their humans.  Skill set is a bonus, but we can help you develop skills in whatever areas need assistance.  No matter what your skill level, you will GROW in this position with us!  

About Creekside Animal Hospital

Our small animal hospital was built from the ground up in 2011 and is privately owned and operated. Working as a team, our focus is providing the best care and compassion for our patients and their owners, and treating them as we ourselves would like to be treated.  We believe in the quality of our services and care, and we also feel that our employee's work/life balance is vitally important to their well-being.  Every member of our team is valuable, and teamwork is at the heart of our day-to-day operations. We believe that humor is the salt of life and encourage laughter and fun in the midst of giving our best care to our patients.  Voted BEST VETERINARIAN and BEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL in the Roanoke Valley 2025.

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